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Flexible Schedule
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San Diego, CA 92109
HIGH NEED FOR SPANISH AND HAITIAN CREOLE SPEAKING VOLUNTEERS! Ready to develop best literacy practices, read good picture books, and create art while having fun with children and families ages 4-8? A Words Alive Family Literacy Program Teaching Artist, through ZOOM, delivers high-impact programming in a way that is most accessible by the parents, families, and partners we serve. Teaching Artists help families with small children learn why exploring books is important for child development and ways to make it a fun family habit while ensuring families build their home libraries. Words Alive Teaching Artists meet children and families where they are, with engaging programming and valuable resources that will set them on a path to become a life-long learner. The purpose of our Let's Read with Words Alive Family Literacy program is to nurture book-sharing habits at home by celebrating the power of play as we explore books, talk, write, and create art anchored in a new story each week. Parents learn research-based strategies to make reading aloud interactive and joyful. This program is developmentally appropriate for kids ages 4-8 years old, delivered in English and Spanish and includes copies of the books for each child to keep. A Teaching Artist is: A positive, playful person who can command, virtually or in-person, a room of adults and their children. Friendly, likes helping people and loves to learn. The ideal candidate loves watching children’s faces light up during a well-told story and getting adults to those ah-ha! moments that help them feel empowered as their child’s first teacher. Easy to talk to and can explain just about anything to anyone. Well-organized and pays attention to the details. They stay focused and can think on their feet. As far as the ideal candidate is concerned, anything worth doing, is worth doing right, every single time. Reliable and always on time, since consistency is key when helping families build new habits. Committed to eyes-wide-open focus on inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility. Deeply motivated by the power of reading! How You Will Make a Difference: " Now reading is more fun and interactive at home. I ask more questions and now we talk about the pictures of the book first and then we read together." - Family Literacy Program Participant " Before, my kids did not treat their books with respect. They used to flip through all the pages and mess them up but the books we get from the program are like magic. They take care of them and hug them and cuddle with them before bed." - Family Literacy Program Participant " My daughter connects the stories with experiences and moments of life more. I learned to go back to time and be a child again to get to the level of my son." - Family Literacy Program Participant " I learned a lot. Before I just was reading a story, and ask for pointing. Now my son has more vocabulary and I learned here to ask 3 magic questions. This helps my child think and answer more. We have more conversation and discuss the book." - Family Literacy Program Participant "I learned to try new things, and don't give up. What’s most valuable is that my daughter is happy. After attending our first class, the first thing my daughter said when we got home was 'thank you mama.’" - Family Literacy Program Participant Requirements: To become a volunteer: · Submit a Volunteer Application · Attend a Volunteer Orientation (1 hr) · Complete a background check · Submit a negative TB Test · Attend Family Literacy Program Training (3 hrs) In the role: Submit Volunteer Application Attend Volunteer Orientation and program training Computer literate Strong communication skills Ability to work well and collaborate with others Accountable, dependable, and organized Submits background check When we return to in-person programs: Proof of negative tuberculosis test (TB) results COVID requirements: provide proof of vaccination card, complete COVID waiver, wears a mask during in-person sessions. Winter: January 28 th, 2022-March 18 th, 2022 (includes a 1/2-day volunteer training and 1.5 hours per week for 6 weeks) Spring: April 1st, 2022 -May 26 th, 2022 (includes a 1/2-day volunteer training and 1.5 hours per week for 6 weeks)
Date Posted: 2024-03-16
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Flexible Schedule
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San Diego, CA 92109
Do you enjoy reading and discussing engaging literature? Looking for a way to support youth in San Diego? Become a Adolescent Book Group Facilitator and bring the love of reading into the classroom! Our facilitators become reading role models who host thoughtful discussions, guide creative writing exercises, and lead exciting activities to bring the text to life for the students in Words Alive’s programs. Students in the Adolescent Book Group enhance their critical thinking and analytical skills, build self-esteem, and find their voice through engaging with contemporary, diverse, and relevant texts that reflect their lived experiences in the classroom. The best part? You do not need to have any previous classroom experience to support this amazing program! All you need is a love of reading and a desire to spark that love in others. We’re facing a literacy crisis in San Diego, with 60% of teens failing to meet English Language Arts standards, but there is a way that you can help. By serving as a reading role model, you will show our students that their community is invested in their success as readers, learners, and explorers-all by helping them connect to the incredible power of reading. Volunteer Position Title: ABG Facilitator/Volunteer General Role: The ABG program facilitator leads the monthly book group discussions, activities, or writing prompts with teens using the curriculum guides curated by Words Alive to ensure that program goals are met. Criteria: Submit Volunteer Application Attend Volunteer Orientation and program training Computer literate and able to correspond with members electronically Strong communication skills Ability to work well and collaborate with others Accountable, dependable and organized Proof of negative tuberculosis test (TB) results Submits background check Completes online training regarding the identification, prevention, and reporting of child abuse and neglect. COVID requirements: Completes COVID waiver and complies with partner school requirements regarding masking and vaccination. Position Responsibilities: Read designated books and curriculum guides prior to attending the monthly discussion group. Support an environment where all program participants feel engaged and safe by using inclusive language and practices. Attend all book group sessions and facilitate discussions, activities, and creative writing prompts Encourage open communication among volunteers and program participants. Attend all Words Alive sponsored in-service trainings and workshops Communicate regularly with site manager. Commitment: Fall 2022 programming begins the first week of October and occurs biweekly until the end of December. Reports to: Teen Services Program Manager and Site Manager
Date Posted: 2024-03-16
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Flexible Schedule
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Virtual Opportunity
Do you want to strengthen your writing skills? Help develop literary curriculum! The Words Alive Teen Services program supports approximately 250 at-risk youth within the San Diego county Juvenile Court and Community School system each month through our Adolescent Book Group (ABG) program. Many of our students have experienced incredible hardships including homelessness, familial violence, and teen pregnancy but with the help of ABG are now on a path to success. ABG volunteer teams provide monthly, bi-monthly, or weekly in-class book discussion, writing, and project-based learning sessions as part of the school’s language arts program. To support the sessions, Words Alive provides a curriculum guide with discussion topics, group activities, and writing prompts which create opportunities for engagement that can inspire of love of reading. We are looking for volunteers to be part of a curriculum team dedicated to elevating our curriculum guides through the process of researching new young adult literature, vetting books, and creating these comprehensive guides for the ABG volunteers and teachers. Goals and outcomes: The curriculum guides are designed to ignite good conversation, promote student participation, encourage critical thinking, and expose students to opportunities for self-expression and world exploration. Ideal volunteers should: Be at least 16 years old Enjoy reading Have the ability to critically evaluate literature Have proficient written communication Be able to work under minimal supervision Be comfortable working within deadlines
Date Posted: 2024-03-16
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Flexible Schedule
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San Diego, CA 92109
A Words Alive Let’s Read Workshop Volunteer supports our family literacy program, which we are committed to making highly accessible for the parents, families, and partners we serve. Let’s Read Workshop Volunteers meet children and families where they are with engaging programming and valuable resources that will set them on a path to become life-long learners. Through our Let's Read program, we nurture book-sharing habits at home by celebrating the power of play as we explore books, talk, write, and create art anchored in a new story each week. Parents learn research-based strategies to make reading aloud interactive and joyful. This program is developmentally appropriate for kids ages 3-8 years old, delivered in English and Spanish and includes copies of the books for each child to keep. A Let’s Read Workshop Volunteer is: A positive, playful person who can engage with, virtually or in-person, a room of adults and their children. Friendly, likes helping people and loves to learn. Well-organized and pays attention to the details. They stay focused and can think on their feet. Reliable and always on time, since consistency is key when helping families build new habits. Committed to eyes-wide-open focus on inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility. Deeply motivated by the power of reading! A Let’s Read Workshop Volunteer support the Let’s Read Program Manager and Instructors in delivering a 6-week series of once a week 45-60 minute sessions, which include an interactive read aloud and accompanying craft. For workshops delivered in person, responsibilities include supporting craft projects, classroom communication, book and supply drop offs as needed. Virtual responsibilities may include but are not limited to monitoring the chat, language translation as needed/when possible, and book deliveries to families. Let’s Read Workshop Volunteers are not required to lead sessions and may often work in partnership with the Program Manager and Instructor to deliver the programming. In fact, no previous classroom experience is necessary! Training, curriculum, and all accompanying materials are provided by the Program Manager. Note: We have a high need for Spanish-speaking Let’s Read Workshop Volunteers. Commitment: Fall 2022: September 15 th though early December 2022 (includes a 1/2-day volunteer training and supporting delivery of one 45-minute session per week for 6 weeks, days to be determined with partners/schools) Required Paperwork and Training: Volunteers will need to submit a completed application Volunteers must be 18 years or older Attend a 1-hour volunteer orientation for all Words Alive volunteers Complete a background check Complete a Child Abuse mandated reporter training Attend a 2-hour training specific to the Let’s Read Family Literacy Program *(In-person commitment) COVID requirements: provide proof of full vaccination, complete COVID waiver, wear masks during in-person sessions. *(In-person commitment) Submit a negative TB test. To Get Started: Email volunteer@wordsalive.org or call us at 858-274-9673 to sign up for the next orientation and training.
Date Posted: 2024-03-16
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Flexible Schedule
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Virtual Opportunity
Did you know that there are nearly 60 languages besides English and Spanish that are spoken at homes across San Diego County? Are you fluent in Amharic? Become a volunteer translator for Words Alive and help us provide resources to help families build healthy reading habits in their home languages and navigate distance learning! Words Alive connects children, teens, and families to the power of reading. Through our "cradle-to-career" programming, Words Alive teaches families to incorporate healthy reading habits, develop analytical and critical thinking skills, and build expressive identities as readers. The more languages we can provide these resources in, the more families we can support, and we need your help to do it! Volunteers in this role will be translating existing content from English to Amharic and proofread translated materials. Projects range from one-page documents up to 10-15 pages. Volunteers will not be responsible for generating new content and do not need previous classroom, teaching, or early childhood education experience. Volunteers must attend a virtual volunteer orientation session and training session. This opportunity is fully virtual with flexible hours.
Date Posted: 2024-03-16
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