MYEEP Academic Mentor
MYEEP Academic Mentor
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TITLE: MYEEP ACADEMIC MENTOR
LOCATION: INPERSON various locations around San Francisco (Visit: tinyurl/myeeplocations
COMPENSATION: $22.00$24.00/hour 19 HOURS A WEEK (Casual; NonExempt)
START DATE / END DATE: September 2024 May 2025
AGENCY:
JCYC Youth Workforce Programs provide youth employment opportunities and experiences that enhance the lifelong employability earning potential and development of program participants. MYEEP is a youth workforce program of JCYC (Japanese Community Youth Council). JCYC Youth Workforce Programs provide youth employment opportunities and experiences that enhance the lifelong employability earning potential and development of program participants. The JCYC Workforce Programs consist of the largest youth employment programs in San Francisco and includes MYEEP San Francisco YouthWorks (SFYW) Project Pull JCYC STEM Academy together providing subsidized employment experiences as well as other learning activities to over 2000 San Francisco youth annually.
For more information about MYEEP or JCYC go to https://www.jcycworkhub/programs/myeep.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The Mayors Youth Employment and Education Program (MYEEP) is a citywide collaboration of ten nonprofit organizations in San Francisco and provides paid work experience to over 1000 San Francisco high school youth annually. MYEEP leverages the desire of young people to be employed to engage them in job readiness training youth development and educational activities. The Academic Mentor Program now in its sixth year provides participants with academic enrichment. Each MYEEP location has a dedicated Academic Mentor who facilitates skillbased workshops monitors academic success and provides tutoring.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The MYEEP Academic Mentor will work out of one partner agency in the San Francisco community to provide high quality academic support for program participants. The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated track record of working effectively with youth of color in lowincome communities. This is a parttime average 19 hours a week inperson position. The Academic Mentor reports directly to the Academic Mentor Program Coordinator and works closely with their MYEEP coordinator.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Support youth aged 1416 in improving their overall academic performance through engaging workshops and personalized tutoring sessions
- Create lead and facilitate weekly academicfocused workshops designed to enhance participants knowledge and skills
- Monitor and facilitate tutoring groups of up to 3035 participants across various subjects
- Foster a nurturing and inclusive learning environment where participants feel valued and motivated to succeed
- Provide individual or smallgroup tutorial support during the Spring period (JanMay)
- Have individual checkins with youth who need extra academic support and guidance
- Establish effective communication channels with participants Coordinators school administrators teachers counselors and parents/guardians to gather essential reports progress updates and report cards
- Monitor and maintain accurate attendance records from tutorial sessions and other vital documentation
- Utilize Salesforce database to track and input participant grades throughout the school year
- Act as a liaison between worksites MYEEP Coordinators and Worksite supervisors ensuring smooth communication and coordination
- Support various MYEEPrelated trainings and events including DCYF MYEEP Worksite supervisor trainings WorkHub in SF Cal Day etc.
- Ensure the confidentiality and security of sensitive participant data primarily using Salesforce and ADP platforms
- Assist in the onboarding process of program youth through administrative work and diligent followups
- Attend Weekly/BiWeekly Meetings with Coordinators and Academic Mentor Program Coordinator
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:
- Available 45 days/week Monday Friday during after school hours (approx. 2:30pm 6:30 p.m.
- High school diploma/GED or higher
- Ability to travel/commute to one of the following 10 San Francisco locations: (Visitacion Valley Chinatown Bayview Mission Tenderloin Fillmore Richmond Sunset Bernal Heights OMIE
- Experience working with high school youth with various backgrounds orientations and beliefs
- Ability to build relationships with students their interests hobbies strengths etc
- Strong understanding of high school level Math (Algebra Geometry); English science (Biology Chemistry Physics); history and language electives (Spanish Chinese)
- Open communication and responsiveness
- Experience with classroom management and behavioral management skills
- Demonstrates empathy and compassion in interactions with youth
- Ability and willingness to facilitate workshops
- Ability to create a positive and motivational learning environment that will allow youth to achieve goals and begin planning for the future
- Competency with Microsoft Office Zoom Dropbox Slack and Google G Suite (Google Docs Google Spreadsheets Google Forms Google Classroom Google Slides)
- Flexibility with synchronous lesson planning and workshops
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- A current college student or recent graduate
- Interest in working with youth
- Ability to communicate appropriately and effectively with youth
- Bi/multilingual
- Previous Tutoring/Mentoring experience
- Experience in Curriculum development
- Experience in Child and Youth development
- Experience working with English Learned and/or students with disabilities Possess strong problemsolving abilities to aid youth effectively including the capacity to research unfamiliar topics
- Familiarity with Salesforce and ADP
HOW TO APPLY:
Email cover letter resume and schedule of availability to or apply directly on Indeed. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Early applications are encouraged.
JCYC strongly encourages women people of color LGBTQ and people of all abilities to apply. We actively seek to hire and promote individuals without regard to race color sex sexual orientation religious creed national origin age marital or veteran status or presence of nonjob related conditions or disabilities. All employees of the JCYC participate in a criminal background investigation. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance MYEEP and JCYC will consider for employmentqualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Employment Type
Gig
