General volunteering Open ended

Online Tutor-befriender

As an online tutor-befriender, you will be using video-conferencing and a variety of online remote learning tools to support the children and young people, aged 8-18, who we work with.

Remote

Weekdays, Evenings

Posted over 1 year ago

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About this Opportunity

Working with age-groups and subjects that you are comfortable in, you will support young people with their studies, but also help to boost their confidence by engaging and encouraging them and acting as a positive role model. The online learning support you provide will involve delivering tuition in 6-week blocks, during which you’ll either work with 1 child or a small group of children from the same year group.

Our 6-week online tutoring blocks are timetabled to coincide with school term dates.

Sessions take place 5:00pm-6:30pm Monday, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. We anticipate volunteers spending an additional 30 mins – 1 hour planning and preparing materials for each tutoring session. Therefore, the minimum commitment we would expect from a volunteer is 2-2.5 hours of their time each week, and the delivery of at least one full 6-week tuition block which matches the initial V10 award accredited by VInspired.

We are looking for volunteers with a warm and approachable manner that children and young people will respond well to. These volunteers will need to have/be willing to obtain a DBS check. Training will be provided on the use of some specific online tools however, some confidence, proficiency and enthusiasm for using online apps would also be beneficial. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on, practical experience of supporting children and young people’s learning in a manner which is rapidly becoming the norm.

Impact Areas

Community Support Education Family Support Technology

Skills You'll Develop

Digital Literacy & IT Skills Emotional Intelligence & Empathy Goal Setting & Aiming High Leadership & Management Listening & Communication Networking & Relationship Building Public Speaking & Presenting

What to Expect After Applying

Once we receive your application, we will email you with our registration form, which we ask you to complete. After reviewing your completed registration form, we will contact you to arrange an induction, via Google Meet. Following completion of an Enhanced Child Workforce DBS check and receipt of satisfactory references, you can begin tutoring.

Details

Commitment

Weekdays, Evenings

Format

Remote

Age range

15–80

Posted

17 Sep 2024

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About the Organisation

Success4All

Success4All run community Learning Hubs and Clubs in deprived areas of Newcastle marked by low academic achievement. Our Learning Hubs are relaxed and homely environments which are digitally connected. We support the children and young people who attend our Learning Hubs through providing learning support via online tuition; either on a 1-2-1 basis or in small groups. We are able to provide this service by recruiting volunteers, mainly from local colleges/sixth forms or universities, and training them to become Peer Tutors/Befrienders. By offering extra educational support directly in the communities where we work, we aim to raise the attainment and aspirations of the children and young people in the area. We also support their parents, by providing information and guidance surrounding the education system and school curriculum. We also run educational Clubs alongside our Hubs, to provide children and young people with opportunities and skills that they may not get in mainstream education.Success4All is dedicated to preventing individuals in less advantaged areas of the North-east being socially excluded from the education system. Our aim in to engage, equip and empower a successful future for all.For more information, please visit our website www.s4a.org.uk

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