Volunteer at Literacy Source
There are a variety of volunteer roles available at Literacy Source, depending on your interests, skills, and time. Please read the descriptions below and call 206.782.2050 or email info@literacysource.org to sign up.
For a schedule of upcoming volunteer orientations where you can learn more about volunteering opportunities and the Literacy Source community as well as upcoming volunteer trainings, click here.
Visit Literacy Online for a wide collection of teaching materials and resources.Small Group Instruction:
Volunteers at Literacy Source lead and assist in small group classes on a quarterly basis. We welcome your interest in participating in these small group instructional opportunities:
Instructors develop lesson plans and curriculum to teach small groups of students in a classroom environment. Classes focus on skill levels (beginning to advanced), skill areas (reading, writing, math, speaking/listening), or specific topics (citizenship, pronunciation, grammar, math, and science for the GED test, passing the written driver's license test, etc.).
Classroom Assistants (off-site only) support a class instructor with large and small group activities, as well as work alongside individual students to help them keep pace with class. Opportunities to work with immigrant and refugee English language learners are generally available in SeaTac and Tukwila. Classroom Assistants may also assist in our Transitions Class at the King County Correctional Facility in downtown Seattle.
Reading Tools for Life Classroom Assistants work with one to two other volunteers to facilitate a class where students of all levels listen to recordings of books and learn to read with ease and understanding. Within the classroom, volunteers work one-on-one with native and non-native English speakers of all levels to build their fluent reading skills.
Community Engagement Workshop Facilitators plan workshops to provide training, information, and support for Literacy Source students. Workshops focus on increased civic participation while developing the language skills of participants. Sample workshops include: using the library, voter rights/responsibilities, and financial literacy.
One-to-One Tutoring
Volunteer Tutors provide individualized instruction to an adult learner at our Center in Fremont. Tutors develop lesson plans focused on individual students needs at all skill levels. Instruction can focus on a variety of skill areas, including reading, writing, conversation skills, basic math, pronunciation, and computer literacy.
The goals the student(s) whom you tutor may include:
• Finding work or improving job skills
• Studying English literacy, U.S. history, and civics to become a U.S.
citizen
• Passing the GED test or getting a high school diploma
• Passing the written driver's license test
Organizational Support
Reading Tools for Life Readers record texts in audio format to be used to enhance students' fluent reading skills in the classroom. Recording is done in the Literacy Source computer lab.
Program Support Volunteers assist with a wide range of tasks, including center reception as well as administrative, communications, and instructional projects. Program Support Volunteers play an essential role in the provision of excellent instructional services to the low-income residents of King County.
Board of Directors Members support and enhance the mission of Literacy Source by participating in long-range planning, providing guidance on continuous service improvement, guaranteeing a stable financial base for the program, and interpreting the mission of Literacy Source in the wider community. Experience and skills in areas such as adult education, communications, community relations, financial services, fundraising, law, organizational change, personnel and human resources management, real estate, social services, and volunteer management are preferred.