Make a Difference with Lauren's House: Volunteer to Support At-Risk Youth

Position Type: Volunteer / Federal Work-Study

Reports To: Executive Director

Time Commitment: 2–4 hours/week (After-school programming runs Monday–Thursday, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM)

Location: East Palo Alto

About the Role: Lauren’s House 4 Positive Change Inc. is dedicated to providing holistic academic and emotional support to children, youth, and their families. We are seeking engaging and reliable Tutors to provide vital academic assistance within our after-school program, primarily serving K-8th grade students in the Ravenswood City School District.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Prior experience in tutoring, mentoring, or youth development is desired.
• A demonstrated passion for youth advocacy and a genuine desire to encourage students along their educational journey.

Skills and Knowledge Requirements:

• Demonstrates a high degree of initiative, self-direction, and creativity in engaging youth.
• Exhibits strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Maintains a high level of professionalism and reliability.
• Demonstrates cultural competency and a proven ability to work empathetically with individuals from diverse racial, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Maintains excellent, collaborative working relationships with staff, volunteers, and the public.

Essential Job Functions:

• Provide academic support by implementing tutoring strategies that assess, assist, and encourage students in their individual learning processes.
• Cultivate a positive, safe, and inclusive environment for youth to learn, interact, and grow academically and emotionally.
• Facilitate small group and individualized active enrichment activities.
• Build and maintain positive, supportive relationships with youth, volunteers, parents, school staff, and the broader community.
• Assist with daily program operations, including tracking student attendance and other relevant administrative duties.
• Assist with the setup, organization, and clean-up of all program areas.
• Assume other duties as assigned to support the organization's mission.