Adult Literacy Tutor

Time Commitment

1 or 2 sessions weekly, minimum 6 month commitment

Purpose

Tutoring adults to help them become active learners and library users.

Benefits of Volunteering

• Chance to meet new people
• To work in pleasant surroundings
• To develop new skills
• Give something back to the community
• Share your talents
• Feel needed and valued
• Enhance your resume
• Satisfaction from accomplishment

Duties & Responsibilities

• Help learners achieve practical goals such as learning
  to read or communicate, improve their job opportunities, get a driver's license, or take a GED test
• Spends approximately 1 to 3 hours tutoring each week and 1 hour a week preparing for each session
• Completes 9 hours basic training class (ex. Literacy Volunteers)
• Attends in-service workshops to learn new techniques, view new materials, and share concerns and successes
• Coordinates meeting times and places with learner
• Willingness to accept role as peer, not teacher

Skills/Abilities/Qualifications Required

• Speak English well. Read and write at the 12th grade
  level and convey a positive, friendly attitude
• 18 years of age or older
• Is honest, reliable, punctual, patient, sensitive, understanding, and respectful of learner's situation,needs and goals
• Is creative, flexible, enthusiastic, and has a sense of humor
• Has good communication, listening, and organizational skills
• Enjoys working with adults
• Able to effectively motivate adults
• Ability to access, input, and retrieve information
• Ability to work congenially with staff, patrons, and other volunteers
• General familiarity with libraries