Volunteer Tutor - Jesuit Social Services - Flemington Homework Club

This role is advertised by Volunteer West - the volunteer resource centre of Australian Multicultural Community Services on behalf of Jesuit Social Services.

Organisation description:

Jesuit Social Services is a social change organisation working to build a just society where all people can live to their full potential. Since 1977, Jesuit Social Services has provided services to some of the most disadvantaged in our community. We place a high priority on advocacy and are a leader in policy development and research. Jesuit Social Services is a Child Safe organisation and is committed to protecting children and young people from harm. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to providing a family-friendly working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion

Program description:

The Homework club is a fun and dynamic environment developed by Jesuit Social Services in September 2004. The Homework Club program is run at the Flemington High rise Estate where there is a high population of people from the Horn of Africa region. This community is primarily made up of Somali and Eritrean people, along with Oromo, Sudanese and Ethiopian people. The Majority of these community members arrived in Australia within the past 10 years, as refugees and migrants, seeking a better future for their families.

Position description:

Support school-aged students to improve their educational opportunities through homework assistance in a supportive group setting.

• Assist students with homework tasks set by their school
• Help students understand questions and find appropriate answers
• Support students to complete assigned work in a positive and encouraging way

Location: Djerring Flemington Hub, 25 Mt Alexander Road, Flemington VIC 3031

Skills required:

• Friendly and genuine interest in supporting young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds in their education.
• Patience and adaptable tutoring style
• Strengths-based approach to working with young people to achieve learning goals and build self-esteem
• Willingness to understand the structural barriers that may impact a young person's learning and engagement with education
• Open-minded, respectful and curious while maintaining appropriate boundaries with young people
• Willingness to work in a community setting
• Ability to work as part of a team of volunteers
• Strong verbal and written English communicationskills
• Willingness to undertake other related tasks as required

Time and Commitment required:

• Ongoing during school terms
• One evening per week
• Wednesday or Thursday
• 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Other requirements:

• Understanding and alignment with the mission and values of Jesuit Social Services
• Valid Working with Children Check
• Police Check, interview, and referee check (organised at no cost to volunteers)
• Willingness to follow organisational policies and child safety requirements

Benefits volunteers will get from this role:

• Make a meaningful difference in the lives of young people
• Gain experience working with culturally diverse communities
• Be part of a supportive and community-focused program
• Develop tutoring, communication, and mentoring skills