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LISTING OF AMERICA READS/AMERICA COUNTS TUTORING JOBS

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AMHERST:

School or Agency / Amherst Family Center
Contact Person / Courtney Dill, 545-0865 or
University of Massachusetts, c/o Office of Family Resources, 428 Student Union, Amherst, MA 01003.
Address / Site Location: Unitarian Meetinghouse (back door- basement), 121 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, 256-1145.
Title / America Reads and/or America Counts Tutor
Job Description / Reading individually to children up to five years of age, encouraging language and dramatic play while working with children and their families on literacy development.
Qualifications / Must have the ability to work well with children, excellent reading skills, patience and a sense of humor. Students need a strong desire to perform community service and help children improve their literacy. Parents are onsite.
Schedule / At least three hours a day; Mondays 9- 11:30, Tuesdays 8:45- 1:15, Wednesday 8:45-12:15, Thursday 8:45- 1:15, and Fridays 8:45- 12:30
School or Agency / Amherst Afterschool Programs
Contact Person / Stacey Lecuivre,
Address / Three Sites:
Crocker Farm Elementary School
280 West Street
Capacidad at Fort River Elementary School
70 South East Street
Marks Meadow Afterschool at Wildwood Elementary School
71 Strong Street
Title / America Reads and/or America Counts Tutor
Job Description / Reading and writing tutoring for students in Grades K-6. Assist children in completing homework assignments and/or provide academic support. May be working with one or more children in small groups.
Qualifications / Must have ability to work well with children and as part of a team, have excellent academic skills, possess the ability to follow directions; be patient and dependable; and have a sense of humor. Strong desire to perform community service and help children improve their skills. Must be CORI cleared through the Office of the Superintendent and attend a brief volunteer orientation session.
Schedule / 3:15-5:30pm Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri
1:15-5:30pm Wed
School or Agency / Little Red Schoolhouse (at Amherst College)
Contact Person / Therese Ross; 253-5259
Address / Box 2293, Amherst College, Amherst, MA 01002
Title / America Reads Tutor
Job Description / Reading to pre-schoolers and working on early literacy skills.
Qualifications / Must have the ability to work well with children, excellent reading skills, patience and a sense of humor. Strong desire to perform community service and help children improve their reading skills.
Schedule / Hours Available Monday-Thursday between 9:00am and 1:00pm.
School or Agency / Spring Street Pre-School
Contact Person / Dolly Pedevillano
256-8442
Address / 64 Spring Street, Amherst MA
Title / America Reads Tutor
Job Description / Read books to pre-school aged children, help them develop early literacy skills. Work with small groups of children.
Qualifications / Must have the ability to work well with children, excellent reading skills, patience and a sense of humor. Strong desire to perform community service and help children improve their reading skills.
Schedule / Weekday mornings
School or Agency / Wildwood Elementary School
Contact Person / Donna Gagnon, 413-256-6997 or
Address / 71 Strong Street, Amherst, MA 01002
Title / America Reads/America Counts Tutor
Job Description / Reading, writing or math tutoring for grades K-6. Assist children in completing assignments and/or provide extra academic support. May be working with one child or a small group. Depending on time of day, tutor may also be helping children complete homework assignments.
Qualifications / Must have the ability to work well with children and as part of a team, have excellent academic skills, possess the ability to follow directions be patient and dependable, and have a sense of humor. Strong desire to perform community service and help children improve their skills.
Schedule / M,T, TH, F – shifts available in blocks from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; W – 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. There may also be late afternoon times available M, T, Th, 3:00 to 4:30 p.m.
School or Agency / Wildwood After School Day Care
Contact Person / Janna Essig, 413-549-8406 or
Address / 71 Strong Street, Amherst, MA 01002
Title / America Reads Tutor
Job Description / Working with individual children, grades K-6, or with small groups doing reading activities or projects, assisting with homework club, creading and leading a long-term activity or project, attending staff meetings and training.
Qualifications / Must have the ability to work well with children, excellent reading skills, patience and a sense of humor. Strong desire to perform community service and help children improve their reading skills.
Schedule / 8-10 hrs a week, Monday through Friday 3-5:30 PM, Wednesday 1-5:30 PM, staff meeting 5:30-5:45 PM
School or Agency / Woodside Children's Center
Contact Person / Carolyn Clark, 413-253-2604
Address / 155 Woodside Avenue, Amherst, MA 01002
Title / America Reads Tutor
Job Description / Assist pre-schoolers with beginning letter activities, including but not limited to: oral storytelling, reading aloud, literature related dramatic plays, story and letter dictation and printing.
Qualifications / Must have the ability to work well with children, excellent reading skills, patience and a sense of humor. Strong desire to perform community service and help children improve upon their reading literacy.
Schedule / Flexible Monday - Friday, mornings 8-10 and afternoons 2:30-5.
School or Agency / UMass Office of Family Resources (on campus)- Dinner on Us Program
Contact Person / Courtney Dill, 545-0865 or
Address / 428A Student Union, Cape Cod Lounge, UMass Amherst, MA 01003
Title / America Reads Tutor
Job Description / Reading individually (and sometimes to groups of children up to five years of age, encouraging language and dramatic play while working with children (and sometimes their families) on literacy development. Tutors will work under the supervision of a preschool teacher.
Qualifications / Must have the ability to work well with children, excellent reading skills, patience and a sense of humor. Strong desire to perform community service and help children improve their literacy skills very important. Skills needed will vary depending on the age and abilities of the children. Parents onsite
Schedule / 3.5 Hours/week. Mondays 4:30-8:00 in the UMass Student Union.

ASHFIELD:

School or Agency / Sanderson Academy
Contact Person / Budge Litchfield; 628-4404
Address / 808 Cape Street, Ashfield, MA
Title / America Reads Tutor
Job Description / Working with individuals and/or small groups of children in a variety of reading, writing and spelling activities or math activities. Tutors needed for kindergarten through 6th grade.
Qualifications / Must have the ability to work well with children, excellent reading skills, patience and a sense of humor. Strong desire to perform community service and help children improve their reading skills.
Schedule / Flexible between 9 AM and 3 PM weekdays

BELCHERTOWN:

School or Agency / Swift River School
Contact Person / Mindy Slonka; 323-0423 x104
Address / 57 State Street, Belchertown, MA 01007
Title / America Reads Tutor
Job Description / Individual or small group tutoring in reading.
Qualifications / Must have the ability to work well with children, excellent reading skills, patience and a sense of humor. Strong desire to perform community service and help children improve their reading skills.
Schedule / 4-8 hrs a week between 9 AM and 3 PM except during lunch hours. Monday through Friday.

CHICOPEE:

School or Agency / Chicopee Public Schools
Contact Person / Ms. Denis Ruszala, 594-3458
Address / 180 Broadway, Chicopee, MA
Title / America Reads and/or America Counts Tutor
Job Description / tutoring grades K-6 in reading, writing, E.L.A. Helping individual students under the direction of a classroom teacher.
Qualifications / Must have the ability to work well with children, excellent reading skills, patience and a sense of humor. Strong desire to perform community service and help children improved their literacy very important. Skills needed will vary according to the age and abilities of the children.
Schedule / Negotiable - hours available between 8:30 - 4:30 Monday through Friday

CONWAY:

School or Agency / Conway Grammar School
Contact Person / Carol McBurnie, teacher; 369-4239
Address / 24 Fournier Road, Conway, MA 01341
Title / America Reads and/or America Counts Tutor
Job Description / One-on-one tutoring in reading or small group reading and work in language arts with grades 4 & 5.
Qualifications / Must have the ability to work well with children, excellent reading skills, patience and a sense of humor. Strong desire to perform community service and help children improve their reading skills.
Schedule

DEERFIELD:

School or Agency / Deerfield Elementary Full-Day Preschool
Contact Person / Suzanne Ryan/Kathy Couture/Mary Mulcah; 665-8688
Address / 21 Pleasant Street, South Deerfield MA 01373
Title / America Reads and/or America Counts Tutor
Job Description / Read aloud to preschoolers (ages 3-5) either one-on-one or in a small group. Engage preschoolers in conversations about books.
Qualifications / Must have the ability to work well with children, excellent reading skills, patience and a sense of humor. Strong desire to perform community service and help children improved their literacy very important. Skills needed will vary according to the age and abilities of the children.
Schedule / Various times, 8-5:30

EASTHAMPTON:

School or Agency / Center Elementary School
Contact Person / Kerry MacKenzie; 529-1540 x228
Address / 9 School Street, Easthampton, MA 01027
Title / America Reads and/or America Counts Tutor
Job Description / One-on-one literacy support under the supervision of reading specialists and the ESL teacher. All tutors will be required to have up-to-date TB tests and CORI checks will be conducted.
Qualifications / Must have the ability to work well with children, excellent reading skills, patience and a sense of humor. Strong desire to perform community service and help children improve their reading skills.
Schedule / 2-5 days per week, 1-3 hrs per day. Adjustments can be made to meet the needs of the tutors and the district. Flexible between Monday and Friday.
School or Agency / Treehouse at Easthampton Meadow
Contact Person / Phone: 413-527-7966
Fax: 413-527-3855

Address / One Treehouse Circle
Easthampton, MA 01027
Title / America Reads and/or America Counts Tutor
Job Description / TBA
Qualifications / TBA
Schedule / TBA
School or Agency / White Brook Middle School
Contact Person / Julie Salzman- principal; 529-1530;
Address / 200 Park Street, Easthampton, MA
Title / America Reads and/or America Counts Tutor
Job Description / Tutors will work with students with homework in the After-School environment. 5th & 6th graders.
Qualifications / Must have the ability to work well with children, excellent reading skills, patience and a sense of humor. Strong desire to perform community service and help children improved their literacy very important. Skills needed will vary according to the age and abilities of the children.
Schedule / Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 2:45-4:45

GILL:

School or Agency / Gill School
Contact Person / Bill McDonald, Principal, 863-3255
Address / 48 Boyle Road, Gill, MA
Title / America Reads and/or America Counts Tutor
Job Description / Working with elementary students, grades K-6. Reading to the students and helping them with reading assignments either in small groups or individually.
Qualifications / Must have the ability to work well with children, excellent reading skills, patience and a sense of humor. Strong desire to perform community service and help children improved their literacy very important. Skills needed will vary according to the age and abilities of the children.
Schedule / Monday through Friday; flexible

GRANBY:

School or Agency / West Street School
Contact Person / Pam McCauley; 467-9235
Address / 14 West Street, Granby, MA 01033
Title / America Reads/ America Counts Tutor
Job Description / Tutor will work in small groups or one-on-one with children with reading difficulties or who need math help.
Qualifications / Must have the ability to work well with children, excellent reading/math skills, patience and a sense of humor. Strong desire to perform community service and help children improve their reading skills.
Schedule / Flexible, Monday through Friday between 9 AM and 3 PM. Call to apply.

GREENFIELD:

School or Agency / Parent Child Development Center
Contact Person / Andrea Ociesa Sears; 774-b2318 x166
Address / 86 Washington Street, Greenfield, MA 01301
Title / America Reads Tutor
Job Description / Language and literacy development and support for pre-school age children
Qualifications / Must have the ability to work well with children, excellent reading skills, patience and a sense of humor. Strong desire to perform community service and help children improve their reading skills.
Schedule / Monday through Friday mornings
School or Agency / Federal Street Elementary
Contact Person / Jen Taggart; 774-7810
Address / 125 Federal Street, Greenfield, MA 01301
Title / America Reads/ America Counts Tutor
Job Description / Help at 1-hour-long homework club afternoons, grades K-4
Qualifications / Must have the ability to work well with children, excellent reading skills, patience and a sense of humor. Strong desire to perform community service and help children improve their reading skills.
Schedule / Monday through Friday any afternoons 3:20-4:15

HADLEY:

School or Agency / Hadley Kids, Inc.
Contact Person / Suzanne Waskiesicz; 374-5961
Address / 21 River Drive, Hadley, MA
Title / America Reads and/or America Counts Tutor
Job Description / Work with children grades K-6 with reading, writing and math skills either one-on-one or in small groups.
Qualifications / Must have the ability to work well with children, excellent reading skills, patience and a sense of humor. Strong desire to perform community service and help children improved their literacy very important. Skills needed will vary according to the age and abilities of the children.
Schedule / M-F 2:30-5:30
School or Agency / Hadley Elementary School
Contact Person / Mrs. Elizabeth Fydenkevez, 584-5011;
Address / 21 River Drive, Hadley, MA
Title / America Reads and/or America Counts Tutor
Job Description / Tutors will work 1st graders and work with small groups and individuals to reinforce skills (reading, writing and some math). The tutors will read to students, offer extra help to students who need it, assist with exercises in reading.
Qualifications / Must have the ability to work well with children, excellent reading skills, patience and a sense of humor. Strong desire to perform community service and help children improved their literacy very important. Must be pleasant, charming, possess good language skills, knowledge of child development, America Reads training. Must be sensititive, caring and good with children.
Schedule / Any day - Monday through Friday - during school hours 8:30-3 PM.
School or Agency / Hartsbrook School
Contact Person / Elyce Perico, 586-1908
Address / 193 Bay Road, Hadley, MA
Title / America Reads and/or America Counts Tutor
Job Description / Reading tutoring and writing exercises.
Qualifications / Must have the ability to work well with children, excellent reading skills, patience and a sense of humor. Strong desire to perform community service and help children improved their literacy very important. Skills needed will vary according to the age and abilities of the children.
Schedule / Flexible during the weekdays

HAMPDEN:

School or Agency / Green Meadows School
Contact Person / Beth Richards/ Deborah Thompson, 566-3263 x132
Address / 38 North Road, Hampden, MA
Title / America Reads and/or America Counts Tutor
Job Description / Assisting teachers to foster an awareness and love for literature in children. Assisting those children in building their reading skills.
Qualifications / Must have the ability to work well with children, excellent reading skills, patience and a sense of humor. Strong desire to perform community service and help children improved their literacy very important. Skills needed will vary according to the age and abilities of the children.
Schedule / M-W-F; between 9-12

HATFIELD:

School or Agency / Hatfield Elementary School
Contact Person
Address / 33 Main Street, Hatfield, MA
Title / America Reads and/or America Counts Tutor
Job Description / Assist teachers with various reading activities for children, grades K-6.
Qualifications / Must have the ability to work well with children, excellent reading skills, patience and a sense of humor. Strong desire to perform community service and help children improved their literacy very important. Skills needed will vary according to the age and abilities of the children.
Schedule / 5-10 hrs/wk between the hours of 8 AM-2 PM weekdays.

HAYDENVILLE:

School or Agency / Hilltown Cooperative Charter School
Contact Person / Dan Klaus- Education Coordinator - 268-3421
Address / P.O. Box 147, 132 Main Street, Haydenville, MA
Title / America Reads and/or America Counts Tutor
Job Description / Assisting young children with their reading skills
Qualifications / Positions available working individually with children to improve their reading and/or math skills. Positions available with 1st through 8th grades.
Schedule / To be arranged with Tutor

HOLYOKE:

School or Agency / The CONNECTIONS Program
Contact Person / Jorge Castellano, Director

413-534-2168 413-313-7710
Address / c/o Peck School, 1916 Northampton St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Title / America Reads and/or America Counts Tutor
Job Description / The CONNECTIONS Program is a school-based 21st Century Community Learning Center Program designed to improve academic skills and to support the healthy social, emotional and physical development of participants through a wide variety of enrichment activities that engage and motivate students to gain new knowledge and learn new skills. Program sites range from elementary (2nd - 5th grade) to Middle (6th through 8th grade) and high school (9th thru 12th grade).
Qualifications / Strong interest in helping children to love reading and/or mathematics. Reliability, flexibility and the ability to relate well to children. Experience working with urban youth and/or English Language learners desirable but not required.
Schedule / Operating hours from 3-5:50 p.m, Monday through
Thursdays during the school year.
School or Agency / The Care Center
Contact Person / Ana Rodriguez, 532-2900;
Address
Title / America Reads and/or America Counts Tutor
Job Description / Working with teenage mothers (ages 16-21), helping them to read to their children and to learn skills that will promote literacy in their children.
Qualifications / Must have the ability to work well with children, excellent reading skills, patience and a sense of humor. Strong desire to perform community service and help children improved their literacy very important. Skills needed will vary according to the age and abilities of the children.
Schedule / To be arranged. On the bus route to Holyoke, otherwise must have own transportation.
School or Agency / El Arco Iris
Contact Person / Jose Colon or Imre Kepes
Nuevaesperanza.org, elarcoiris.org
Address / 60 Hamilton Street, Holyoke, MA 01040
Title / America Reads and/or America Counts Tutor
Job Description / El Arco Iris and Community Arts Center, located in Holyoke, is a unique multi-disciplinary after-school youth program, designed to enhance student development through the arts and other activities. Operating hours from 3-7:30pm. Tutoring and homework assistance to revive the participants enthusiasm towards learning and support their success in school.
Qualifications / Must have the ability to work well with children, excellent reading skills, patience and a sense of humor. Strong desire to perform community service and help children improved their literacy very important. Skills needed will vary according to the age and abilities of the children.
Schedule / Operating hours from 3-7:30pm.
School or Agency / Girls Inc.
Contact Person / Daisy Jimenez, 413-538-7042 ext 105
Address / P.O. Box 6812, Holyoke, MA
Title / America Reads and/or America Counts Tutor
Job Description / Assisting in a homework help program open to girls up to grade 6 in the community, with an emphasis on reading skills, Links to Learning one-on-one tutoring program, Smart Program curriculum for math/science/technology
Qualifications / Must have the ability to work well with children, excellent reading skills, patience and a sense of humor. Strong desire to perform community service and help children improved their literacy very important. Skills needed will vary according to the age and abilities of the children.
Schedule / Open weekdays 2:30-5:30
School or Agency / Holyoke Health Center - Reach Out and Read
Contact Person / Kevin Hamel; 420-2200
Address / 230 Maple St., Holyoke, MA 01040
Title / America ReadsTutor
Job Description / Assist with the development of the center's Reach Out and Read Program by reading to children in the waiting room of the center. Resource development, choosing books used, etc. This is a pediatric early literacy program funded in part by Boston City Hospital.
Qualifications / Must have the ability to work well with children, excellent reading skills, patience,and a sense of humor. Must have the desire to perform community service and help children improve their reading literacy.
Schedule / Tuesday-Thursday between 1-5 PM
School or Agency / Homework House
Contact Person / Sister Maureen Broughan, 1‐413‐265‐1017; or email .
Address / Homework House, 340 Chestnut Street and 54 North Summer St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Title / America Reads/ America Counts Tutor
Job Description / Job Description Providing tutoring and academic assistance to at‐risk youth, grades K‐7.
Qualifications / Must possess knowledge in basic reading and/or and have the ability to relate and communicate with school‐age youth. Tutors will provide academic assistance and guidance and serve as positive role models to the students they serve. It is important that tutors make a commitment to the program to provide continuity for the students and success of the program.
Must possess knowledge in basic reading and math and have the ability to relate and communicate well with school‐age youth. Meet with the site director for an interview and attend 1 hr long orientation. Strong desire to perform community service and help children improve their reading or math skills.
Schedule / 2.0 to 12.0 hours per week. To be arranged with tutors.
School or Agency / Pathways to Family Success
Contact Person / Jody Spitz; 413-552-2913

Address / Sullivan School (Near Holyoke Community College, off I-91)
Title / America Reads Tutor
Job Description / Support children in grades K-6 as part of a family literacy program. Assist in after school program while parents attend classes for English Speakers of Other Languages, providing homework help and literacy based enrichment to children.
Qualifications / Must have the ability to work well with children, excellent reading skills, and patience. Good common sense, professionalism, desire to have an impact on the life of a child.
Schedule / Hours available from 3:00-6:00 on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday

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