Volunteer child minders look after the children of active tutors or students while the parent is in a tutoring session.  You must be a minimum of 18 years old and will; look after no more than 4 children at a time; look after children between the ages of 1 - 11 years old; and will not be required to look after children that need special care.
Child minding takes place on a day and time convenient for you at the Main Branch or The Crossings Branch.  We ask that you be available on the same day and time for a minimum of 10 weeks (the length of classes) or for as long as you are able (if child minding for a student who is taking one-on-one tutoring.
We will need a current (completed within the last year)  Police Check, Vulnerable Person's Check, and Child Intervention Check prior to you volunteering for the Lethbridge Public Library.  If you are accepted as a volunteer child minder, and you do not already have these checks in place, Read On will submit the Police Checks on your behalf and cover the associated costs; you will have to apply for the free Child Intervention check yourself.
If you are interested please fill the application form HERE 

 Our class brochure for September- December 2019 is now available !

Read On relies on adult volunteers (18+) to tutor adult students one-on-one or in small groups.  Student goals may include:  reading, writing, speaking, listening, math, and/or computer skills, and/or studying for tests (Canadian Citizenship, CELPIP, IELTS, Class 7, Accuplacer, Trade Entrance Exam).  Our students are either fluent in English or English Language Learners.
Volunteers will complete 6.5 hours of Tutor Training prior to being assigned a student. Once a student is assigned, they meet for approximately one hour per week.  Time commitment for being a Read On Volunteer is: initial training, 1 hour per week of tutoring plus some time for preparation. We would ask that you be able to volunteer with Read On for a minimum of 6 months. 
If you would like to register as a volunteer please call Read On staff at 403-320-4977 or 403-320-3133 or register online for Read-On HERE.  Once we receive your registration, we will give you a call to do a pre-training meet and greet to ensure that this volunteer opportunity meets expectations.
 
Our next Tutor Training date is November 30, 2019