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LiteracyCorps: ELL Tutor

📚 Adult ELL Tutor

(General Opportunity)

national public service — a paid volunteer role through AmeriCorps

Service Term: 100–300 hours

Stipend: $1,500–$3,000 (based on service hours)

Time Commitment: ~15 hrs/week

Schedule Options:

  • 100 hours: minimum 2.5 months

  • 300 hours: approximately 6 months

  • Schedule includes planning time and evening availability for ELL classes

Preferred Availability:

  • Parkway Village Library Branch: Weekday mornings or Saturday mornings

What You’ll Do:

ELL Tutors help adult learners build English language skills using English Forward—a conversation-based, goal-centered curriculum. With materials and training provided by Literacy Mid-South, members will:

  • Lead 2–3 class sessions per week (45–90 minutes each)

  • Plan lessons and recruit learners

  • Collaborate with staff and other members

  • Conduct pre-/post-surveys and learner assessments

Where You’ll Serve:

Public libraries, community centers, virtual platforms, and employer sites across the Memphis area.

🏭 Adult ELL Tutor

(Steel Warehouse Placement)

national public service — a paid volunteer role through AmeriCorps

Service Term: 300 hours over 6 months

Stipend: $3,000

Time Commitment: ~15 hrs/week

Fixed Schedule: Monday–Thursday, 2:45–4:15pm

What makes this different?

Unlike general ELL tutor roles, this position has a set class time at an employer partner site (Steel Warehouse, Hickory Hill). You’ll deliver English Forward instruction to working adults in a workplace-based setting & learners are paid for their time as well.

What You’ll Do:

ELL Tutors help adult learners build English language skills using English Forward—a conversation-based, goal-centered curriculum. With materials and training provided by Literacy Mid-South, members will:

  • Deliver structured instruction M–Th, 2:45–4:15pm

  • Plan lessons with LMS staff and Steel Warehouse materials

  • Collaborate with staff and other members

  • Conduct pre-/post-surveys and learner assessments

Where You’ll Serve:

Steel Warehouse Co. (4740 Hungerford Rd, Memphis, TN 38118)

2025 Deadlines & Start Dates