Education Advocate - P/T

Organization

EVkids empowers underserved Boston youth with the skills and confidence needed to realize their potential. EVkids creates a community of support through 1:1, multi-year, academic mentoring relationships, professional family engagement and school advocacy, college success advising and mentoring support, and a summer camp at our 9-acre site in Vermont. By building a safe space where success is expected and attainable together, EVkids helps low-income students get to and through college.

Based in Dorchester, EVkids is a faith-based organization that supports low-income Boston students aspire to and achieve college enrollment and graduation as first-generation college attendees. EVkids volunteer tutors are students at local universities, including Boston College, Boston University, Harvard, MCPHS, Northeastern, Tufts, and UMass Boston. EVkids tutors commit to the values of service, community, and reflection, and as such, graduate to become lifelong agents of positive social change.

More than 125 Tutoring pairs meet weekly across five EVkids after-school Tutoring sites, three in Dorchester, one in Roxbury, and one virtual site. They are supported through weekly contact with families, regular communication with teachers and guidance counselors, community- and campus-based events, and on- and off-site support for tutors. The EVkids College Success program helps high school students find their spark, access internships and other resume-building opportunities, and navigate the college application process. Graduates are then paired with college success mentors (often past tutors) to support them as they take control over their college journey and persist to graduation. We also host up to 36 campers each summer at EVkids Camp in Vermont. Learn more at www.evkids.org.

Opportunity

This is a renewable 9-month part-time (20 hours/week) school-year position (September 2026 – May 2027). The part-time Education Advocate manages a caseload of virtual tutoring pairs, working with students’ families and teachers to support the work of their 1:1 tutors each week. Regular responsibilities include hosting online tutoring sessions, teacher meetings, family engagement, and meetings with volunteer tutors, which can mostly be conducted virtually. It will be important to have reliable internet to do this remote work successfully. Special projects may include some in-person Saturday trainings, mentoring, and community events.

Responsibilities

School Advocacy, Family Engagement, and Tutoring Support

• Conduct teacher meetings to ascertain student needs and progress; prepare teacher conference reports
• Meet with tutors individually to discuss student Tutoring plans
• Maintain weekly contact and conduct home visits as needed with parents and guardians to ensure continuity between Tutoring, school, and family caregivers
• Accompany parents to school meetings as needed for support and advocacy
• Research and provide families and students with information and resources regarding school options
• Support tutors and students during virtual after-school Tutoring sessions
• Participate in weekly program meetings and supervision
• Participate in occasional weekend training and mentoring events, including: tutor trainings, on-campus Mentoring Days, and an annual Community Celebration
• Assist with program evaluation and reporting

Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience, in education or social work-related field preferred
• At least 2-3 years’ experience in teaching, mentoring/tutoring, or related field (familiarity with Boston schools preferred)
• Professional experience working with diverse populations including low-income, ethnically-diverse, POC communities; school-age children, university students, parents, teachers and school administrators
• Excellent verbal, written, and computer skills, including using Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, & Forms) and Salesforce

Personal Qualifications

• Passion for the mission and core values of EVkids
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively with an energized, committed, and diverse team
• Personal connections to, and familiarity with, the Dorchester and/or Roxbury neighborhoods a plus
• Multi-lingual and/or multicultural a plus
• Cultural sensitivity & humility; openness to explore organizational racial equity efforts
• Comfort navigating home visits, meetings at schools and in the community, and managing one's own calendar day-to-day
• A clean Massachusetts Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) record required

Salary/Benefits

Salary is $28/hr, plus 17 paid holidays (13 fixed, 4 floating), and 5 paid sick days.

Submit cover letter, resume, and references to jenniferbufithishurie@evkids.org.