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119 people are interested
Help teach our youngest refugees! Be an Early Childhood Education Aide!
ORGANIZATION: Heartland Human Care Services
Please visit the new page to apply.
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119 people are interested
This is your chance to help children learn and develop! Support refugee children in their adjustment to life in Chicago and learning English!
As an Early Childhood Education Aide, you will provide age-appropriate activities for refugee children ages 2-5. The program takes place every weekday from 8:45AM to 12:30PM while parents attend our English classes. Volunteers work under the guidance of one of our Child Development Specialist and are asked to make at least a 6 month commitment. All applicants must obtain an $18 background check, complete online DCFS mandated reporter training, and attend new volunteer orientation.
If you are interested, please contact Alyssa Wilson at alwilson@heartlandalliance.org for an application or more information.
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About Heartland Human Care Services
Location:
4822 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL 60640, US
Mission Statement
Heartland Human Care Services advances the human rights and responds to the human needs of endangered populations--particularly the poor, the isolated, and the displaced--through the provision of comprehensive and respectful services and the promotion of permanent solutions leading to a more just global society.
Description
Refugee & Immigrant Community Services (RICS) partners with refugees, asylees, immigrants and survivors of trafficking to address their needs by connecting them to their new community, providing education and employment services, and the help they need to succeed in their new country. RICS annually resettles more than 150 individuals in Chicago from places like Afghanistan, Burma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iraq, Sudan, Ukraine, and Syria. RICS serves an additional 500 refugees through a variety of services including cultural orientation, adjustment counseling, employment, job readiness and placement services, as well as medical case management, family literacy, and English language training for adults.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
4419 N Ravenswood AveChicago, IL 60640
DATE POSTED
May 16, 2019
SKILLS
- Child Development
- Child Care
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- One day a week from 8:45AM - 12:30PM
- Application, Background Check, trial day