Program Description

 

The Daily Planet was founded in 1969 to provide services to the Richmond homeless population. As part of the Daily Planet's commitment to providing the homeless population an opportunity and assistance in becoming self-sufficient, Project STRIVE was developed. Project STRIVE stands for Strengthening Teamwork, Responsibility, and Independence via Employment. The purpose of the program is to empower homeless individuals to successfully obtain education and employment. It provides basic job preparation skills such as resume writing, completing job applications, job interview etiquette. It also addresses barriers to employment such as criminal records and sporadic work history.

 

Duties/Responsibilities:

 

• Provide one-on-one tutoring in all academic subjects, grade levels 6 through 12

• Create lesson plans according to the needs of the participants

• Meet with the program coordinator monthly to review progress

Qualifications:

• At least one year of teaching experience and a bachelor's degree

• Experience utilizing literacy and language arts curriculum

• Knowledge of multiple learning styles and methods

• Understanding of the needs of the homeless population

• Ability to respond to participants' learning needs with innovative ideas and approaches to instruction

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Ability to work independently

Time Commitment

• Minimum of one 4-week session

• 1 hour per week

• Available Hours: Monday - Friday 11:00AM - 1:00PM

Contact

Octavia Ware, Vocational Specialist

517 West Grace Street

Richmond, VA 23220

(804) 783-0678 ext. 251

wareoct@dailyplanetva.org