Family Member Mentor Assistant

Volunteer Job Description

Position Title: Family Member Mentor Assistant

Program: Catholic Charities Refugee Youth Program

Responsibilities for Mentors:

·       Visit refugee youth with adult mentor at their home or at public places like libraries, school media centers, cafeterias, or parks to conduct tutoring.   

·       Commit one hour per week to assist the mentor in teaching/tutoring English skills (vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, reading comprehension, writing, conversational English). Tutoring could be either face-to-face or via online platform e.g., Zoom, Microsoft Team, or Google Classroom

·       Commit to a 6-month or more volunteering period with the assigned refugee youth.

·       Assist the adult mentor with the youth homework and/or school projects if needed.

·       Assist the adult mentor with the youth's core subjects, such as English, Math, Science, and Social Studies.

·       Assist the adult mentor in helping the youth become technically savvy, i.e., familiar with smartphones and different Apps.

·       Regularly communicate with the youth’s parents and case manager to update them on the progress and report if there are concerns or issues.

·       Record volunteer hours in Get Connected (volunteer website) and send them to the case manager at the end of each month.

Qualifications:

·       Refugee Youth Mentor Assistant Volunteers must be at least 15 years old.

·       Bilingual (either Spanish or Haitian Creole) is particularly useful, but not necessary.

·       Desire to make a difference in the life of refugee youth in a positive way.

·       Respect refugee family, their path, language, and culture and must maintain personal information be kept confidential.

·       Understanding and empathy of the struggle youth are experiencing.

·       Patience when teaching youth with limited English proficiency.

·       Background checked/fingerprinted for security clearance.

Training:

·       Completes Safety Environment Certification and Passes Fingerprinting/BackgroundCheck(s) with the Diocese of Orlando and DCF.

·       Participates in Training and Orientation. Receive Guidelines on Mentoring Activities.