High Impact Volunteer Position - The Reading Partner at Ignite Africa

Commitment:
Minimum of 3months commitment required
Goal:
Unlocking student potential by raising reading achievement.
Work Location:
Assigned Schools.
Purpose of position:
To consciously transform each child's reading experience and aid to help a set of 10 students in a school, who have fallen behind in reading, to achieve success. Through creative and fun methods, inculcate a love of reading, and promote the habit of reading amongst students. More than simply reading with students, our Reading Partners follow a proven, structured system to help students learn specific skills necessary to become proficient readers. It's simple, and it works).

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure that students gain the critical reading skills they need to prepare them for academic, social, and civic success.
• Hold and attend bi-weekly book club meetings, as well as provide reading/tutoring assistance to students - non-readers, struggling readers, and ensure continuous book reading among readers.
• The Reading Partner is responsible for the collection & distribution books among club members during club meetings.
• The RP engages students by developing discussion questions and creative/fun methods for club discussion days.
• Identify club members with peculiar reading challenges and propose possible solutions.
• Submit bi-weekly extensive report on club members reading, comprehension and discussion performance.
• Represent and Advocate the Ignite Africa Leadership Foundation Mission at all times.
• Attend pertinent scheduled trainings and meetings.

Qualifications

• A reading partner should to be passion driven, possess personal values/principles and should be people (esp. children) friendly.
• Must love reading.
• Possess great inter-personal communication skills and ability to interact with people of diverse cultures, religious beliefs etc.
• Ability to work with little or no supervision.
• Professional disposition; organized, reliable and flexible.
• No prior experience required; we train our Reading partners.

Benefits

• Gain or improve skills on Child tutoring/grooming, public speaking and intercommunication
• Self development.
• Free access to the basic library and discounted prices on all paid library offerings (Resource Center and Advanced Library)
• For a service well done, an IALF certificate of selfless service and recommendation.
• Access to pertinent trainings and workshops.