Classroom Assistant or After-School Tutor
LOCATION
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Fingerprint/background clearance is required.A fingerprint clearance card is needed in order for the Intern to be able to work with small groups of students and lead guided reading and math groupings.
You will need an "educators/tutors" clearance card. It takes generally 2-4 weeks so please apply quickly! You may begin working within the classrooms before you have the card but will be unable to pull small student groups until it is acquired.
SCHEDULE OPTIONS
Semester availability
FallSpring
Summer
Service hours
MorningAfternoon
Available days/hours
Teachers arrive at the school at 7AM. Children are officially at the school Monday through Friday from 8AM to 4PM. After school tutoring takes place from 3:30PM-5:30PM. The internship will most likely occur Monday through Friday between 7AM and 6PM. There may also be limited evening and Saturday opportunities depending on extracurricular school events that are scheduled. Your individual time will be organized with your supervising teacher.
REQUIRED/DESIRED SKILLS
Required:
A desire to help children learn.
Recommended:
Above 3.3 GPA
Experience tutoring
Experience coaching
Experience teaching
CATEGORIES
EducationEnglish as a Second Language
Homeless
Hunger / Poverty
Mentoring
Refugees
Sports / Fitness
Youth (direct interaction)
Youth I: less than 5 years
Youth II: 5-11 years (K-6th grades)
Youth III: 11-14 years (6th-9th grades)
COMMUNITY PARTNER
Imagine Schools at Camelback
ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP
Duties
Interns will work directly with a classroom teacher to provide and interactive experience for the students. Duties will vary slightly from classroom to classroom. However, you can expect that you will be working directly with the children. This could take the form of reading or tutoring small groups or individuals. The remediation you provide to these small groups will supplement the lessons administered by the certified teacher in the classroom. If the intern demonstrates proficiency with small group instruction there may be additional opportunities to assist with the design and delivery of daily lessons and activities.
Population served
Imagine Schools at Camelback is a public charter school serving an extremely disadvantaged population. 90% of our students are on a free lunch and breakfast program because they can not afford the $1.25 reduced-price lunch. Many of our students are refugees from around the world. Many are English Language Learners with extremely limited exposure to English. Many have experienced homelessness or are currently homeless. Many are several grade levels behind academically. Many have seen or experienced horrible acts of violence. Every single one of our students has the potential to do wonderful things. All of the teachers at Imagine set high expectations for every student because every student deserves a great education.
Community need/impact
You will provide these students with valuable learning experiences through small group instruction or by leading after school activities. Although the most important impact you will have is when a student decides they want to be like you. You will become a role model and mentor to students who desperately need it. You will become a symbol for where they could be (college) if they continue to work hard in the classroom.
You have the opportunity to make a difference in the life of a child.
