Washington Reading Corps Hiring

Solid Ground is now hiring for AmeriCorps members to serve in our communities through the Washington Reading Corps. These are full time positions for 10½ months, starting October 1, 2013. Members receive a monthly stipend of $1,150, plus a $5,550 education award at the end of their term of service. If you receive SSI benefits, TANF, food stamps, or other government entitlements your eligibility will not be affected by the AmeriCorps income.

Through the Washington Reading Corps, AmeriCorps members at sites throughout Shoreline, Seattle, South King County, and Bellevue, provide direct daily literacy tutoring and help schools to harness the talent and energies of parents and community members as volunteer tutors.

Members will be placed in schools, early childhood centers, and community centers, typically serving at one site: a school, non-profit, or preschool. Members will provide one-on-one and small group tutoring, recruit and train community volunteers in under-served schools, and develop their own leadership skills by participating in team trainings and by leading local service projects. The WRC, as a program of Solid Ground, is committed to undoing racism. Members will engage in year-long training to explore and understand the relationship of racism, illiteracy, and poverty.

For more information about this opportunity, please email readingcorps@solid-ground.org  or call 206.694.6793 or visit www.solid-ground.org/AmeriCorps/Washington.
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