GIRLS WHO CODE VOLUNTEER
Utah Refugee Center
Volunteer Opportunity Title: Girls Who Code Volunteer
Start and End Date: Annually, September - December
Description: The Utah Refugee Center is in search of volunteers who can either teach or offer teaching assistance/group mentorship for our Girls Who Code program. Teachers will lead using a pre-defined curriculum, while teaching assistants/mentors will support with breakout sessions and group projects.
EXPECTED ACTIVITIES
- Attend program weekly, either in person or online* (*currently online only due to COVID)
- Teach or support existing curriculum, help students with tutorials and projects
VOLUNTEER QUALIFICATIONS
- Communication skills
- Familiarity with coding (helpful, but not required)
- Comfortable working with youth
- Ability to use Zoom/Google Meet/etc
- Adaptability
- Cultural sensitivity
- Passed background check (provided by our Know Your Neighbor program)
BENEFITS/SUPPORT PROVIDED
The volunteer will have the opportunity to learn more about refugees and skills such as virtual classroom management, public speaking, and presentation.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 5+
Staff Point of Contact: Sunni Ryan
Volunteer Point of Contact: Megan McLaws; slcrefugees@gmail.com
All interested volunteers must register at:
- https://volunteer.samaritan. com/custom/525/#/volunteer_ registration
- After you create your account, search for the opportunity you are interested in!
- Click "Sign Up"
About Utah Refugee Center
Location:
150 N 1950 W, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, US
Mission Statement
The Utah Refugee Center serves two purposes: to foster opportunities for refugees to access family-sustaining employment, and to support refugee communities’ efforts to find appropriate solutions towards integration.
Description
As part of the Department of Workforce Service, the Utah Refugee Center offers employment, intake, and program services to assist refugees in Salt Lake City with their integration journey. We serve as a hub that offers commonly needed services such as job search assistance, ESL, citizenship preparation, and basic computer skills. We also leverage skill-based volunteerism as well as targeted in-kind and financial donations to provide free trainings and programs for adults and youth with interests ranging from I.T. and computer programming to leadership and public speaking to sewing and product development. If you are interested in serving your local refugee community, we have an opportunity for you!