ALA Volunteer Needs:
Ø Serve adults 17 years old and up: pre-GED, GED, ESL, workplace literacy
Ø Locations: ALA office (460 N. 11th St., BR, LA 70802), Dream Center (4829 Winbourne Ave.), University Presbyterian Church on the LSU campus (3240 Dalrymple)
Ø Seeking:
o One-on-one tutors for all 4 programs
· work independently with a student and help them to reach their goals
· hours and locations vary according to the student/tutor pair
· commitment required: 2 hours a week for 6 months
· mandatory 2 hour tutor orientation and 6 hour training workshop, as well as 6 additional hours of in-service training to be taken annually
o Assistant Intake Coordinator
· assist Gary, our Intake Coordinator, with record keeping and student testing
· every other Wednesday, from 9am to 1pm
· at the Dream Center, 4829 Winbourne Ave.
· will be trained by Gary
o Classroom Assistants
· looking for 4 volunteers to assist instructors by helping students with their work
· choose form Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday
· shift is from 9am to 1pm
· at the Dream Center, 4829 Winbourne Avenue
· teaching experience desired but not necessary
o Senior Scholar’s Classroom Assistant
· assist 1 or 2 lower level readers in keeping up with the class, which consists of students who are between the ages of 50 and 80+
· Thursday, 9am to 11am
· Adult Literacy Advocates office, 460 N. 11th Street
· teaching experience is not necessary
