Volunteer Tutor for 8-week Programme

The Volunteer Tutors Organisation
VO102058

VTO provides free one to one tuition to children and young people (aged between 8-18) to help tackle the attainment gap. We work with young people from diverse backgrounds including those from low-income families, care experience, EAL, or those faced with perceived barriers to learning. Our volunteers are responsible for developing a person-centred tutoring experience. A key part of this role is relationship building, mentoring, instilling confidence, and empowering young people through education.

We are reaching out as we currently have a volunteering opportunity for our Learning Hubs in Glasgow and Edinburgh.

This is a short-term opportunity from April until mid-June; for a total of about 8 to 9 weeks. You would be required to attend the hub each week and work 1-1 with a primary-aged pupil supporting them with their homework and reading. If you think you would be able to help at one (or more) of the hubs, please apply using the link provided or reach out to us so that we can help. Please note, that there is no obligation to continue after the hubs finish in June.

What will I be doing?

-Supporting a primary-aged child one-to-one.
-Assisting VTO Staff with the overall management of the learning hub.
-Helping children with their homework and in the areas of numeracy and literacy
-When will I be volunteering?

Weekly for approximately 1.5 hours at your agreed Learning Hub, the hubs run on one weekday evening after school. The following learning hubs are confirmed to be running during the volunteering programme and you can choose to attend one or more:
Saracen Street Primary School & St. Teresa's Primary School (Possilpark Parish Church)

-Springburn Parish Church
-St. Charles' Primary School
-Possilpoint Community Centre
-Easterhouse Kelvin College Campus
-Barrowfield Community Centre
-Adelphi Centre

Support:
Volunteer induction training is delivered in a dynamic and interactive session and a timetable of additional (optional) training is made available throughout the year focussing on topics such as dyslexia, Autism, Care Experience and EAL.
You will be allocated a VTO Learning Communities Coordinator to support you whilst volunteering.
You will have full access to our online tutor forum where tutors share ideas on how to get the best of their tutoring experience.
Benefits & Perks

Contribution to the community by giving something back and helping to reduce the attainment gap.
Developing new skills.
Gaining experience in the areas of teaching, tutoring experience working with children and young people.
Enhanced personal statement and/or CV and a volunteer reference are available to you after the completion of the programme.

If you are interested please click the ‘Apply’ button below (available when logged in and registered). You will then be contacted by the provider by email or phone call. If you have not heard back after 5 working days, the first step is to contact the provider with the contact details provided. You could also check your junk/spam folder on your emails just in case the response is there. If that doesn’t work out then please feel free to contact Volunteer Glasgow on info@volunteerglasgow.org

Experience required

You don't need any formal teaching or tutoring experience to become a tutor, just a desire to support young people to reach their full potential.
Our focus is supporting young people with the core subjects of English and Maths, if you have skills in either of these areas, we would love to hear from you.
We work with children and young people who face barriers to their education and so we are looking for tutors who are creative, enthusiastic, understanding, and resilient
Volunteers must be ag