Overview: Help combat summer slide and promote active learning with youth, either grades 1st -6th or 7th -12th, at one of four Affordable Housing sites this summer! Interact with youth alongside CommonBond staff through literacy support, mentoring conversations, special enrichment activities, and community fieldtrips. You’ll support both staff and students during this 8-week Summer Program, increasing youth to adult ratio, and providing youth with a positive, supportive, and engaging learning environment to encourage not only educational growth, but personal growth as well. Locations in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Edina, & Oakdale
Key Responsibilities:
- Help support, and potentially facilitate, as comfort and need allows, youth through various summer enrichment activities, put together and planned by CommonBond staff
- Support literacy learning through 30-minute literacy focus during each session
- Engage with youth and build a positive relationship to support their social & emotional growth
- Aide staff on youth management to help create and maintain a safe and supportive program environment
- (Potential, depending on schedule) Attend and support community field trip outings, usually scheduled on Thursdays. Aide staff in managing and keeping track of youth during trips. Engage with youth and support a positive learning experience for youth during the outing. (Actual trips TBD. Past trips include: museums, local plays, swimming, zoo, movies, college tours-for teens, and even Valley Fair!
Apply here: https://www.volgistics.com/appform/457191
Time Commitment:
- The program runs Monday through Thursday; Time is location dependent, but generally between 12:30 and 4:30pm, in 2-3 hour shifts (locations in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Edina, & Oakdale)
- This 8-week program runs mid June to mid August (exact dates TBD)
- Volunteers are asked to commit to at least 8 shifts throughout the program. Once you complete the onboarding process, you’ll be able to schedule the exact dates that work for you!
Qualifications: ·
- Enthusiasm for working with youth and engaging in a variety of ways
- Flexibility with supporting staff in a variety of programing options
- At least 15 years of age for working with grades 1-6, and 18 for working with grades 7-12
- Commitment to open communication with staff regarding scheduling and concerns
- Believing, as does CommonBond, in dignity, respect, and inclusiveness for all people.
Benefits:
- Helping youth learn and thrive in an active learning environment
- Increase leadership and potentially facilitation skills
- Meeting people and exploring in your community
- Working on a team with caring staff and fellow volunteers
Support:
You will always be working alongside CommonBond staff. CommonBond staff will plan enrichment activities, but will also encourage volunteer growth if you are interested in bringing your own ideas and activities to facilitate! You’ll receive an orientation to CommonBond and continual support in engaging with youth.
Apply here: https://www.volgistics.com/appform/457191
