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16 people are interested
Learning Center Tutor
ORGANIZATION: NEW LIFE VILLAGE INC
Please visit the new page to apply.
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16 people are interested
NLV is recruiting volunteer tutors who can come in two days a week for 2 hours each day.
Responsibilities:
- To stay within the parameters of the after-school curriculum designed to address the specific needs of each child.
- To engage a (single) child in a variety of ways to reach the specific goals set in math and in reading
- To help that child become a fluent reader up to and beyond his/her grade level and, when possible, to help that child develop a love for reading.
- To help that child master the basic skills of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division--up to and beyond his/her grade level--while overcoming the fear often associated with numbers.
- To instill hope in a child who, up to now, has experienced more failure than success.
Requirements:
- A person who understands and supports the Mission of New Life Village
- A person who knows how to be firm without being negative
- A person who is patient and kind
- A person who is willing to be flexible on any given day
Skills
- Basic skills in reading and in math
- Basic skills in writing
- Experience in tutoring one-on-one (helpful though not essential)
- General Education
Good Match For Creative Educators
- Retirees-particularly retired teachers (helpful but not essential)
- High School Juniors and Seniors
- College Students
- Stay-at-Home Moms
Requirements & Commitment
- Driver's License Needed
- Commit to coming every Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30 - 5 (report at 3-3:15)
- Be willing to be fingerprinted (required by the NLV Program)
More opportunities with NEW LIFE VILLAGE INC
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About NEW LIFE VILLAGE INC
Location:
4926 VENICE LAKE AVE, TAMPA, FL 33619, US
Mission Statement
New Life Village (NLV) is an intergenerational community designed for families raising foster and adopted children. Its mission is to reduce the number of children in foster care by encouraging more families to adopt and by providing these adoptive families a loving, supportive place to call home. NLV residents have either adopted a child or are in the process of doing so. The Village was founded by Sister Claire LeBoeuf, CSC of the Congregation of the Sisters of Holy Cross. Sister Claire has spent her entire adult life advocating for abused and neglected children. Several seniors also call NLV home. They serve as surrogate grandparents and volunteers to the children and to the mission. The Village offers reduced rent on town-homes to assist these families. The Village also offers several onsite programs to support parents and children.
Description
Both nationally and locally, the foster care system is filled with children who need to find a forever home. These kids have been through more than most of us can imagine and end up in foster care through no fault of their own. There are a little over 400,000 children in foster care in the United States. Of these children, approximately 2,000 are in out-of-home care right here in our own back yard. It costs taxpayers in Florida about $40,000 a year for every child who does not have a permanent home. Many older children end up living in group homes where they remain until they "age out" of the foster care system. Sadly, they are also at risk of substance abuse, teen pregnancy, homelessness, dropping out of school or losing their own children to foster care.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
4926 Venice Lake DriveTampa, FL 33619
DATE POSTED
November 8, 2016
SKILLS
- Literacy / Reading
- Special Needs
- Math / Science Instruction
- Reading / Writing
- General Education
- Tutoring
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Must be at least 16
- 4 hours per week