Volunteer - Elementary Tutor

Vision: 

Helping generations thrive neighborhood by neighborhood 

Mission: 

Sharing God’s love by walking with children cradle to career, supporting their families, and engaging in neighborhood transformation 

Core Values: 

Christ Centered  |  Strategic Relentlessness  |  Nurturing Dignity  |  Excellence  |  Life Together

Dream Center Evansville (DCE) Tutoring Program Information:  Tutors will assist students with homework and build confidence in underdeveloped reading and math skills during our after-school programs.  We want every child at Dream Center to thrive and tutors can play a large role by providing one-on-one attention to students.  This will help students build relationships with caring adults while strengthening their reading and math skills.  The outcome will boost self-esteem and help students overcome learning obstacles

Tutoring Academically at Dream Center requires NO lesson planning.  Our Academic Development Coordinator prepares lessons for each student according to where their needs are at the time.  All Paperwork and materials will be ready for the tutor when arriving at Dream Center.

Available Tutoring Options:

Kindergarten - 6th grade                                                                

• Times available:  Monday - Thursday 3:45 - 5:45 (one or more days per week)                        
• Semesters: Sept-Nov, Jan-April, May-July                                 
  

Expectations for tutoring at the Dream Center:

• Motivation: You must be driven by the desire to help those around you
• Commitment: Our Students want adults that are committed and will go the extra mile for them
• Adaptability: No single learning style fits every student
• Patience: Working through struggles requires patience
• Enthusiasm: Tutors need to be excited about learning and have a passion for it
• Connecting: Connecting with students and understanding their academic challenges will lead to greater productivity and academic growth
• Communication: Being respectful, friendly, diplomatic, a good listener and to be able to build a rapport with our students 
• Humility: Speaking well of others and congratulating them for a job well done
  

Qualifications: 

• Criminal background check must show no conviction of a felony or misdemeanor crime including, but not limited to abuse, drugs or alcohol, neglect, theft or fraud.

Volunteers are not suitable for tutoring if they:

• Have been involved in a crime against a vulnerable person (child, disabled person, elderly, etc.)
• Cannot commit to at least one day per week within the time periods listed above, or otherwise cannot complete their tutoring commitment

Dream Center's Statement of Faith:

• We believe there is only one God, creator of heaven and earth, who exists eternally as three persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, each fully God, yet each personally distinct from the other.
• We believe the Bible is the inspired, infallible, authoritative word of God.
• We believe all people are created in God’s image and matter deeply to Him. The value and dignity of all people, each created in God's image and yet alienated from God and each other because of our sin and guilt.
  
• We believe Jesus Christ, fully human and fully divine, who lived as a perfect example, assumed the judgment due sinners by dying in our place, and was bodily raised from the dead and ascended as Savior and Lord.
  
• We believe God's grace justifies all who repent and put their faith in Jesus Christ alone for salvation.
  
• We believe in the presence and transforming power of the Holy Spirit, and the unity of all believers in Jesus Christ.