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Volunteer opportunities to support Pathways students
Depending on the type of placement, volunteers have the choice of any day of the week. The weekly time commitment is 2 to 3 hours between 5 and 8 p.m. (Fridays 4 to 6 p.m.).
Volunteer Tutors
As a volunteer tutor, you:
- Commit to one evening per week for 2 to 3 hours to tutor students in small groups;
- Tutor students with a range of abilities in subjects from grades 9 to 12 (Regent Park only; grade 9 in all other Ontario communities; Secondary I in Verdun);
- Specialize in at least one subject (Math, Sciences, English, French or Social Sciences);
- May be bilingual to tutor our French speaking students in the Ontario communities;
- Be a French speaker to tutor our students in Verdun;
- May be computer proficient to tutor in the computer lab.
Some of our students benefit more from a one-to-one match with a volunteer tutor. This requires the volunteer be matched with the same student every week for one hour. Knowledge or willingness to learn techniques required for Special Education, ESL students, low literacy and/or Math basics is required.
Volunteer Group Mentors
Our volunteer group mentors should have knowledge in mentoring techniques working with youth, have experience in developing skills through fun and challenging activities, and feel comfortable adjusting the program according to mutual interests and talents in the group.
As a volunteer group mentor, you:
- Are available to mentor a group of 15 students with two other co-mentors;
- Commit to a mentoring group, two to three hours, once per week (or every other week, depending on the community) for an eight-week session between October and June;
- Offer ideas applying communication and negotiation skills to activities, a theme or a group project.
Expectations of the Pathways volunteer
As a Pathways volunteer, you will receive written information on your rights and responsibilities as well as a clear description and an outline of expectations of your placement.
What we expect of our volunteers:
- Share your motivation and background in becoming a volunteer;
- Learn about Pathways and the mission of the agency running the program;
- Sign confidentiality, privacy, reference and contact information forms;
- Give permission for a police reference check and names of two references to contact;
- Sign up for training sessions;
- Display regular and prompt attendance;
- Respect confidentiality regarding issues concerning staff, students and the organization;
- State any limitations that may impact the placement;
- Communicate any concerns regarding students and staff;
- Respond to the current high school culture and challenges Pathways' youth face.
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please contact the local Pathways program in your community:
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