Monday, 12 May 2014

[YEP-DC] Job Posting: Impact Education Reform with Reading Partners AmeriCorps

Reading is fundamental to a child's academic success. As a result of our program, students who were once struggling in many subjects become proud, confident readers. Join our AmeriCorps team and make a difference today!

Reading Partners is a nonprofit literacy organization that recruits and trains community volunteers to provide one-on-one reading tutoring to students in under-resourced schools across the country. Our highly-effective program has helped thousands of children master the fundamental reading skills they need to succeed in school and beyond. For more information, please visit www.readingpartners.org.

AmeriCorps is an 11-month service commitment that meets critical community needs in education. Reading Partners is a recipient of AmeriCorps funding, allowing us to provide full-time service opportunities in our programs across the United States. Reading Partners AmeriCorps members dedicate 1700 hours of volunteer service per year, in exchange for leadership and career development, and a living stipend provided by our AmeriCorps grant. AmeriCorps is an exciting opportunity for service-minded individuals who are passionate about education and the nonprofit sector.

We are searching for AmeriCorps Site Coordinators, Regional Site Coordinators, and Volunteers Coordinators in Washington DC and Baltimore. Please reach out to americorps@readingpartners.org with any questions. 

AmeriCorps Site Coordinators: ​lead the day-to-day operations of Reading Partners school sites. They are placed in partner schools where they oversee the full-time operations of a Reading Partners reading center. This includes student assessments, tutoring, and coordination of an average of 35-80 volunteer tutors. 

AmeriCorps Regional Site Coordinators: serve as a programmatic support across the region. This position collaborates with a portfolio of school sites on a regular basis, maintaining a connection to each center to understand its unique needs and relationships.

AmeriCorps Volunteer Coordinatorsserve as the face and voice of Reading Partners within their respective region. They identify and recruit high-quality, reliable community volunteers to become Reading Partners tutors. Volunteer Coordinators are also responsible for implementing a community engagement plan and identifying key partnership opportunities.


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Dorian Mastrogany 
AmeriCorps HR/Talent Coordinator  
Reading Partners | 180 Grand Avenue, #800, Oakland, CA 94612
650-515-0883 direct l 510-444-9800 office

For more information visit our website at www.readingpartners.org

one tutor. one child. infinite possibilities.

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