Volunteer Title: Project Faulu Intern
Status: Volunteer position, unpaid
Hours: 8 hours a week Days: Flexibility on choosing desired schedule
Reports To:K-12 Programs Coordinator Commitment Period: September 30-December 12, 2024
Location: 2130 Enterprise St SE Kentwood, MI
Summary:
Project FauluInterns work closely with the K-12 Programs Coordinator and team of other volunteers to provide a supportive and engaging learning environment for students with a refugee background. Project Faulu is our K-8 program designed specifically for children with a refugee background, focusing on language and culture, creativity and inquiry, academic engagement, and positive social skills. Our goal is to provide students with opportunities to learn in a community of peers and volunteers. Tasks include assisting the K-12 Programs Coordinator on program needs such as collecting volunteer reports and student records from schools, conducting analysis of various programfeedback and assessments, while assisting in the day-to-day responsibilities. Initial and ongoing training/check-ins are required.
REC Misson Statement: We support refugees in their journey to become fully participating members of the West Michigan community. We envision a thriving, multicultural West Michigan community where all have an opportunity to pursue a better future!
Interning Duties:
General administrative duties such as printing, filing, copying, communication
Commit to interning consistently on a weekly basis, for the duration of at least one full semester
Recording daily student and volunteer attendance
Requestingany missing volunteer logs
Report progress and/or issues of concern to the Program Coordinator
Assistwith conducting analysis efforts with student behaviors and organizational service
Work directly with students as needed based on volunteer absences
Working closely with the Program Coordinator to ensure their time is best utilized
Locating additional learning materials as needed by groups
Helping organize other materials, snacks, and games
Desired Qualifications:
Must be a Michigan Resident or have temporary residency in Michigan
Willingness and ability to pass State and Federal background checks
Currently enrolled in college (Majors in Social Work, Education, Public/Nonprofit Admin, International Relations, and related fields encouraged to apply)
Preferred Skills & Competencies:
Self-motivation to identify and support students in their educational and social emotional needs
Ability to work with K-8 studentswith diverse populations and make them feel welcomed and safe
Strong verbal and writing skills
Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite
Demonstrate teamwork and integrity with staff, fellow volunteers, students, and their families
If interested, please contact Volunteer Coordinator Anna Bundy at: anna@refugeeeducationcenter.org
Or go to our website (refugeeeducationcenter.org) and fill out the volunteer form online.
2130 ENTERPRISE ST SE, KENTWOOD, MI 49508, US
We support refugees in their journey to become fully participating members of the West Michigan community. We envision a thriving, multicultural West Michigan community where all have an opportunity to pursue a better future!
The Refugee Education Center is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit based in Grand Rapids, MI. The organization was founded in 2006 by a passionate group of Somali Bantu refugees who, as an ethnic group in their native country, were persecuted and prohibited to receive formal education. Upon arrival to the United States, community leaders recognized the incredible new opportunity to receive education and participate in the community as equals. They organized and created the The Somali Bantu Community of West Michigan to support their children as they began their new education in a foreign land. The organization grew to support all refugees in 2008 as the West Michigan Refugee Education and Cultural Center - and changed once again to the Refugee Education Center in 2016. While our name has changed, our vision has not. It has been, and is, central to the organization to share the knowledge learned from a first-person perspective of navigating the education system and refugee services and ultimately supporting the estimated 25,000 refugees in West Michigan to become fully participating members of the community (via these program services.)
2130 Enterprise St SEKentwood, MI 49508
August 12, 2024
