After School Volunteer (In Person)

Qualifications:

  • Must be 18 years or older (we take 10th-12th graders for summer cycle)

  • Must have excellent literacy and communication skills and an interest in literacy education

  • Dependable and punctual

  • Experience working with children a big plus!

  • Eager to make a lasting, positive difference in a child’s life

  • Available twice a week at designated times

  • Complete a background check

  • Must attend orientation and READ 718 training (in-person or remote)

Process:

  • Fill out the application below

  • A READ 718 staff member will contact you nearer to the beginning of the cycle. You will be placed on our waitlist until then.

  • Attend a 30 minute orientation on Zoom or in-person

  • READ 718 will request 2 references and a background check

  • Attend a 2.5 hour training on Zoom or 3.5 hour training in person

  • Start tutoring!

Please feel free to contact us with any questions. 

NOTE:
We sometimes have more applicants than we do children and we are not always able to pair applicants with a child. Because our volunteers work one-on-one with a child, we strongly consider personality and qualifications/experience when pairing the volunteers with specific children.