Academic Tutor & SEL Support-Middle School

Academic tutor & SEL Support-Middle School

AmeriCorps volunteers serve an average of 40 hours per week in direct service roles, including as tutors, mentors, outreach workers and community organizers. Members live in intentional co-housing dormitory communities with other members, sharing the responsibilities of cooking and cleaning.

Members are encouraged to perform ten percent of their total service hours engaged in service activities outside their primary placement. Through service, members often become active in local clubs, faith community, support groups and our tribal community and learning more about the joys and challenges of the community in which they serve. Due to the geography and logistics in Alaska, applicants must be able to commit to a full-time term year of service.

Preference will be given to applicants who are local to Alaska. Leadership Development is an important component of the Sitka AmeriCorps program. Members will go through training with AmeriCorps and at their host site to build leadership skills specific to their site.

Responsibilities include self-leadership and group conflict resolution, thinking critically about how to serve your population, and reporting outputs and timesheets as related to member service activities.

Transportation will be on foot or bicycle. Sitka is walkable and the housing is centrally located.

There is also a free public transportation option. POSITION SUMMARY Sitka AmeriCorps members serve the community of Sitka using a healing centered engagement and culturally responsive program model. The goal is to form developmental relationships through academic support, mentoring, providing mental health and life skills, and enrichment activities.

These relationships build youth resiliency which results in better long-term outcomes. The AmeriCorps members are embedded within the schools in a way that is unique and provides a nurturing role model for at risk youth that affects their lives in a meaningful way. Further help on this page can be found by clicking here.

Member Duties : Working in a team setting, this position requires building positive relationships with students, families, and faculty. These relationships are the basis with which to facilitate enrichment opportunities for students.

At the start of the school year the members will meet with the administrative team and determine the specifics of the members' duties. The members will be meeting the current needs of the organization as assessed at that time and will fill in gaps in the services provided.

Program Benefits : Living Allowance , Education award upon successful completion of service , Health Coverage , Childcare assistance if eligible , Training .

Terms :

Uniforms provided and required .

Service Areas :

Children/Youth .

Skills :

Team Work , Education , Community Organization , Fine Arts/Crafts , Communications , Leadership , Conflict Resolution , Teaching/Tutoring , First Aid , Computers/Technology , Youth Development .