Boxwood Learning Center - Tutoring/Mentoring

AmeriCorps & Senior Corps

New Jersey

On-site

USD 14,000 - 19,000

Full time

6 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Childcare assistance

Education award

Health Coverage

Stipend

Training

Job summary

Boxwood Learning Center, Inc. is a 501 C3 nonprofit that supports tutoring, mentoring, and career exploration. AmeriCorps Members will tutor GED subjects and provide mentoring to youth, integrating Restorative Justice Circles and Trauma Informed First Aid to help students succeed.

Mentors will drive workshops with Boxwood facilitators to improve decision-making, while GED tutors cover Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, and Math for students in and out of school settings in New Jersey.

Qualifications

Proven ability to work with youth in educational settings.
Experience facilitating workshops or tutoring in a classroom or community program.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

Mentor youth, provide coaching and peer support as part of AmeriCorps program.
Lead and facilitate workshops with Boxwood facilitators to improve decision-making.
Tutor GED subjects and provide homework assistance to non-traditional students.

Skills

Computers/Technology

Education

Fine Arts/Crafts

Teaching/Tutoring

Writing/Editing

Youth Development

Job description

Boxwood Learning Center, Inc. is a 501 C 3 non-profit organization. Our mission is to create learning environments for supporting the whole person by way of tutoring, mentoring, and career exploration. AmeriCorps Members are people of the community with a passion and desire to give back and support others! We'll train our members on GED Tutoring practices, Restorative Justice Circles, and Trauma Informed First Aid to best support our young champions on their way to success. Our target population is those involved with local schools and the justice system. For those in schools we can support them with mentoring, homework assistance, coaching, and decision‑making workshops. As for those out of schools, we're able to provide GED tutoring to achieve their high school diploma.

Member Duties

AmeriCorps Mentor will focus on the coaching/case management/peer mentor component of the program. Front facing service with workshop facilitation in conjunction with Boxwood facilitators, primarily to drive better decision-making amongst the youth.AmeriCorps Tutors will focus on GED tutoring (occasionally homework assistance) with those out of traditional schooling to achieve their High School Diplomas. GED tutoring spans 4 different subjects, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, Mathematics, etc.

Program Benefits