Puentes de Salud works with Latinx immigrant communities in and around the Philadelphia area through high-quality healthcare, social and wellness services, and educational programming. The Puentes de Salud Education branch serves youth ages 3-18 and their families throughout out-of-school-time programming.
About the Program:
This fall, Puentes de Salud plan to offer the program, Pasaporte Cultural, once a week to students in 5th and 6th grade. This role will take place in person at Southwark Elementary School in South Philadelphia one afternoon per week.
Position Description:
We seek Spanish-speaking volunteers in order to better create bilingual learning spaces that are accessible to more students. In this role, the volunteer will work 1:1 or in a small student-to-volunteer ratio providing academic support through assisting students with different school material. Volunteers will also support the facilitator during workshops that may include: sports, arts and crafts, etc. Volunteers will also support the facilitator with “mini lessons”, all lessons are related to the country of the day.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Participate in after-school programming once a week from 3-6pm.
- Preview lesson plan and adequately prepare for activities each day
- Support with supervision of students during snack, group transitions, bathroom breaks, workshop activities, and with children’s safety
- Assist with classroom setup and support facilitator with teaching cultural lessons when needed
- Participate in sports games and support students with arts & crafts
- Clean up classroom & return materials to Puentes’ office
- Participate in debrief sessions after each day of programming
- Contribute to overall program evaluation and growth through on-going reflection and feedback
- Communicate with Education Supervisor if there are any student concerns
For more information on qualifications, click here
To Apply: Please submit an application using the following form. Select your program(s) of preference. Submit your application by August 25th 2025! We will review and interview candidates on a rolling basis.
