Tutor Requirements

You can view a recent information session about becoming a volunteer tutor here. 

Accountable to

• Your assigned student
• LVCA and its mission, goals, and requirements are dictated by the city, county, state, and Board of Directors

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age or older.
• Must consent to a background check.
• Must have solid reading, writing, and oral communication skills.
• Be well organized, good at planning, and an excellent listener.
• Need to be patient, friendly, encouraging, non-judgmental, and committed.

Requirements

• Commit to one year of service.
• Provide eight hours of instruction per month (two hours/week).
• Make up missed sessions or have the student make up hours on a computer-learning program or with a conversation group. Substitute tutors can be arranged for absences of three weeks or more.
• Complete a monthly Progress Report.
• Be respectful of the student's confidentiality.
• Tutor only in a public place – not in your home or your student’s home.
• Have good communication with the office about difficulties such as: if the student is canceling on short notice, is not attending regularly, is regularly more than 15 minutes late to sessions, or if their personal problems impede the learning process.
• Have good communication with your student about changes in scheduling and upcoming events in our program.
• Regularly attend workshops and other professional development opportunities to be better informed about techniques and methods of effective tutoring.
• Notify the office of changes in contact information.
• Notify and explain to the Program Director if either the student or the tutor wishes to stop sessions.
• Return all books upon leaving the program.