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22 people are interested
Tutor East African Youth- Rainier Vista
ORGANIZATION: Horn of Africa Services
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22 people are interested
Join our team in supporting the academic success of East African immigrant and refugee youth! Our program assists students in grades K-12 in improving their academic skills. Not only will you get the opportunity to mentor students, be a role model, and teach good study habits, you will also have the opportunity to work in multi-lingual, multi-cultural nonprofit organization offering support and advocacy services to East African refugees and immigrants. We tutor at a low-income housing site in South Seattle.
You will work with a team of tutors to instruct students one-on-one and in small groups. Your goals and responsibilities will be to:
- Tutor students and help them improve their academic skills from week to week
- Mentor and empower students
- Write brief student reports at the end of each tutoring session
Through collaborating with East African tutors and students, you will have the opportunity to experience and learn about East African cultures, refugee issues, and tutoring best practices. To make the most of this expeirence both for the students you will serve and for yourself, your commitment and enthusiasm will be essential.
We offer training on cultural competency and tutoring, as well as support and resources, including a tutoring curriculum and materials. Supervisors will be available to answer questions and provide guidance and we will check in with you throughout the quarter.
The After School Program runs from 5:00-7:15 PM, Mondays through Thursdays in line with the Seattle Public Schools academic calendar. Tutors are asked to commit to one evening per week, for a minimum of three months. You are more than welcome to attend more often if you'd like, and we encourage our volunteers to stay longer in order to build meaningful relationships with the youth we serve.
More opportunities with Horn of Africa Services
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About Horn of Africa Services
Location:
4714 Rainier Avenue South, Suite 105, Seattle, WA 98118, US
Mission Statement
Our mission is to serve low-income refugees and immigrants from all East African countries by providing opportunities for them to develop the social, linguistic and vocational skills they need in order to be socially integrated and economically self-sufficient.
Description
Horn of Africa Services (HOAS) is a multi-lingual, multi-cultural nonprofit offering support and advocacy services in response to health, employment, housing educational and social needs for East African refugees and immigrants from Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea and Sudan living in the greater Seattle area.
HOAS has been recognized throughout the Puget Sound as a leading social services provider to East Africans. HOAS has a multi-national board and staff composed mostly of East Africans who have experienced the hardships that our clients have been exposed to.
Founded in 1992 by a group of volunteers, HOAS continues to provide assistance to East African immigrants and refugees, regardless of their religious, ethnic or political affiliations. HOAS helps to empower clients to navigate more efficiently through their lives by creating an atmosphere of supportive interaction, learning and by providing information and guidance on accessing social and related services. HOAS strives to ensure our East African clients that their relocation to the Seattle area becomes trouble-free.
Basic Computer Training: technology-based educational resource center located in southeast Seattle to provide East African refugees and immigrants with a safe, culturally sensitive environment where they can access a computer lab and learn about computers with the assistance of multi-lingual staff and volunteers.
After School Program - Tutoring: our After School Program serves East African refugee and immigrant youth from grades 3-12 and provides homework help, and math instruction in a supportive and fun environment. We support children in their school work, improving their grades in school and in preparing for WASL examinations. we offer homework help and math education to East African refugee and immigrant youth at two Seattle Housing Authority low-income housing sites. Students are matched with a tutor for homework help and math focused tutoring to improve school performance and WASL test scores.
Parent Advocates and Cultural Orientation: through experience and needs based research, we developed the Parent Advocate program to develop parent knowledge of the schools, and provide substantive information parents need in order to understand the US school system and support their children in succeeding academically.
We are now expanding this program, beyond training parent advocates, to include a parents forum to engage more parents on a regular basis. The second half of the program is the cultural awareness trainings for educators working with East African youth. With this we will inform and empower people on both sides of the student - the educators and the families.
Information Referral and Case Management: assist East African refugees to access social services through multi-lingual and culturally appropriate information, advocacy and referrals to local resources. The ultimate goal is to provide services and learning opportunities to assist individuals to become more self-reliant and more toward self-sufficiency.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
4410 29th Avenue SouthNeighborhood HouseSeattle, WA 98108
DATE POSTED
March 1, 2018
SKILLS
- Mentoring
- Literacy / Reading
- Math / Science Instruction
- Teaching / Instruction
- Youth Services
- Tutoring
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Orientation or Training
- One evening per week for atleast 3 months.