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Become a volunteer Adult Literacy tutor to help an adult in your community achieve their learning and language goals. Adults are currently waiting to be matched with a tutor at Sonoma County Libraries. We have a specific need for more tutors at libraries in: Sonoma Valley and Santa Rosa (multiple library sites in Santa Rosa) right now. We are also hoping to welcome tutors who are available some evenings and weekends. If you can tutor 1.5 -3hrs a week at any of these library locations, please let us know, so we can contact you and help you register for our 2024 New Tutor orientation and training dates - which take place on Zoom and online. All training and resources are FREE for volunteer tutors and adult learners.
Our next orientation will be held on Zoom: MAY 15 at 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm. Contact us to find our more and to pre-register for this orientation-training date. Email: literacy@sonomalibrary.org or call 707-544-2622.
We are looking for empathetic volunteers who want to help an adult learner improve their reading, writing & English language skills in order to achieve their program goals. No formal teaching experience necessary. Bilingual tutors are welcome, but you do not need to be bilingual to tutor. Free training and materials are provided by the program. Flexible hours and library locations throughout the county are possible once orientation on Zoom and online training is completed during the 4-5 weeks that follow the orientation date (there are nine self-paced online training modules).
What We Do: Sonoma County Library Adult Literacy Services provide FREE training, support and materials to volunteer tutors, who meet one-to-one with an adult learner at their local Sonoma County library 1.5 - 3 hours a week. Tutors volunteer 1.5 - 3hrs a week to meet with an adult learner and they also submit monthly hours/instruction reports online.
The next NEW tutor orientation training will be online via Zoom: Wednesday, May 15th 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm. Tutoring takes place in-person at your local library branch after orientation and training is complete and schedules have been mutually agreed upon with a potential learning partner.
Contact us today and we will help you register for our May 15th 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Zoom orientation-training date or the next one scheduled August 1 from 9:00 am - 10:30 am. If these dates don't work, you can ask about our other options later in Fall 2024.
Questions: 707-544-2622 or literacy@sonomalibrary.org
Visit: https://sonomalibrary.org/visit/locations/adultliteracy/volunteer
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About Sonoma County Library
Location:
6135 State Farm Drive, ROHNERT PARK, CA 94928, US
Mission Statement
The Public Library is dedicated to free and equal access to information, knowledge, independent lifelong learning, cultural enrichment, and the joys of reading for our diverse community.
Description
Public libraries in California seek to engage the talents, skills and commitment of volunteers to serve the communities' information and literacy needs. Libraries offer a variety of skilled volunteer opportunities to make a meaningful contribution to library programs, operations, fundraising events and other community engagement functions. Skilled volunteers have opportunities to lead projects, work with teams of staff and volunteers, learn new skills, and have fun.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
211 E StreetSanta Rosa, CA 95404
DATE POSTED
April 10, 2024
SKILLS
- Adult Education
- Reading Comprehension
- Literacy / Reading
- Tutoring
- Reading / Writing
- English as a Secondary Language (ESL)
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 21
- Orientation or Training
- 1.5-3 hours a week, with a 6 month commitment
- monthly online progress/hours/activity reports (1 page) and student goals update three times a year. Background check, confidentiality and policy agreements signed after training complete and prior to tutoring participation.