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Help kids navigate the American school system and rise to their potential by dedicating just two and a half hours of your time each week!
PURPOSE AND IMPACT
The Catholic Charities Atlanta office of Refugee Resettlement provides numerous support services for newly-arrived refugees. Our Refugee School Impact program is a crucial segment of these services and volunteers play a vital role in sustaining this work with refugee children and youth. Specifically, CCA's Refugee Youth After School Program (ASP) provides academic and social support to 30 second grade students at Indian Creek Elementary in Clarkston, GA. The students recently arrived in the US, are predominantly from Burma, Congo, Syria, Afghanistan, and Ethiopia, and have been identified by the school as needing additional educational support. The program runs from 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM every Monday through Thursday during the school year.
TRAINING
Specific training for this opportunity is provided by CCA staff prior to the start of the volunteer's service and consists of a standard application process, which includes a background and reference check, an agency volunteer orientation and one additional 3 hour training to promote a safe environment for our kids.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
After school volunteers work with kids in academic and social/emotional capacities. The afterschool program is structured to offer volunteers the opportunity to explore and alternate between a variety of roles. These roles and duties include but are not limited to:
VOLUNTEER BENEFITS:
ACCOUNTABILITY: The volunteer reports to the Refugee Resettlement Volunteer Education and Refugee Support Specialists.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: The Volunteer Education Specialist will provide a volunteer orientation, in-depth training on refugee resettlement, student behavior management, and tutoring and will remain a logistical point of contact for volunteers throughout the course of the school year. On-site supervision and feedback is overseen by the Refugee Support Specialists.
COMMITTMENT: Attendance commitment of at least one day per week is requested of all program volunteers. Volunteers are responsible for submitting and consistently updating their weekly availability with the volunteer coordinator at the start of their volunteer tenure.
QUALIFICATIONS:
LOCATION: All volunteers will report to the after school site; volunteers may also elect to perform duties at the CCA Northlake office location.
After School Program Site
Indian Creek Elementary
724 North Indian Creek Dr.
Clarkston, GA 30021
CCA Northlake Office
2305 Park Lake Drive, Suite 150
Atlanta, GA 30345
Contact Victoria Gaines for more information:
phone: 678-222-39532401 Lake Park Drive, SE, Smyrna, GA 30080, US
To provide help and create hope for those in need through professional services that help eliminate barriers to self sufficiency, stabilize families, and transform lives.
Catholic Charities Atlanta is an advocate and friend for individuals and families facing adversity. We provide a holistic combination of accredited social services life skills education, counseling, family stabilization, and immigration legal services that remove barriers to self-sufficiency and wholeness.
Our services are tailored for the unique circumstances of the people we serve, and our impact is real and measurable. We are faith-based and serve our neighbors professionally, compassionately, in multiple languages and regardless of background.
724 North Indian Creek DrClarkston, GA 30021
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