Math Literacy Volunteer CAMBA Education Center
Math Literacy Volunteer CAMBA Education Center
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Who We Are:CAMBA is a community of staff volunteers clients donors neighbors and partners who work together to build an inclusive New York City where all children and adults have access to the resources and supports they need to thrive. We take a comprehensive approach by offering more than 180 integrated programs in: Education & Youth Development Family Support Job Training & Employment Support Services Health Housing and Legal Services. We reach more than 73000 individuals and families including almost 13000 serves a diverse cross section of New Yorkers from new mothers in Brownsville to job seekers in the Rockaways. More than half of our clients are immigrants and refugees from around the globe. Over 85 of our families are in living in poverty reflecting the challenges faced by nearly 1.7 million New Yorkers today.
The CAMBA Education Center offers English classes to individuals who are at least 16 years old who are not enrolled or required to be enrolled in the New York City public school system and who live or work in the Flatbush/East Flatbush communities of Brooklyn New York. Each year over 1000 people from Africa Asia the Caribbean Europe and Latin America enroll in our ESOL classes. In general we provide our English learners with the type of educational case management career counseling and technical services that can help them realize their family educational employment and/or other personal goals.
Position: Math Literacy Volunteer
Reports To: Supervisor of Student Affairs
Location: 10 Snyder Avenue aka 955 Flatbush Avenue) 3rd Floor Brooklyn NY 11226
What The Math Literacy Volunteer Does:
- Collaborate with the Adult Education Teacher to reinforce learning.
- Help students with work or school projects.
- Help students develop basic computation and problemsolving skills.
- Supplement classroom instruction and conduct tutoring services with individual students or small groups.
- Conduct educational or interactive exercises with individuals and/or groups.
- Promote the use of library resources.
- Help students identify and utilize supplemental media resources.
- Volunteers are encouraged to attend staff meetings and onsite professional development sessions when available.
- Volunteers may choose to explore professional publications or resources to stay informed about current teaching methods and best practices.
Minimum Education/Experience Required:
- Be at least 19 years old.
- Ability to communicate at college level.
- Be comfortable using computer equipment smart phones and the Internet.
- Have a commitment to helping people improve their skills.
- Have good interpersonal skills. Experience in teaching tutoring or mentoring.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Word and Google Docs.
- Literacy in other Microsoft Office and Google applications.
Other Requirements:
- Have a background or interest in basic skills instruction or adult education. (Preferred Not Required)
- Possession of TESOL or education degree. (Preferred Not Required)
- Bilingual in either French Haitian Creole Spanish Arabic or Russian. (Preferred Not Required)
- Associates Bachelors or Masters degree. (Preferred Not Required)
Compensation: $0
When salary ranges are listed the range would represent the low and high end for the applicable position & program. The salary offered would be based on various factors unique to each program and includes but is not limited to experience education budget and/or program size internal equity skills and other factors that may be required for the position and organization.
Status: Parttime 3 hours per week) (Shifts: 9AM12PM or 1PM4PM)
CAMBA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value a diverse workforce and inclusive workplace. People of color people with disabilities and lesbian gay bisexual and transgender people are encouraged to apply. We consider all applicants without regard to race color religion creed gender gender identity gender expression national origin age disability socioeconomic status marital or veteran status pregnancy status or sexual orientation.
Required Experience:
Intern
Employment Type
Volunteer
