fbpx

Pathways Volunteer Information

Pathways Volunteer Information

  • Develop interpersonal communication skills and learn more about yourself
  • Meet a diverse group of students across a variety of academic disciplines and establish a rapport with people from diverse backgrounds
  • Gain valuable experience & training to add to your resume
  • Receive a reference letter
  • Become a good role model
  • Experience the satisfaction of knowing you contributed to student success

You might even discover a new career opportunity!

The Time Commitment

  • Commit two hours, one night a week for a full academic year
  • Attend an initial training session and additional sessions for each year of participation
  • Attend optional volunteers’ group events, community service activities, and program recognition events

The Role

  • Assist the students with setting realistic goals to achieve academic and personal success
  • Provide academic support to the students, either in a group or individually
  • Help students develop the study skills necessary for academic success
  • Help students develop self-confidence and reduce anxiety or fear of failure in academic work
  • Help students develop positive attitudes toward learning
  • Support a youth through an ongoing one-to-one or group relationship and serve as a positive role model and friend
  • Facilitate youth group evening programs with other mentors, preparing and running engaging activities

Qualifications Needed

  • Have a desire to work with, and support, youth
  • Communicate with youth openly and without judgment
  • Establish relationships based on shared responsibility and respect
  • Are sensitive to persons of different educational, economic, cultural or racial backgrounds
  • Are friendly, patient, and sensitive to a diversity of students
  • Have the capacity to tutor English, Arts, Math, Science, Languages or Technology at the high school level
  • Have the capacity to tutor English language learners and exceptional students

What Now?

Potential volunteers are asked to complete a written application with two references. Following this, the volunteer screening process includes a personal interview and the successful completion of a police record check.

Katie McArthur, Volunteer Coordinator
Call: 519-743-6333    Email: kmcarthur@carizon.ca

 

Have Questions?

Have Questions?

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to keep up to date.

OR VISIT OUR BLOG FOR INDEPTH ANSWERS!

Group Programs

Learn about our group programs with multiple sessions and how to register for them.