SUTHERLAND Career Center: Teen Book Buddy Volunteers

Monday, March 7, 2016

Teen Book Buddy Volunteers

Seeking Teen Book Buddy Volunteers

Volunteer Opportunity at Lynn Valley Library

Spring 2016

Book Buddies is a Library program that helps children aged 6-11 who need support and encouragement in maintaining and improving their reading skills. Children are matched with a teen volunteer, and for ½ hour each week the Book Buddies read aloud to each other, choose books to take home, and do literacy-based activities such as word games.

The Library is looking for up to 4 Book Buddy volunteers who:

Are in grades 10, 11, or 12
Enjoy working with younger children, including those with learning disabilities or who are English Language Learners
Are enthusiastic about reading, and can model reading as an enjoyable activity
Are patient, supportive, encouraging, and can help younger children stay focussed
Are able to communicate clearly, effectively and courteously with children, parents, library staff and fellow Book Buddy volunteers
Are able to keep schedules, notes and statistics

Book Buddies is most effective when the child meets with the same volunteer each week for eight weeks. Volunteers need to be able to commit to 20 hours over 2 months: Tuesdays 3:30-6:00 pm, April 5 to May 24. There will also be a 1 ½ hour training session on Tuesday March 29.

All Book Buddy volunteers must complete a criminal record check and those who successfully complete 20 hours will receive written confirmation.

Interested?
Submit a cover letter and resume by Wednesday March 23, 2016 to Alison Campbell (details below)
Need more info? Please contact:

Alison Campbell
Outreach Coordinator for Children and Teens
North Vancouver District Public Library
1277 Lynn Valley Road, N.Van V7J 2A1
alicam@nvdpl.ca 604.990.5800 ext 8118

or contact Ms. Abad cabad@sd44.ca

Work Experience Courses ~ WEX12A & WEX12B

WORK EXPERIENCE provides an opportunity for students, explore career options, build employable skills, possibly land their first job, give back to the community, add to their resume, scholarship, university applications and is a great life experience!!

Work experience takes place in the community providing students with an opportunity to explore a career of interest to them. Typically it is a school-arranged, non-paid placement which may lead to an apprenticeship or employment.

Requirement:

1. Complete WorkSafe BC Program (see Mr. Nevison)
2. Meet with the Work Experience Facilitator (Ms. Nieken-Spence) to determine career focus & arrange a placement
3. Complete 30-100 hours of volunteer or work experience
4. Submit a written report

Students may choose to register in the following Career programs:

1. Grade 10 Science COOP = 100 hours of career exploration (Planning 10 and Science 10 are the courses associated with the program. Incorporates WEX12A by allowing students to attend a work placement every Monday and Thursday afternoons, to complete the required 100 hours.

2. Grade 10 Explorer Program = 30 + hours of career exploration (Social Studies & PE Leadership are the courses associated with the program). Includes an opportunity for students to complete the minimum 30 hour Work experience requirement for graduation. Students attend work placement every Thursday afternoon.

3. Grade 11 and/or 12 Work Experience Program = 100 hours of career exploration (can be completed within the timetable of outside of the timetable including summers and other school break times. Register in WEX 12A/12B.

4. SSA (Secondary School Apprenticeship) = 4 courses for a total of 16 credits (can be started as early as age 15/can be done part time or over summer and other school breaks/ can be scheduled as an entire semester outside of the school classroom).

SSA is a career program that allows students to begin an apprenticeship while still in school and earn high school credits for doing so and be eligible for a $1000 scholarship!!

An apprenticeship is a paid training program for trades and technical careers that involves a combination of on the job training and classroom instruction. Register in SSA11a / SSA11b/ SSA12a/ SSA 12b.

For a list of apprenticeable trades, go to http://www.itabc.ca/

5. ACE IT Training = Foundation Level studies in a variety of trades (Cook Level 1 @ Carson Graham / Carpentry @WVSS / other trades at the Post-Secondary Institute – BCIT, VCC, etc)

Hidden Apprentices -- If you are working, you may already be a Secondary School Apprentice.

New resources to Help Students Find A Career in Skilled Trades: http://www.tradestrainingbc.ca/

For further information, please contact:

James Nevison (Teacher/Career Advisor) jnevison@sd44.ca
Yolanda Nieken-Spence (Work Experience Facilitator) YNieken-Spence@sd44.ca

Monday, March 7, 2016

Teen Book Buddy Volunteers

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