LINK Mentoring - Grinnell

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