REPORTS TO: Program Directors
Fugees Family, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization devoted to working with child survivors of war. We build upon the power of soccer to galvanize these kids by giving them the support and structure they need to realize their vast potential. Five years ago, Coach Luma Mufleh started a Fugees team to provide refugee boys with free access to organized soccer. Since then, our programming has grown to include year-round soccer for 86 boys aged 10-18, after-school tutoring, a private academy, and an academic enrichment camp.
The Fugees Family provides a space for the kids to heal and meet others like them, from different countries, who have been through similar experiences. Africans and Asians, Northern and Southern Sudanese, Muslims and Christians, Sunni and Shia Muslims - they all play on the same team, finding their commonalities instead of focusing on their differences. Their bonds make them more secure in their own identity and more capable of acclimating to the mainstream.
The Fugees Family works to afford our kids equal access to the educational opportunities others in their age group have, helping them to acquire the social and academic skills necessary to succeed. Most of the students are ESOL students who have been placed in age-appropriate classrooms upon arrival in the United States. However, for many of them this is their first experience in a structured educational system. Understandably, many of our students struggle to catch up to grade level and to succeed in their public school classrooms. Our goal is for the players to work hard and graduate from high school with a plan for college, technical school, or job training. We are committed to an approach that takes the whole individual into account: we are consistently involved in all areas of the kids' lives, we set high expectations on and off the field, we foster a familial atmosphere, and we have fun.
In addition to soccer practice, the kids must attend after-school tutoring at least twice a week (more if they are struggling or they elect to go). They spend as much time in tutoring as they do in practice. There they get help with their homework, study for tests, play educational games, and engage in college and career research. If the boys miss tutoring, then they miss playing in their game that week. Not only are they responsible for keeping up with their homework, but they are also responsible for completing a weekly reading and writing packet distributed by their team managers. If they do not show up, or if their grades fall, the players know they will be held accountable. The standards are set very high and the kids live up to them.
We are seeking a qualified, energetic, engaged individual who will work with our students as the Tutoring Program Coordinator and help the kids realize their full potential to succeed academically.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Tutoring Program Coordinator Academic and Administrative Duties:
- Manage supplies and activities at tutoring site
- Supervise volunteer and AmeriCorps tutors
- Assign and oversee tutoring clusters with AmeriCorps Volunteers
- Train volunteer tutors and AmeriCorps volunteers in best practices for academic ESOL support and tutoring techniques Tutor students between ages 10-18 in a variety of subjects
- Plan individual academic goals with students and their tutors
- Track each student’s progress toward goals
- Counsel individual students on college and career placement opportunities
- Help with college applications and college placement test preparation (SAT, ACT, etc)
- Advocate for students with school and administration officials when necessary
- Make home visits with student’s families when necessary
- Coordinate with teachers, schools and families when necessary to provide additional support and resources for student success
- Devise academic activities and strategies for students who require additional support outside of school
- Act as a liaison between AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps*VISTA staff and Program Directors
- Write reports for AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps*VISTA supervision requirements
- Collect records and data and write statements for funding proposals and grant reporting and communication with donors.
- Assist as needed with planning and preparation for other Fugees Family academic activities such as Summer Academic Boot Camp and the Fugees Academy
REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor’s Degree in education or related field
- MAT or Master’s in Education or related degree preferred
- Teaching/classroom experience desirable but not required
- Knowledge of ESOL/ESL teaching techniques and best practices
- Minimum 3 years experience supervising staff
- Program management experience desirable but not required
- Computer skills including Microsoft Word and Excel
- Strong writing skills
- Must be detail-oriented, task-oriented, and have good people skills
- Must enjoy working with teenage boys
- Must be able to work evenings
Hours: 11am to 7:30pm, Monday through Thursday.
Salary: negotiable based on experience. Health insurance paid for by employer.
Please email your resume/CV to info@fugeesfamily.org if interested in the position.