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Become a Literacy Volunteers of Bastrop Volunteer!!
Call us at 985-5169 for more information!
Never tutored before? Don't worry, LVB will take care of training you to be able to assist students in a very short time. You don't need to speak another language. Just be able to read, write and speak English - and want to help others do the same! Day and evening opportunities are available.
Love to read? This job is for you!
Please feel free to check out our Policies and Procedures Manual for Volunteers. It gives a more detailed look at what LVB does and how we do it. Any questions, just let us know! We ALWAYS need volunteer tutors! You can print the Volunteer Application, fill out, and return to us by scanning/emailing, mailing (P.O. Box 855, Bastrop, TX 78602) or dropping by our office at 1404 Pine Street. LVB does a criminal history check on all our new volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering, please return the Background Release form with your Volunteer Application.
Volunteer Tutor Job Description
Type of Work Volunteer tutor
Purpose To help an adult acquire basic reading and writing skills to meet self-identified personal goals.
Training Pre-service basic literacy tutor workshop is required (can be arranged one on one with tutor coordinator). Participation in additional informal training throughout the year is suggested. Training is offered free of charge by LVB.
Place of Work Tutors meet students in the classroom, LVB offices or a neutral place in the community (such as the library). Volunteers must not plan to meet at a private home or provide student transportation in their private vehicle.
Hours The volunteer tutor and student should meet once or twice weekly for one to two hours each time. Meeting time and place are to be determined by the tutor and student. Tutors may also work in GED or ESL class under the direction of a licensed teacher.
Duration of Work Nine months, preferable one year. Many pairs continue much longer!
Volunteer Duties - Provide encouragement and support by:
1. Helping the student develop confidence and a positive attitude toward learning by affirming their efforts and progress
2. Showing respect for the student by listening to what he or she has to say and by involving him or her in decisions about the learning process
3. Working with LVB staff (and licensed teacher, if applicable) to select materials and approaches that are suitable to the student's skill level and needs
4. Encourages the student to respond to difficult materials by being supportive rather than critical of mistakes
5. Seeking to understand the psychological, emotional and physical problems that may cause a student to have difficulty with the learning process
6. Meeting regularly and punctually
Volunteer Qualifications - Successful tutors are:
1. Dependable and prompt
2. Interested in and enjoy relating to a variety of people
3. Willing to maintain their student's privacy (lessons are confidential)
4. Able to read fluently and with comprehension (professional training is unnecessary)
5. Flexible, friendly, patient and optimistic
Fringe Benefits
1. Altered perception of the world
2. Increased understanding and appreciation of different values and lifestyles
3. Increased skill in creative problem-solving
4. Sense of making a valuable difference in the life of a motivated adult learner
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