BECOME A TUTOR!

Interested in teaching English to new immigrants or low literate adults? We need you!

For more information about how you can become a volunteer tutor, contact Miriam Lopez, 233-3853, miriam.lopez@lvgh.org or complete our online
application.

Prospective tutors will be asked to visit us for an informational interview and to observe our classes before participating in training.

No teaching experience required – just a willingness to share your time with students committed to improving their English skills.

Tutor Qualifications
We are looking for individuals who have the time and personal commitment to contribute to our mission to provide language support for adults in our community. Since Literacy Volunteers provides the initial training and continued support of our volunteers, no teaching experience is required. What is required is a willingness to share one's time and desire to help others who have a need.

Tutor Responsibilities
After completing our required tutor training workshop , our volunteer
tutors work with the same small (4– 6 individuals) class of adult students one or two mornings or evenings per week at our Literacy Center or one of our community-based sites. Volunteers work from an established student-centered curriculum, with textbooks and materials, and also room for individual creativity.

We ask that volunteers commit to one year service, but many of our tutors have been teaching for five years or more. Most teach for an average of three years.

We offer four trainings each year at various sites and schedules. We also consider providing on-site training for groups and organizations with ten or more interested participants.

LVGH has many opportunities for you to participate without making the substantial time commitment required of our tutors.

Help students out in our Computer Lab, where they can improve their literacy skills using our 12-station computer lab and specialized software.

Have a special interest, expertise or talent? Call or email us to see if we can schedule you as a guest speaker for one of our mini-courses.

Involved with a community organization, school or company looking for community service opportunities? We’ll help you plan a mini-fundraiser, provide your group with a speaker, help your members find the right volunteer position for them within LVGH. Enjoy event-planning? We can use your help planning the various friend and fundraisers we run throughout the year.

For a listing of all volunteer opportunities with a job description click here.