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Job Description:
The Teacher Bound: The Upward Bound Program is connected with Wheelock College. The program serves 50 urban high school students from the Boston, Massachusetts area. Our mission is to prepare high school students for college acceptance, admission, and academic excellence. Through our classes, activities, and our mentoring program we give the students the support they need. The students, the Teacher Bound Scholars will learn about teaching in Urban America and discuss their ideas. They will also be able to interact with faculty and students to experience that college is an accepting and accessible place for them. Teacher Bound, the Upward Bound Program is looking for volunteer mentors. Each mentor will be individually matched with a high school student, one of our Teacher Bound Scholars. Mentors must meet and communicate (via e-mail or phone) with their mentees for at least 5 hours per month for at least 1 year. They will support their mentee in a variety of ways, including academically, socially, and emotionally. Mentors may help with academics, hang out and talk, or take their mentees to the museum, zoo, sports game, etc.
Requirements:
Preferred Skills/ Experience: - Great interpersonal skills
- Patience
- Past experience working with urban adolescent youth
- College experience and/or knowledge of the college admission process a plus
Mentors will be required to attend a training before meeting with their mentee as well as clear a background check. People of diverse backgrounds encouraged to apply.
Additional Information:
Wheelock is a diverse community devoted to promoting and acceptance of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, gender, or physical ability. Each employee, regardless of position, is thus expected to support actively the College's commitment to such diversity by displaying a positive attitude toward and acceptance of all employees and students regardless of such differences.
People of diverse backgrounds encouraged to apply.
Wheelock College is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer.
Application Instructions:
Please note that a job offer for this position is contingent upon a satisfactory pass of a check conducted by the Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI check) and by the Sex Offender Registry Information (SORI check.) If you are interested in this position, please upload your resume by clicking on the apply now button. If you have any questions, please e-mail teacherbound@wheelock.edu
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