Study Buddy Program Coordinator, Against the Grain, Franklin, Tennessee

 Description
Against the Grain offers in-school tutoring to the children of the single mothers in the 180 Program. The 
coordinator for the Study Buddy Program serves as the liaison between the tutors, teachers, and school 
administrators.
Responsibilities include meeting with teachers and/or administrators at the beginning of the school year to 
determine the needs of each child, and how the Study Buddy Program can help meet the academic goals for each 
child. The coordinator will train the tutors and orient them to the specific needs of their student. Throughout the 
year, the Program Coordinator will communicate with the tutors and the teachers to determine the on-going 
needs and successes of each student.
The Program Coordinator will maintain data throughout the year that enables the Executive Director to 
understand the academic situation of each child and communicate to the mothers and their mentors how to best support 
their child's academic experience.

Preferred Skills: 
•	Experience in Elementary Education: The Coordinator for the Study Buddy Program must be able to communicate 
with elementary school teachers and administrators regarding strategies for meeting the needs of at-risk 
children. An understanding of common teaching methods is necessary for reaching students performing below 
grade-level standards.
•	Teaching and Training: The Study Buddy Program Coordinator must not only understand common teaching methods 
used in elementary school classrooms, he/she must be able to train tutors to understand how to reach students 
who may not respond to traditional approaches. The Coordinator is responsible for communicating strategies that 
may be incorporated into the tutoring sessions.
•	Administration/ Time Management: The Coordinator is responsible for keeping records and must be able to use 
MS Word and Excel. The Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that initial student assessments, teacher 
meetings, and tutor orientations occur in a timely manner at the beginning of the school year. Follow-up reviews on 
student progress must also be done in a timely manner after every 9-week grading cycle.

 Requirements 

All volunteers must complete a Volunteer Application, pass a background check, and complete Volunteer 
Training. All Program Coordinators will also be required to attend team leader meetings.

 Additional Detail

References from people who have done Short Term Missions with this organization before are available upon 
request. Submit "I Want to Volunteer!" to receive more information.

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