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13 people are interested
Facililators
ORGANIZATION: BROWN GIRLS READ BOOK CLUB
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13 people are interested
Facilitator must enjoy working with middle school aged students. They are responsible for planning and implementing activities.
Ability to dedicate at least two hours of planning per week to develop impactful curriculum for the Book Club.
- Ability to communicate and collaborate with Program Director
- Maintain high level of attendance, arriving on time, being ready to work, following protocol when absent
- Ability to effectively manage challenging student behaviors
- Ability to demonstrate excellent communication with parents, staff and coworkers
- Ability to be flexible, take initiative and be open to feedback
- Knowledge of safety principles and practices as they apply to group activities
- Experience with direct interaction with students in teaching, care-giving or service delivery.
- Experience working directly with diverse populations
- Experience facilitating discussions and leading activities
- Knowledge of a variety of group games and icebreakers
- Comfortable in skills with various current events media formats and computer programs/apps including Microsoft Word and PowerPoint, iMovie, GoogleDocs, and social media platforms
- Enthusiastic, creative, innovative, flexible, imaginative, culturally competent and thoughtful, eager to engage and care for children
- Ability to pass a criminal record and background check
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About BROWN GIRLS READ BOOK CLUB
Location:
1420 Washington Ste 301, Detroit, MI 48226, US
Mission Statement
Brown Girls Read is and book club/mentoring program aim to increase adolescent literacy and empower our youth in the community. Our program strives to provide workshops that are both fun and educational where members learn essay writing, tips for applying to college, best practices for obtaining financial aid, money management and more. To keep the seminars interesting and relevant. The ability to read, write and communicate connects people and empowers them to achieve to the highest level possible. Members are divided into groups base on age and grade level. Group Yellow- ages 7-9 Group Orange- ages 10-12 Group Green- ages 13-15
Description
Our goals are to establish an effective learning program for our members that will increase their ability to be successful communicators. We believe that books and social skills have the incredible ability to teach, build communities, inspire individuals and change lives. Once youth have experience a true connection with a book that resonated with their own lives they are primed to become life-long readers.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1420 Washington Blvd Ste 301Detroit, MI 48226
DATE POSTED
December 5, 2017
SKILLS
- Mentoring
- Literacy / Reading
- STEM
- Teaching / Instruction
- Reading / Writing
- Tutoring
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 25
- Orientation or Training
- 4 hours per month
- Serious Inquires ONLY!!!