Responsibilities

• Conduct group seminar sessions with caregivers and their children using literacy materials provided by Every Child Ready to Read curriculum.
• Assist participant children in improving their early literacy skills and abilities to reach school readiness expectations.
• Provide opportunities for family literacy involvement for Ontario Promise Corps participants, including implementing Every Child Ready to Read literacy intervention.
• Develop and maintain a weekly instruction schedule for students.
• Assess, with a high level of accuracy, participants' continual progress through progress monitoring and benchmarking.
• Document participants' weekly progress scores and interventions.
• Regularly review participant data with program supervisor to gauge the effectiveness of the literacy intervention being used and determine if a change in strategy is necessary.
• Communicate with participants in an age and developmentally appropriate way.
• Professionally communicate with staff, other members, program participants, and the public.
• Build professional relationships with colleagues, supervisors and other professional staff to maintain good communication and ensure the integrity of the program.

Requirements

• Education: Associate's Degree or equivalent in any area or field.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must have reliable transportation and be able and willing to travel locally as needed.
• Must be able and willing to work full-time (approximately 40 hours per week), for the duration of the program beginning in October 2026 and ending in September 2027.
• Must complete a minimum of 1,700 hours throughout the service period.
• Must be able and willing to work evenings and weekends when required.
• Must be prepared and able to work on-site and/or virtually as required.
• Must maintain regular and acceptable attendance as required by the AmeriCorps program. Must follow City of Ontario and AmeriCorps code of conduct and policies.

Preferred

• Previous experience in youth, service, K-16 education, or non-profit work.
• Associate's Degree or equivalent in Child Development or closely related field.
• Bilingual in Spanish.

Benefits

• health insurance
• Childcare assistance (if eligible)
• Mileage reimbursement
• Annual living allowance stipend up to $32,000 (disbursed bi-weekly)
• Education award up to $10,000 upon satisfactory completion of service totaling 1,700 hours
• Extensive professional development
• Possible educational loan deferment