Program Description: Childcare, mentoring, working/leading with specific activities (crafts, projects, etc.), office work, lesson writing, grant writing, organizational efforts (inventory/organizing physical and electronic items/etc.), grant-writing. LINK Mentoring offers one-on-one mentoring to K-8 students in Grinnell. We are always looking for college students who would like to volunteer to be a mentor to a student. Mentors meet with their students once a week during the lunch hour. During this time the pair eat lunch, play games, make crafts, etc. The mentors serve as positive role models in the students’ lives. We also need volunteers for the after-school and summer programs (our goal is about 1 adult to 10 children, or 2 to 15), as well as community mentors who are ready to act when a child is in need.
Location: Bailey Park, Fairview, Davis, or Grinnell Middle School
Duties:
· Build relationships with K-8 Students in Grinnell through mentorship activities
· Provide homework assistance for afterschool program or be a reading buddy
· Help ensure a safe environment for all
· Teach specific skills or hobbies; arts and crafts, coding, sports, music, etc
Skills required:
● RSVP volunteers must be 55 years of age or older.
● Relate well to youth
● Flexible schedule - school year once a week at lunch hour
● Good communications skills, patience and empathy
● Volunteers are needed on an ongoing basis
Amount of Time: Volunteers meet weekly for 1hours at lunch time; Summer time – can be flexible program 7:30-5:30pm; Afterschool program 3-6pm
Time of Day: Flexible for summer camp and afterschool program
Benefits:
● Opportunity to help k-8 students throughout Grinnell-Newburg School District
● Develop relationships with students and other volunteers
