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MMission bénévole

High School Tutor and Mentor (Americorps)

Mission bénévole

Mission bénévole posté(e) par Gads Hill Center

Publié le : 14 oct. 2013

Description de la mission bénévole

$12,100 living stipend, volunteer full-time for a period of one year


The Americorps High School Tutor and Mentor supports academic and social emotional support programs implemented by Gads Hill Center at a high school in southwest Chicago. In this role, the Americorps Member will provide small group in-school tutoring to high school students in literacy, math and other subjects. In addition, the Members will support a caseload of students to provide social-emotional mentoring and learning opportunities. Members will also support after-school post-secondary programming at the school, helping guide students towards college, vocational and career options throughout their high school career. Finally, the academic mentor will serve in a key role in our strategy to engage and support parents, including implementing parent leadership and nutrition education workshops.


Academic Support and Enrichment

  1. Provide academic support to small groups of students during assigned tutoring sessions. Help students develop necessary academic skills to understand concepts and complete assignments.
  2. Support post-secondary exploration during after-school programming and help students explore college, career and vocational school options.
  3. Contribute to the development and maintenance of a safe, organized and positive learning environment in all program spaces.
  4. Collect and input relevant program data into evaluation database system.

Social-Emotional Mentoring

  1. Supports a caseload of students identified by school to provide individual and small group mentoring. Meet with students to provide resources and discuss challenges.
  2. Help students resolve conflict and solve problems that negatively impact their participation in the school community.
  3. Help students learn meaningful strategies for interacting with their peers in positive ways.
  4. Serve as a resource and role model to students and provide safe spaces for them to discuss issues facing their lives.
  5. Implement activities in small groups that promote social emotional learning and development.

In addition to the responsibilities listed above, all Gads Hill Center employees are responsible for the following:

  1. Participate in agency outreach and recruitment events, including evenings and weekends. Americorps Members will conduct outreach and recruitment solely for assigned program within constraints of Americorps policies.
  2. Participates in supervision meetings and workshops within the agency and outside (if applicable).
  3. Performs other duties as assigned.


  1. Bachelor's Degree in education, social work, or related field required.
  2. Previous experience with youth preferred. Leadership development or community organizing experience also preferred.
  3. Experience with multi-cultural programming preferred.
  4. Bi-lingual/Bi-cultural Spanish/English preferred.
  5. Excellent interpersonal communication and organization skills.
  6. Ability to pass a criminal record and child abuse/neglect registry check.
  7. A passion for the mission of Gads Hill Center.
  8. Must have a valid Driver's License, access to reliable transportation and willingness to travel locally.

Comment postuler

Please send all cover letters and resumes to Jennifer Hill at jhill@gadshillcenter.org

Thank you,

Jennifer Hill

Gads Hill Center

1919 W. Cullerton

Chicago, IL 60608

Zone géographique

1919 W. Cullerton St., Chicago, IL, 60608, US

Nombre d'heures exigé

3 mois ou plus