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Become a Tutor: Help an adult learn English or improve their reading & writing at your Library
ORGANIZATION: Sonoma County Library
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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 tutors in: Rohnert Park, Sonoma, Healdsburg, & Windsor right now. And we are also hoping to add new tutors who are available in the evenings and on Saturdays. If you can tutor 2-3hrs a week at any of these library locations, please let us know, so we can contact you and sign you up for our Fall 2023 orientation and training dates - which take place online. All training and resources are FREE for volunteer tutors and adult learners.
Our next orientation will be held online: SEPTEMBER 25th at 9:00 am - 10:30 am. 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. 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 4-6 weeks that follow the orientation date (nine self-paced online training modules).
What We Do: Sonoma County Library Adult Literacy Programs provide FREE training, support and materials to volunteer tutors, who meet one-to-one with an adult learner at their local Sonoma County library two-three hours a week. Right now, we have adult students waiting for a tutor at: Sonoma Valley, Rohnert Park, Windsor, Healdsburg library locations. Tutors volunteer 2-3hrs a week to meet with an adult learner and file monthly hours/instruction reports online.
The next NEW tutor orientation training will be held online via Zoom: Monday, September 25th at 9:00 am - 10:30 am. 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 September 25th Zoom orientation-training date or the next ones scheduled in early 2024.
707-544-2622 or literacy@sonomalibrary.org
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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
Community,
Education & Literacy,
Immigrants & Refugees
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
WHERE
211 E StreetSanta Rosa, CA 95404
(38.44122 ,-122.71065 )
DATE POSTED
September 19, 2023
SKILLS
- Adult Education
- Reading Comprehension
- Literacy / Reading
- Tutoring
- Reading / Writing
- English as a Secondary Language (ESL)
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 2-3 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.