Mentor (youth: Gilbert)
LOCATION
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Fingerprint/background clearance is required.A background verification is required prior to beginning your internship. The forms for the background verification are available at the Gilbert Branch. The verification takes up to one week to be returned and direct service hours cannot be started until it is completed.
SCHEDULE OPTIONS
Semester availability
FallSpring
Summer
Service hours
MorningAfternoon
Evening
Available days/hours
Summer: Tuesday, May 31- Friday, August 5, Club Hours 7:00 am - 8:00 pm Monday through Friday
School Year: Wednesday, August 10 - Thursday, May 24 3:00-9:00 pm M-F; opportunities for additional hours on school breaks and early release days per Gilbert Public Schools 2011-2012 calendar
REQUIRED/DESIRED SKILLS
Our only requirements for intern opportunities are that the individuals are energetic, caring, and can be positive role models for youth – and will need to be background checked.
CATEGORIES
EducationMentoring
Youth (direct interaction)
Youth II: 5-11 years (K-6th grades)
Youth III: 11-14 years (6th-9th grades)
Youth IV: 14-18 years (high school)
COMMUNITY PARTNER
Boys & Girls Clubs of the East Valley
ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP
Duties
Interns assist staff in providing specialized programs and activities such as daily physical activity, high tech computer labs, arts and craft, dance, music, tutoring, and field trips. The limited budget of each club allows for some full time employees and part time employees to oversee the program areas, plan and develop programs and to solicit the involvement of interns who can provide for the special needs of individuals and small groups.
Population served
The Gilbert Branch serves youth ages 5-18 from the Town of Gilbert. We offer free memberships to youth that are in foster care, and we offer financial assistance to in-need families based on the Financial Aid Scale.
Community need/impact
The rapid growth in the Gilbert area has been tremendous and the need for youth development programs and childcare has far outpaced the available resources. There are many young families who live in the Town who do not have a lot of options for after-school and summer youth activities.
Our Club's Summer programs provide what researchers consistently identify as missing ingredients in many formal summer school programs: 1) educational activities that look and feel slightly different from the regular school day, 2) high levels of youth engagement and motivation and 3) a proactive, multi-year approach to summer learning.
Rather than emphasizing repetitive drills of basic skills, our Club programs offer enrichment activities that promote self-directed learning. Instead of replicating traditional teaching methods and content that students receive during the school year, we offer programs and activities that increase members’ long-term motivation for learning.
A centerpiece of the Gilbert Summer program involves implementing high-yield learning activities throughout the Club. These fun activities help young people apply in a practical way what they learn in the classroom, effectively converting the entire Club into a “learning center."
