Citizenship Tutor or Classroom Assistant: ESL/Virtual/Online

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Must be 18+ to apply.

Must live in Colorado.

Must speak English at a fluent, first-language level.

Must have social security number and be willing to undergo background check.

The Adult Education department of the Cultural Development and Wellness Center is a subsidiary of Aurora Mental Health.

CONTACT Jade Pellerito directly at jadepellerito@auroramhr.org. DO NOT reply to this post on VolunteerMatch as it is not checked for responses.

WHAT WE DO: We offer ESL, GED prep, and Citizenship classes to adult students from around the world. Students who have met residency requirements to apply for citizenship are highly advised to study to prepare for this intense and important interview that affords them the opportunities intrinsic to citizenship. The interview is conducted one-on-one in an office setting and is mostly conversational. Because of this, students benefit enormously from lots of practice with a tutor one-on-one to become accustomed to this format and the questions asked in this unique setting.

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU:
Citizenship tutors would be asked to offer a minimum of one hour weekly to Zoom sessions with a student. Tutors would shadow existing tutors several times before they were in contact with a student due to the complex nature of this application.

During your tutoring session, you would help the student work on the aspects of the application they most want help on, acting as the "agent."

Citizenship Classroom Assistants would join online classes dedicated to studying for the citizenship interview. Teachers would prepare lessons that Citizenship Classroom Assistants would help implement. Classes are 9-11am and 6-8pm, both on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursday. You could assist in one or more classes per week for the duration/remainder of a 13 week trimester - and beyond, if you so choose.

Citizenship volunteers MUST be sympathetic to supporting refugee and immigrant students in this vulnerable move toward a challenging goal. Emotional intelligence, a clear, encouraging manner of engaging with students, and ideally, some understanding of trauma informed care, is essential to this position. Volunteers WILL NOT assist in the completion of citizenship applications due to sensitive legal concerns.

Application: https://forms.gle/3yRvgg9Y6ekcQofe6 (Do not apply on the VolunteerMatch website)

CONTACT: Jade Pellerito at jadepellerito@auroramhr.org.

Application, interview, and background check will be required.