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AMERICA READS/AMERICA COUNTS TUTORING

What To Do

If you are interested in an advertised tutoring position, apply for the position directly with the agency or school. A comprehensive list of all schools and agencies seeking tutors is available on the Five College America Reads website under Job Listing as a downloadable file. If you know of a program or school that isn't included already in our listings we can certainly arrange for you to work there if they meet the criteria for the program and provide the necessary paperwork.

Students seeking an America Reads/America Counts Tutoring position must have Federal Work-Study in their financial aid package (check your Work-Study status using Banner Web.) If you do not have Federal Work-Study, you are not eligible to apply for or hold a tutoring position unless you choose to do it on a *volunteer* basis. IMPORTANT: America Reads/Counts applicants must contact the Student Employment Coordinator at vschumac@smith.edu for a contract when hired at a school or agency. You cannot be paid without a completed contract. Your earnings will be counted against your work-study. You must also attend a Five College America Reads overview training session (see the Five College site for dates and times). The site you work at is also responsible for training you specific to their needs

You will have to attend an Overview Training Session, Extended Training Workshop, and a Reflection Session as part of your tutoring duties and you will be paid for this attendance by the Student Employment Coordinator. Information on training, etc. can be found on the Five College America Reads/America Counts website.

E-mail vschumac@smith.edu or come in to the office immediately when you are hired as a tutor to obtain the program contract and agreement forms. Under no circumstances should you ever be working in an individual's home. The program is limited to schools and agencies serving children and Smith students with federal work-study.

Please think seriously about your schedule and other obligations before applying for these positions.

Becoming An America Reads/ America Counts Tutor

Eligibility for the Program

Getting Paid

Your Responsibilities as a Tutor

What To Do

Quick Q & A

Five College America Reads/America Counts Website

 
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