Use your Spanish and early childhood education skills: Volunteer with Listos para el Kinder

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Are you fluent in Spanish? Would you like to share your skills in early childhood education and help empower the Latino community? Become a volunteer with the library’s Listos para el kinder program. Interested? Please continue reading for more information.

The Basics

Listos para el kinder (hereafter referred to as Listos) is Multnomah County Library’s successful early literacy program for Spanish-speaking families with children 3 to 5 years old. Listos empowers Latino parents to prepare their children for kindergarten. The program also provides parents the skills to use early learning activities in their children’s daily lives. The library is recruiting 6-8 volunteers to help as program assistants.

Time Commitment, Location & Dates

The time commitment is weekly or every other week for about 3 hours. Programs run for 13 sessions in about 3 months. Listos programs are offered at several libraries in East County. To see our current openings, see the library's volunteer opportunities page ( https://www.volgistics.com/ex/portal.dll/OD?FROM=20627) under "We Speak Your Language - Listos para el Kinder".

• Successfully complete Listos training

• Understand the program’s purpose and be willing to take direction from facilitator

• Meet with facilitator 10-15 minutes prior to every session to review the children’s activity for the day

• Assist with room set-up and take-down

• Organize materials for the session

• Review children’s homework in an interactive way

• Help with children's activities during the session

• 16 years of age or older
• Ability to read and speak Spanish fluently
• Early childhood development knowledge preferred
• Experience working with preschoolers strongly preferred
• Ability to work independently and as a team
• Excellent communication skills

• Reliable & able to commit 3 hours a week for 13 weeks
• Ability to bend, stoop and lift 15+ lb boxes and tables
• Manual dexterity and ability to collate packets
• Ability to follow library policies and procedures
• Organization skills for keeping track of detailed processes (class/session)

Training & Orientation

A 2-hour in-person training is required. Site orientation and ongoing training will also be provided.

Benefits

• Gain experience and skills in early childhood education

• Enhance your bilingual skills and work with the Latino community

• Gain experience on the Popular Education method

• Learn more about library services and the Listos program

• Work with experienced library staff

• Help preschoolers be ready for school and lifelong learning

Contact Volunteer Services at libvols@multcolib.org or 503.988.5731.