Love 2 Serve Teacher, Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis and Education

Posted by on September 14, 2009

Love 2 Serve Teacher
Job Description

Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis and Education (“Ashe”), a long-standing nonprofit organization in the City of Philadelphia, is in search of a highly organized, creative, and capable teacher for our Love 2 Serve Program.

The mission of Ashe is to empower young people to achieve success as individuals and as active citizens in their schools and communities through innovative tennis, education, life skills, and youth leadership programming.  We support a diverse group of over 8,000 young people ages 4-18, with a particular emphasis on serving youth from under-resources families and communities.  To effectively carry out our mission, we have built a “hub and spoke” program model in which we deliver year-round programming at our brand new Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis and Education Center on Ridge Avenue in East Falls, along with a vibrant set of grass-roots programs in neighborhoods across Philadelphia and Camden, NJ.

Program Mission

This program is designed to use tennis and other recreational facilities to enhance the health and wellness of the entire community, increase interaction between different ethnic and economic classes, and unite community partners to improve the quality of life for all.

Program Structure

Love2Serve provides an environment for youth to receive tennis instructions, complete homework, receive basic remedial assistance and immerse in other intellectual and recreational pursuits.  This stimulating program provides structure for youths who face significant risk factors.

Vision

To develop and improve the tennis ability of each participant, and engage them to become active civic leaders in the community.

Primary Responsibilities

– Plan and facilitate service-learning project for 20 kids
– Oversee homework completion
– Provide basic remedial assistance to those participants that need it
– Act as a mentor to children and other staff

Required Skills and Experience

– Experience working with youth in an educational setting
– Certified teacher or in the process of attaining certification
– Experience with service learning preferred but not mandatory

Hours and Compensation
Five hours per week at $25 per hour

How to Apply
Send your resume including a list of three references and a cover letter to Jonah Fliegelman at jfliegelman@ashetennis.org.  References must include name, nature and length of the professional or personal relationship, and contact information.

The deadline for all applicants is Friday, September 18, 2009 at 5pm (EST).   Applicants should be prepared to start employment the end of September or beginning of October.