Whatcom Literacy Council Volunteer Application

  • Whatcom Literacy Council Volunteer Application

    If you are interested in volunteering with the Whatcom Literacy Council, please complete the following application and a staff member will be in touch to schedule an interview. Thank you for your interest.
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  • How did you hear about volunteer opportunities with the Whatcom Literacy Council?

  • Emergency Contact Information

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  • Our organization serves immigrant and refugee communities. To help maintain a safe and trusting environment, are you currently employed by or affiliated with ICE or the Department of Homeland Security/US Border Patrol?*

  • Note: Responses are confidential and used only to ensure client safety.

  • Education and Employment Information

  • Are you currently:*
  • Education Level*

  • Special Skills, Field of Work, and Volunteer Experiences

  • Do you speak any other languages?*

  • Interview Questions

    Please complete before your meeting with a Program Coordinator. We will discuss thesequestions in the interview, but it will be helpful if your response is already recorded here.
  • Have you taught anything (formally or informally) before?*
  • Are you comfortable using a computer?*
  • What is your preferred location?*

  • Placement Information

  • Do you have access to reliable transportation?*
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  • Volunteer Disclosure Statement/Background Check Release Form

    To ensure the safety of our program participants, we require that a background check be conducted on all prospective volunteers. Furthermore, to comply with Whatcom Literacy Council policy, we must ask you to complete the following disclosure statement.
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  • I hereby grant Whatcom Literacy Council my permission to make an inquiry for a criminal history background check. I understand that all records and information obtained will be held in the strictest confidence. If I am accepted for volunteer service before that report is available, MY VOLUNTEER SERVICE WILL BE CONTINGENT UPON THE RECEIPT OF A REPORT THAT IS DEEMED SATISFACTORY TO THE WHATCOM LITERACY COUNCIL IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION.


    UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY, I certify that the above information is true, correct, and complete. I understand that if I am accepted for volunteer service, I can be discharged for any misrepresentation or omission in the above statement. I also understand that if I am accepted for volunteer service, my volunteering is conditioned upon a receipt of a satisfactory report.

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  • PRIVACY POLICY

    Personal information including date of birth, sex, and legal name will be used to conduct a criminal history background check on each prospective Whatcom Literacy Council volunteer tutor. 

    A record of whether the background check was satisfactory or not will be noted on the Background Check Release Form.

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  • Whatcom Literacy Council Code of Conduct

  • As a Whatcom Literacy Council volunteer, I will...*
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  • Photo Release

  • I         understand that any photographs that may be taken of me can be used for Whatcom Literacy Council (WLC) promotional purposes.

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  • When can you begin?*

  • Program Information

    We have various volunteer opportunities, please review the following and select the program(s) you are interested in volunteering with.

  • 1:1 TUTORING

    Volunteer tutors are placed with a learner and meet on an individual basis, established with the program coordinator. 1:1 tutors are part of either the Adult Literacy Program (ALP), working with learners who are native English speakers that are functionally illiterate (this can include math or GED tutoring), or as part of the English Language Learner (ELL) Program, working with learners who are learning English.

    Tutors and learners generally meet twice a week, and we ask for a 9-month / 1-year commitment.

     

    CLASSROOM TUTORING

    We also place volunteers in existing ESL and Adult Basic Education classes at Bellingham Technical College, Whatcom Community College and Goodwill. Volunteers work directly with the teachers of these classes. They sometimes take a small group aside to work with privately or are placed with students who need special attention.

    For this position, we ask that volunteers commit for a full academic quarter, which are usually about three months long, for a minimum of once per week.

     


    SMALL GROUP FACILITATION

    Some experienced volunteers lead small group classes for the Whatcom Literacy Council, held at local library branches and other locations throughout Whatcom County.

  • Which Program(s) Are You Interested In?

  • One-to-One Tutoring Questionnaire

    If you think you may be interested in one-to-one tutoring now or in the future, please complete the following.
  • Which program would you like to be a 1-to-1 tutor?

  • Thank you for your interest in volunteering with the Whatcom Literacy Council!

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