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4 people are interested
Honors Club
ORGANIZATION: San Jose Public Library - Hillview Branch Library
Please visit the new page to apply.
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4 people are interested
How You Will Make a Difference
As an Honors Club volunteer, you will play a pivotal role in promoting the academic success of local San Jos é youth. The Honors Club program provides life skills and study skills that can create long-lasting positive changes in the lives of students. By supporting the academic success of these students you are helping to prevent:
- High school dropout
- Youth unemployment
- Gang activity
- Drug abuse
- Juvenile / prison incarceration
Honors Club & volunteers can make a huge difference in the lives of students, helping them build confidence and abilities that not only have an impact on their academic lives, but on their futures, as well.
Commitment/Schedule
Willingness to volunteer at least once a week with a 4-month, minimum, commitment.
Qualifications
- Age 15 or over preferred (Fingerprinting required for volunteers age 18 and over)
- Experience or desire to work with youth
- High degree of initiative and creativity
- Excellent leadership skills
- Excellent oral communication and written skills
Bilingual in Spanish or Vietnamese a plus!
More opportunities with San Jose Public Library - Hillview Branch Library
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About San Jose Public Library - Hillview Branch Library
Location:
1600 Hopkins Drive, San Jose, CA 95122, US
Mission Statement
San Jose Public Library enriches lives by fostering lifelong learning and by ensuring that every member of the community has access to a vast array of ideas and information. San Jose Public Library is a winner of the 2011 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation’s highest honor for museums and libraries. Recipients are selected because of their innovative approaches to public service and the contribution they make to the educational, civic, cultural and economic development goals of their communities.
Description
Hillview Branch Library is located in East San Jose, near the Story and King intersection. We are located right next door to Fischer Middle School and have a rambunctous, lively crew of students who frequent the library. We serve a diverse, vibrant community of all ages, many of whom are native Spanish and Vietnamese speakers. Some of our popular activities include our storytimes, ESL Conversation Club, citizenship programs, and special holiday celebrations like our Halloween party and Posadas with Santa. We have a computer area for teens, children and adults and a mixed-age area; we also have 20 laptops that the public can check out and which we also use for programs. The library has two study rooms that the public can reserve and a beautiful community room with a projector and built-in sound system that is available to rent for free, open community activities. In addition, our library features a classroom space in our Family Learning Center and a separate office for virtual programs.
Public libraries in California seek to engage the talents, skills and commitment of volunteers to serve the communities’ information and literacy needs. Libraries offer a variety of skilled volunteer opportunities to make a meaningful contribution to library programs, operations, fundraising events and other community engagement functions. Skilled volunteers have opportunities to lead projects, work with teams of staff and volunteers, learn new skills, and have fun.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Hillview Branch Library1600 Hopkins DriveSan Jose, CA 95122
DATE POSTED
March 26, 2019
SKILLS
- Mentoring
- Math / Science Instruction
- STEM
- Teaching / Instruction
- Reading / Writing
- General Education
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 15
- Orientation or Training
- A 4-month is required.
- Fingerprinting (at no cost to the volunteer) is mandatory for ages 18+