Boys & Girls Clubs of Bellevue is looking for volunteers to help with our after school tutoring program. We provide homework help and tutoring to students in grades K to 12 in a variety of subjects including Reading, Writing, Math, Science, History, and Languages.
As a tutor you will provide academic assistance to students during homework help time after school. Based on your preferred subjects and availability you will be assigned to a Clubhouse that best suits your skills.
A student could come in needing help with homework; or they might need help understanding a tricky concept before a huge test. As a tutor your main responsibility to help the student with their questions so that they have full understanding of the subject and questions at hand. As always, it's important to be able to communicate and interact with the students in order to provide the best working dynamic.
Volunteers fluent in Spanish and Mandarin Chinese are encouraged to apply!
We strive to provide our youth with consistency. We seek volunteers who are interested in supporting our after-school programming at least once per week for at least 3 months. Having a regular, ongoing presence in the program helps volunteers build strong relationships with our children youth.
Duties
- Serve as a positive role model and mentor to students
- Greet students when they enter the space
- Provide one-on-one and small group assistance with homework or academic needs
- Maintain a positive attitude and remain patient with students
- Help prepare and clean space
Desired Skills:
- Experience working with youth in tutoring or mentoring role
- Ability to motivate and provide direction, as well as excitement for teaching or tutoring
- Patience and understanding of barriers faced by youth and how this affects their focus, learning, behavior, and consistency
- Must be able to support and affirm youth with diverse cultures, racial and ethnic identities, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, abilities, and countries of origin
- Able to make a three month commitment
All volunteers and interns must complete all the following steps before starting:
- Apply for the volunteer position
- Complete all necessary paperwork
- Submit two character references
- Criminal Background Check (at the BGCB's expense)
- Attend an in person or virtual volunteer orientation
COVID INFORMATION:
- Effective October 1, 2021, all Club staff, volunteers, and anyone that enters the Club facilities will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. A person is considered fully-vaccinated two weeks after having all does of a vaccine (2 doses for Pfizer, Moderna; 1 dose for Johnson & Johnson).
