Writing Tutor/16-24 Youth/The Door/E 147th St/South Bronx/2-3 hours per week/Mornings/Afternoons

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The City Tutors (CT) is looking for volunteer reading and writing tutors to provide academic support to The Door at 424 East 147th Street, Bronx, NY, 10455. We are currently seeking tutors to support students 16-24 years old as they prepare for the TASC test and attaining a High School Equivalency diploma. You would work with a group of students for 2 hours per week between 9:30am - 1:30 pm. 2pm-4pm is also a possibility. (You can do both hours on one day.)

This is a great opportunity for:

• working professionals who wish to support their community
• students who are majoring (or who have recently graduated) in the course area and who wish to enhance their content knowledge and/or grow their professional experience

As a tutor, you will collaborate with a local coordinator to improve students’ performance while being supported and guided by experienced academic support professionals. You would identify and support students who are struggling, and provide feedback to students so that they may improve their fundamental understanding of the material. You might also design assignments, identify/track students who are struggling and create differentiated instruction as the need arises. You will be supported throughout this process by the City Tutors staff.

All tutors are also expected to complete a four session comprehensive, professional training regimen. 6 hours of live training, plus another hour and a half for orientation. This is a commitment of 7.5 hours of in person training, and 4 hours of supplemental training for a total of 11.5 hours of training over the course of the Spring semester.

Training days will be determined based on your schedule and that of the Tutor Training Coordinators.

CT's tutoring program has been successful in helping students gain access to support that they otherwise would not have received, given their limited time spent on campus. Having a tutor in the class early in the semester will allow us to employ strategies to reduce withdrawals and student failure rates. Your work with us would help the students’ overall subject area performance, and help us improve this educational support model, reaching more students and departments with comprehensive academic support.

To apply, you must:

1. Have received an A- or A in the introduction to the subject course you are applying to tutor
2. Have a GPA at or above 3.2, or have completed a degree program
3. Submit monthly reports, keep a log sheet of any tutoring appointments done outside of class, and regularly communicate with the tutor training coordinator.

Learn more about the Door program here:

https://door.org/programs-services/bronx-youth-center/