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CoderDojo Champion
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Summary
Do you want to have a positive impact on the future of young coders? Become a CoderDojo Champion now and organize your own CoderDojo!Detailed description
As a CoderDojo Champion you help children and young people between the ages of 7 and 17 to develop and improve their programming skills. Through your knowledge and enthusiasm you can inspire and guide the next generation of coders.
As a CoderDojo volunteer, you will be the mentor guiding the youth in learning code for the development of creative projects. You learn from that too! You have the opportunity to learn different programming languages and tools such as Scratch, JavaScript, Python, HTML and many more! It doesn't matter if you already have coding experience or not, everyone is welcome to sign up and join. At the CoderDojo you learn from each other.
In addition to learning code, CoderDojo also offers the chance to make new friends, have fun experiences and participate in the ever-growing world of technology and new media.
As a CoderDojo Champion you are the champion of your CoderDojo, you are the one who organizes the CoderDojo sessions, attracts new coders and keeps in touch with involved CoderDojo mentors. Are you the Champion we are looking for?
Keep an eye on! You are not a CoderDojo Champion just like that, we have a stricter selection procedure for this volunteer vacancy than usual.
Tasks:
· You organize and inspire the CoderDojo sessions, workshops or events for children and young people between 7 and 17 years old
· You share your programming knowledge and experiences with the participants
· You immerse yourself in CoderDojo's materials to always offer something new
· You guide the participants in making creative projects and solving problems
You provide a safe and supportive environment for all participants
· You inspire participants to keep learning and developing in the field of coding
Responsibilities:
· You know who is coming and build a bond with the young coders
· You communicate with the CoderDojo organization and other CoderDojo mentors about the events
· You know how to recruit new talents for your CoderDojo
· Maintain good relationships with the participants, parents, sponsors and the local community
· Reporting problems or concerns to the CoderDojo organization or other appropriate agencies
We offer you:
· A stage as an inspiration and mentor
· Opportunities to have a social impact on your local community with code
· An inspiring place for your CoderDojo
· Participation and ownership of activities at the Velsen Library
· Collaboration possibilities with the Velsen Library
· Opportunities to think about requirements for future CoderDojo's
· A network of enthusiastic CoderDojo Mentors and CoderDojo Champions
About Bibliotheek Velsen
You can read aloud at the library and also help with difficult digital questions. You can supervise or organize activities with us! You can drive around with books in our service car or help in libraries at school.
Because what you do counts, everyone can get started at the Velsen Library. Thanks to our joint efforts, we are able to eliminate language deficiencies, answer digital questions for young and old, give depth to activities and keep the opportunities accessible to everyone!
At the Velsen Library, you get to know new people in a surprisingly relaxed way at the pace you want. In exchange we make you an expert and give you the space to let you do what you are good at!