Are you passionate about literacy and making a positive impact in your community? Look no further!
Become a Literacy Coach with the Rural Youth and Adult Literacy Trust (RYALT) Our volunteer literacy coaches are the core of our organisation supporting students with varying goals, from people learning the alphabet to those wanting to write essays, but most are somewhere in between. You can help them again the skills they need for everyday life. Our students range in age from 13 to 65 and are from all walks of life.
What You'll Do As a Literacy Coach
- Volunteers for this role will be teaching the basics of reading and writing.
- You will be working one to one with a student, in a public area such as the library.
- Offer up to 2 hours a week
- Attend professional development workshops online
We ask for your preferences about the kind of person you would be comfortable working with. Your enthusiasm, patience, and commitment are what matter most.
The main qualities you need are: be friendly, patient, love helping others, and have an analytical mind.
- You will need moderate technology skills. You will be required to download and use our messaging app, Slack, for communication and our wiki library of resources.
- We have tech support people who can help you learn to use these tools, if you are not confident. Using them is an essential part of the role.
- This role requires long-term commitment (a minimum of a year), however it can be flexible. It also very rewarding.
No experience necessary as we provide all the training and support.