AmeriCorps Massachusetts Promise Fellow / Middle School Program Fellow – Tutoring Plus of Cambridge – Cambridge, MA

AmeriCorps Massachusetts Promise Fellows deliver the resources young people need to be successful in life by creating, managing, and leading meaningful out-of-school time programs for youth in grades 6-12. Fellow projects focus on mentoring, social and emotional learning, college and career readiness, academic enrichment, and community service-learning.

The Massachusetts Promise Fellowship achieves this by placing AmeriCorps Fellows with non-profit organizations and state/local government agencies that focus on fulfilling the needs of our youth by providing: a caring adult, a safe place, a healthy start, a marketable skill, and an opportunity to give back.

Service Description

CAMBRIDGE-Tutoring Plus (T+), located in Cambridge, MA, has pursued the same mission for over 50 years: to support and encourage the academic, personal, and social growth of children and youth in Cambridge with the help of volunteers and community partners. By positioning the organization to take advantage of the wealth of human and organizational resources that surround it, T+’s goal is to identify needs and offer programs that increase the skills and capabilities of our students. The Middle School Program Fellow will serve as Site Manager for tutoring and mentoring programs for 20-25 middle school (6th-8th grade) students. The group will meet twice/week throughout the academic year (October-June). The Fellow will facilitate social-emotional learning activities and support student-tutor matches during tutoring sessions. The Fellow will also volunteer in a middle school classroom and lead an after school club at the middle school campus one day/week on a topic of choice.

Essential Responsibilities

Manage one tutoring center (two nights/week)
Provide a safe, structured and supportive environment for both students and tutors
Develop a strong commitment to building relationships, becoming a part of the Tutoring Plus learning community
Facilitate social-emotional learning activities and support student-tutor matches during tutoring sessions
Supervise part-time work study staff
Serve as liaison to the middle school to best support students academically and personally
Develop curriculum and lead an after school club at the middle school campus one day/week on a topic of choice
Manage program data entry
Travel at least once/month for Fellowship meetings, retreats, and training throughout the Commonwealth
Participate in Cambridge-wide youth serving community meetings and professional development
Make a full-time, 12 month commitment

Qualifications

Excellent organizational and communication skills
Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills
Ability to prioritize tasks and maintain progress on short and long-term goals
Experience working with middle school youth
The ability to work independently and as part of a team
An interest in and commitment to national and community service
Experience working with diverse constituencies, second language is a plus
Professional and mature
21 years or older
High School Diploma or GED
Must be a US Citizen, US National or Permanent Resident Alien
Must be willing to undergo a National Service Criminal History Check, including screenings through the National Sex Offender Public Website, a name-based search of the statewide criminal history registry both in Massachusetts and your state of residence upon application to our program (if not Massachusetts), and a fingerprint based FBI check. *Eligibility to participate in MPF is contingent on the results of this screening

Benefits

For a one year full-time commitment and 1700 hours of AmeriCorps service Fellows receive:

A taxable living allowance of $15,000/year ¨ Excellent training opportunities ¨ FREE courses at Northeastern University in the College of Professional Studies & discounted courses upon successfully completing the service year ¨ Loan forbearance and a $5,730 educational award ¨ Monthly travel allowance ¨Career coaching and support ¨ Healthcare benefits

The Massachusetts Promise Fellowship is committed to providing equal opportunities. We serve and partner with diverse organizations, and are dedicated to non-discrimination. It is our policy to ensure that all individuals with whom we are in contact are treated equally without regard to age, color, disability, gender, marital status, national origin, religion, sexual orientation or expression, or veteran status. We require that all our partners make reasonable accommodations for any and all individuals with a permanent or temporary disability. We actively partner with organizations representing minority concerns and interests to build high-performing teams that mirror the communities we serve.

How to apply

Apply ASAP! Applicants are hired on a rolling basis.

Visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/mpfgeneralapplication to complete a general application and send a letter of interest, resume and contact info for three references ASAP and before May 15th, 2015 to Minh Nguyen

Tutoring Plus at nguyen@tutoringplus.org

More Info

Interviews will take place during May and June of 2015
Hiring decisions will be made on or before June 30th, 2015
Program start date is August 4th, 2015
More information about Tutoring Plus at http:www.tutoringplus.org/
Visit www.masspromisefellows.org for detailed program information

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