Tutors - 55+
ORGANIZATION: ReServe
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GIVE BACK FILL THE GAP. ReServe redefines a career arc for persons age 55+ to include skill based volunteering 10-20 hours a week with a stipend in the nonprofit sector. ReServe matches experienced professionals seeking to give back to their communities with local nonprofits in DC, MD, and VA to help them carry out their missions and to have a social impact.
ReServe is currently seeking Tutors to support a number of nonprofits in the DC Metropolitan area. Tutors provide the elementary, middle, and high school students with the extra help in their education. The tutors will help the student by teaching them various methods to study. If the student has a problem by learning through the conventional methods, they will teach them in different innovative methods. Tutors main responsibility is to help students learn, reviewing content with them, explaining how to solve problems and checking completed work. A tutor may also help students develop study skills and organization techniques to help improve their academic performance. This may be done in a one-on-one or group setting. Tutors must often keep reports on students and share those reports with supervisors, teachers and parents. In addition to the academic component, tutors are responsible for supervising groups of students, providing discipline and serving as a role model. Tutors must possess a passion for helping students learn and have the knowledge and skills to help students find new ways to look at difficult skills and concepts.
To learn more about our volunteer opportunities, please visit our website www.reserveinc.org and click on "PROFESSIONALS learn more". You can also call us at 202.657.4988 or email us at Midatlantic@reserveinc.org
More opportunities with ReServe
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About ReServe
Location:
300 New Jersey Ave, NW, DC 20001, US
Mission Statement
ReServe is an innovative nonprofit that matches continuing professionals age 55+ (ReServists) with organizations that need their expertise. Nonprofits and public agencies (Partners) can tap into a lifetime of experience to fill crucial staffing gaps at affordable rates. ReServists can do great things for their communities while they put their professional expertise to work on part-time service projects, in exchange for a modest hourly stipend.
Description
ReServists provide direct services, administrative support, and capacity-building expertise in schools, social service agencies, cultural institutions, and public agencies. Many use their experience with ReServe to launch new careers in the nonprofit sector.
ReServe is supported by private and public grants and individual donations. The ReServist stipend is paid by the employers, who also pay a small program fee.
ReServe(r) is a subsidiary of Fedcap(r).
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
October 26, 2016
SKILLS
- STEM
- Reading / Writing
- Tutoring
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 55
- Orientation or Training
- 10-20 hours per week