Get Involved!
There are many opportunities for high school students to volunteer with us. We offer no paid positions. Learning Pals is entirely student-run, so leadership opportunities go all the way to the top. The leadership jobs below are a great opportunity to have more responsibility. The best way to start is always as a tutor! If you have an idea for a role you would like to have with Learning Pals, email us and we would be happy to schedule a meeting to talk with you about it.
How to Become a Tutor
Tutor (see Monthly Application Cycle below for deadlines)
Please note that being a tutor does not prevent you from holding other roles. We are looking for candidates who are organized, comfortable interacting with and teaching children, comfortable interacting with parents, and prompt emailers and texters.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Please note that being a tutor does not prevent you from holding other roles. We are looking for candidates who are organized, comfortable interacting with and teaching children, comfortable interacting with parents, and prompt emailers and texters.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Schedule meetings with your student.
- Keep your Calendly.com page up to date.
- Join meetings with assigned student on time and give your full attention to your student.
- Fill out the Session Review Google Form after every session thoughtfully and accurately.
- Answer your coordinator every week for check-ins. Respond to their questions with details.
- Submit Google Form - https://forms.gle/dDDQXHt15UPExsXQ8
- Submit a teacher recommendation (send the form to your teacher) - https://forms.gle/kLnisDbBKjoxzcDRA
- Schedule (& attend) an interview - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17FPd-w-SgnDq0sOlQHWTmGnAZ65xAQO4UqNFE0PnUrE/edit#gid=0
Tutor Monthly Application Cycle
Application only has to be completed once. This cycle repeats each month. If you are interested in starting tutoring in January, for example, apply by January 1st. Tutors do not need to reapply each month.
By the 1st of the month, you must:
- Submit your registration form
- Submit your teacher recommendation form
- Schedule your interview
If you miss the deadline, please apply by the first of the next month to enter the next application cycle!
From the 1st through the 8th:
- Attend your interview.
All prospective tutors will be informed of whether or not they are admitted by the 8th of the month.
From the 8th through the 15th:
- You will be paired with a student!
By the 1st of the month, you must:
- Submit your registration form
- Submit your teacher recommendation form
- Schedule your interview
If you miss the deadline, please apply by the first of the next month to enter the next application cycle!
From the 1st through the 8th:
- Attend your interview.
All prospective tutors will be informed of whether or not they are admitted by the 8th of the month.
From the 8th through the 15th:
- You will be paired with a student!
Reasons to Tutor
1. Community service hours! Most schools, including NEST+m, Brooklyn Tech, and LaGuardia give their students community service hours for time spent tutoring through Learning Pals. If you have questions about your particular school, email us at [email protected] or ask your guidance counselor.
2. Leadership opportunities! There are many ways to find leadership opportunities at Learning Pals, and since we are completely student led, many of these jobs have large responsibilities. Most of our opportunities are aimed at applicants have prior experience working with Learning Pals students, so tutoring is a great way to get started.
2. Leadership opportunities! There are many ways to find leadership opportunities at Learning Pals, and since we are completely student led, many of these jobs have large responsibilities. Most of our opportunities are aimed at applicants have prior experience working with Learning Pals students, so tutoring is a great way to get started.
Leadership Opportunities
Coordinator
We are looking for a candidate who is a prompt texter, proactive, organized, and is comfortable interacting with families as well as tutors.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
APPLICATION PROCESS:
We are looking for a candidate who is a prompt texter, proactive, organized, and is comfortable interacting with families as well as tutors.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Answer texts promptly (within an hour or two).
- Text tutors every Friday for an update on their student.
- Follow up with them if there is no response.
- Fill out the update of the pair each week.
- Attend weekly check-in meetings with Vice President and other coordinators.
- Assign pairs.
- Send emails to the tutor and to the student’s guardian.
- Reach out to student’s guardian if they are not responding.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
- Google Form Application - https://forms.gle/bL8wmToSiL7JXniP8
- Interview - Email us at [email protected] with three dates & times that work for you
Social Media Manager
We are looking for a candidate who is a strong writer, comfortable using common social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook, etc.), and has an eye for design.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
APPLICATION PROCESS:
We are looking for a candidate who is a strong writer, comfortable using common social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook, etc.), and has an eye for design.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Weekly tutor tips post.
- Three other posts a month.
- Other posts as requested.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
- Design an Instagram post to recruit new tutors. See our Instagram, @LearningPalsOfficial for inspiration. Email your submission to [email protected].
Graphic Designer (Application Currently Closed)
Overall purpose is to have a talented graphic designer on-call to create materials for Learning Pals when needed.
We are looking for a candidate who has an eye for design, has experience with design (whether professional or not), has the tools and knowledge to create posters and graphs, can respond and work quickly, and takes direction well.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Create the following materials based on instructions given. Some assignments will have specific requirements and others will have more room for your creativity to shine through:
- A logo.
- A flyer (three-fold) that has information about Learning Pals that could be used to advertise the role of tutors to high school students.
- Posters to advertise the role of tutor to high school students.
- Posters to advertise book clubs to students.
- Graphs or other ways to visually display data about the impact of Learning Pals.
- Create other posters, flyers, graphics, etc., as requested.
- Design a poster to recruit new tutors. Create something that we could hypothetically hang up in school hallways.
Graphic Designer
Overall purpose is to have a talented graphic designer on-call to create materials for Learning Pals when needed.
We are looking for a candidate who has an eye for design, has experience with design (whether professional or not), has the tools and knowledge to create posters and graphs, can respond and work quickly, and takes direction well.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Create the following materials based on instructions given. Some assignments will have specific requirements and others will have more room for your creativity to shine through:
- A logo.
- A flyer (three-fold) that has information about Learning Pals that could be used to advertise the role of tutors to high school students.
- Posters to advertise the role of tutor to high school students.
- Posters to advertise book clubs to students.
- Graphs or other ways to visually display data about the impact of Learning Pals.
- Create other posters, flyers, graphics, etc., as requested.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
- Design a poster to recruit new tutors. Create something that we could hypothetically hang up in school hallways. Email your submission to [email protected]
