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Job title: Youth Tutor (Volunteer) Company: International Rescue Committee Job description: Position Title: Youth Tutor Compensation: Unpaid/Volunteer Location: The IRC NYC Resettlement Office location is 263 W. 38th St., Floor 6 NY, NY 10018. All programming Monday-Friday will be online, with Saturday programming in-person. Reports to: IRC NYC Youth Education Specialist Position term: ? Training: Attend an online kickoff meeting in late September. Complete and submit all modules via Google Classroom. ? First Day of Tutoring with Students: 10/2/23 ? Last Day of Tutoring with Students in Fall Term: 12/15/23 with an opportunity to continue on in the Spring Position Hours: Volunteers are expected to sign up for 1-4 of the slots below on a weekly basis ? Tuesday - Friday: 4-6 PM EST ? Saturdays: 11AM-1 PM EST Background: Since its inception in 1999, the IRC NYC Youth Education Department has provided refugee and other immigrant youth with year-round academic support, homework help, literacy training, English language learning, and enrichment activities. The IRC NYC Youth Education Department programs provide immigrant youth with linguistically supportive, culturally responsive, trauma-informed learning opportunities. Scope of Work: IRC volunteer Youth Tutors provide tutoring, mainly consisting of homework help, essay writing/editing, and English language development support for refugee and immigrant youth, K-12. Each tutor works with 1-3 students each day of tutoring and is responsible for submitting a case note regarding each of their tutees' progress for each session of tutoring within 24 hours of the date of service. Each tutor may work with a student whom they have worked with in the past or a new student, as assigned. Tutors support each student with the homework/assignment they require, spanning across academic subjects/disciplines, home-language, and English language development level. Professional Development: All IRC Youth Tutors will complete and submit online Professional Development modules throughout the term via Google Classroom, as assigned. Essential Position Functions: ? Uphold full commitment to weekly schedule of tutoring sessions without absence or tardiness. ? Facilitate homework/schoolwork help with refugee and immigrant youth tutees online. ? Support tutee English language learning from diverse home language backgrounds and English language development levels, as assigned. ? Complete and submit all trainings and professional development by deadline, as assigned. ? Uphold and promote policies and practices necessary to create a linguistically supportive, culturally responsive, trauma-informed learning environment. ? Uphold all IRC and program and child safeguarding policies and directives. ? Work and communicate with IRC staff and volunteers as needed. ? Write and submit case notes for each tutee worked with, for each session of tutoring, by 24-hour deadline. Follow all program guidance for how to write complete case notes. ? Complete assigned surveys and data tracking tasks, as assigned. ? Complete and submit a weekly timesheet on Salesforce platform to track and codify IRC volunteer hours. ? Additional related duties as assigned. Qualifications ? Clear IRC background check by deadline in order to work with minors and/or vulnerable populations. ? Complete and submit all IRC Youth tutor training modules by deadline. ? Participate in IRC Youth Tutor online synchronous training. ? Demonstrate reliability and flexibility. ? Demonstrate interest in learning about IRC history, philosophy, global work, and local efforts. ? Demonstrate respect for clients and staff from all racial, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, religious etc. background. Demonstrate a desire to continuously grow own cultural competency. ? Demonstrate respect for clients and staff of all identities. ? Experience & commitment to education, and in particular education for youth who have experienced forced migration. ? Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English; additional fluency in an IRC high-frequency or high-need language strongly preferred: o Spanish, Dari/Farsi, Pashto, Russian, Ukranian, French, Garifuna, K'iche, Tigrinya, Amharic, Wolof, Bambara/Mandingo/Malinke, Urdu/Hindi, Arabic, Mixteco, Kichwa ? Communicate any absences to IRC Youth Education Coordinator in writing at least 48 hours in advance. Expected salary: Location: New York City, NY Apply Job!