Remote After-School Volunteer Mentor (English)

Volunteer Manitoba; Winnipeg; Remote; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a meaningful volunteer opportunity as a Remote After-School Mentor, where you will provide vital tutoring support to newcomer and refugee children. This role allows you to foster positive relationships and help youth develop essential skills in a safe and supportive environment. You will engage with students in various subjects, including English, math, and science, while gaining valuable leadership and communication skills. This is a rewarding chance to make a difference in the lives of young immigrants and refugees, all from the comfort of your home. Your commitment of just 2.5 hours per week for a minimum of 3 months can create lasting impacts in their educational journey.

Benefits

Letter of Reference

Training/Orientation

Qualifications

• Must be responsible, reliable, and patient with a commitment to the program.
• Experience with youth is an asset but not required.

Responsibilities

• Assist newcomer and refugee children with tutoring in various subjects.
• Help develop and improve English language skills in a safe environment.

Skills

Responsibility

Reliability

Patience

Tolerance

Commitment

Positive Role Model

Experience Working with Youth

Job description

Remote After-School Volunteer Mentor (English)

Organization Name: Newcomers Employment and Education Development Services (N.E.E.D.S.) Inc.

Address: 251-A Notre Dame Avenue
Winnipeg MB R3B 1N8

Organizational Description: The Needs Centre provides accessible services and support to immigrant and refugee children and youth, and their families. Our goal is to enhance their integration into Canadian society by providing youth with employment, education and social recreation programs supported by psycho-social educators.

Volunteer Opportunity Details

Volunteer Opportunity ID: 3817

Description of Duties:

Volunteer mentors will remotely assist clients in our Remote After-School Mentorship Program for newcomer and refugee children and youth in Grades 1 through 12. Volunteer mentors help provide tutoring support in various subject areas including but not limited to English, math, science, social studies, health education, etc. They assist newcomer and refugee children and youth in developing and fostering positive relationships with adults in a safe environment and provide support to help develop, practice, and improve English language skills.

This program runs during the school year (Sept-Jun) Mondays through Thursdays from 4:00-8:00 PM. Volunteer mentors will be paired with clients and assigned to a breakout room on the video conferencing platform to provide one-on-one and/or small group support based on their preferred subjects and areas they feel comfortable supporting clients with.

Skills Required:

Responsible, reliable, patient, tolerant, committed to the program, and must be a positive role model (no criminal record or current gang activity). Experience working with youth is an asset but not necessarily required.

Skills Gained/Related Careers:

Work with youth, gain leadership and communication skills. Learn about issues facing immigrants and refugees.

Time Commitment: 2.5 hours per week - minimum 3 months.

Location of volunteer opportunity: Winnipeg

Criminal Record Check: Yes (cost not reimbursed)
Child Abuse Registry Check: Yes (cost reimbursed)

Opportunity is available to candidates that: General Populace

Organization will provide: A letter of reference, Training/Orientation.

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