Adult Literacy Tutor - Online Small-Group Instructor

Position Title: Adult Literacy Tutor - Online Small-Group Instructor

Organization: Riverside County Library Systems Literacy Services

Volunteers needed: Seasonal (Spring, Summer, and/or Fall)

Position Description:

Make a profound impact in just a few hours a week! Help an adult in your community gain the skills they need to navigate life with confidence?

RCLS provides free, online small-group (2-8 adults) sessions that help adults build the skills they need to thrive. From reading and writing to digital literacy, citizenship preparation, health literacy, and more, you don’t just teach; you bridge the gap to a life of opportunities by facilitating access to the tools they need to build a better life.

No teaching experience required! We provide all training and continuous support. Bilingual volunteers are highly encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities:

• Meet with your assigned learners on Zoom once a week for 1.5 hour sessions for a period of three months
  • Sessions are seasonal: Spring (February-April), Summer (June-August), and Fall (September-December)
• Prepare and implement sessions tailored to the class topic and the needs, goals, and interests of your learners
• Submit monthly reports on tutoring time spent, goals worked on, challenges faced, and milestones achieved by the monthly deadline
• Collaborate with RCLS literacy staff for updated goal evaluations of your learners, as requested
• Notify RCLS literacy staff regarding learner needs, challenges, concerns, questions, or situations that could affect tutoring for either you or your learners
• Attend monthly tutor support meetings, tutor development trainings, and a minimum of one event/activity per year to support the program
• Share information with the assigned learners about library services, programs, and the use of resources, and encourage them to participate in literacy opportunities

Qualifications:

• Age eighteen or older. A minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Patient, flexible, dependable, compassionate, inclusive, and culturally-sensitive attitude
• Experience using Zoom or working in a virtual setting is preferred
• Comfortable using a computer, email, Zoom, Microsoft Office, and Google Suite programs
• Able to maintain a minimum three-month commitment to meeting with adult learners weekly
• Individuals of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply!

Time Commitment:

In-person interview, online Volunteer Orientation, 6 hours of Volunteer Tutor Training, and an additional Small-Group Instructor Orientation, then ongoing session planning and weekly meetings with learners for a minimum of three months. Find scheduled dates HERE.

Contact Person:

Ursula Garcia, Senior Literacy Associate - Literacy@rivlib.net | 951-685-6901