Killip EmPACT Program
Adult Educator - Part time
¬ Location of organization: Killip Elementary School, 2300 E. 6th Avenue, Flagstaff, AZ 86004
¬ Website of organization: : www.fusd1.org/killip
¬ Brief description of organization:
EmPACT, or Empowering Parents and Children Together, is a unique preschool and family literacy program which has been operating at Killip Elementary School for more than a decade. Families are identified for service based on the following general criteria: (1) a child age 3 or 4 who needs preschool programming, and (2) at least one adult family member who is a limited or non-English speaker AND/OR did not graduate from high school or receive a GED. Classes are provided Monday through Thursday on the Killip campus, with the 3 and 4 year-olds attending a licensed and accredited preschool program while the adult family member(s) simultaneously attend an adult education class. Services for adults are targeted to their individual need and include: tutoring to prepare for passage of either the Spanish or English GED and English language classes for limited or non-English speakers. All adult participants also participate in service learning/community service, parenting classes, and interactive literacy activities with their preschool child. Home visits are also a crucial component of the programming. (The staff includes a preschool teacher and a Spanish-speaking adult educator who are both employees of FUSD. Additionally, the preschool has a co-teacher who is an employee of Head Start. We are looking for an AmeriCorps volunteer who could assist with English language development and, particularly, work one-on-one and in small groups with those who are working toward successful passage of the English GED.)
¬ Title of AmeriCorps service assignment: Adult Educator-Part time
AmeriCorps Service Assignment Description:
- Provide support to the EmPACT Adult Educator in English language development. This might include working one-on-one or in small groups with adult English language learners.
- Work one-on-one and in small groups with those adult learners who are studying to pass the English-language version of the GED. (The program’s Adult Educator will provide this service for those working toward passage of the Spanish-language version of the GED.)
- Assist with planning, development and implementation of classroom learning activities such as service learning/community service projects, parenting classes, and interactive time with the learners’ preschool children.
AmeriCorps Member Qualifications:
- Basic computer skills are necessary as much of the GED preparation is online.
- Availability Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at a minimum. Additional hours can be determined between the AmeriCorps volunteer and the site mentor and may include some time past 1 p.m. and/or Friday mornings for program planning. Killip School is on a modified calendar with school beginning August 2, 2010.
- Good English language skills in both reading and writing needed. Strong math skills a plus.
- Good communication skills and previous experience working with multicultural groups (particularly Hispanic and/or Native American) a plus.