Tutors' Job Descriptions
Thank you for your interest in becoming a Skyline Literacy teacher or tutor!
Our success depends on people like you to serve as volunteers for our literacy services. If you are interested in helping adult learners improve literacy skills in order to improve their lives, two hours a week can make a huge difference! Skyline Literacy is always accepting volunteers!
Qualifications & Expectations:
Must be at least eighteen years of age and have a minimum of a high school diploma or GED.
Must have an interest in educating adults and helping them reach their full potential.
Tutors typically volunteer 2 hours per week.
Tutors are required to attend both tutor orientation and tutor training; tutor assistants are required to attend tutor orientation
There are four training tracks for tutors: ELL, basic literacy, citizenship program, and GED (each training is 4 hours). Find out about each of these specific tracks under our Programs page.
Teacher
Plan lesson before class
Use online resources and Skyline Literacy for supplementary materials
Guide students through book exercises
Lead class activities
Assign homework
Make general announcements
Communicate with co-teacher in between classes
Communicate with Skyline Literacy
Class Assistant
Small talk with students before class starts
Check homework before class starts
Take attendance
Set up technology (if applicable)
Write on board as teacher teaches
Walk around, help individual students as needed
Fill in as students’ partner when paired up
Demonstrate dialogue or partnered activities with lead teacher
One-on-one tutor
Plan lesson before tutoring session
Work with Skyline Literacy to help determine student’s learning style, effective activities for them, etc.
Assist student with goal setting
Guide student through material
Take into account student feedback
Communicate with Skyline Literacy about needs, progress, etc.
Turn in monthly progress reports
Assign homework
Administrative Assistant
Assist in the office or with special projects
Provide computer technical support
Contribute to the quarterly newsletter
Assist in grant writing and/or research
Administer language assessments to ELL learners (we provide training)
Help maintain the Skyline Literacy web site
Assist as a computer monitor with learners in our computer lab
Communicate with our ELL learners by phone in Spanish, Kurdish, Russian, Vietnamese, French or Tigrinya
Assist with the annual auction or other events
Distribute flyers
Assist with bookkeeping