Incarcerated Youth Tutor (ages 18-25) - Ventura County Probation Juvenile Facilities

Literacy Tutor - Ventura County Probation: Juvenile Facilities Share the joy of lifelong learning with incarcerated youth (ages 18 to 25) at Ventura County Probation: Juvenile Facilities. Ventura County Library and Ventura County Probation Agency have collaborated to create this tutoring opportunity.The Juvenile Facilities complex sits on a 45-acre parcel in an unincorporated area of the county near the community of El Rio. It is located at 4333 Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, CA 93036. Full details can be found at this website: https://venturaprobation.org/facilities/juvenile-facilities/.The Library’s READ Adult Literacy Program helps adult learners improve reading and writing skills so that they perceive a positive impact on their lives in such areas as self-esteem, employment, family life, and community involvement. Full details about literacy tutoring can be found at this website: https://vencolibrary.org/adult-literacy-read-program.Responsibilities of the tutor include:Work one-on-one with incarcerated youth in a secure and well-supervised space inside the facility to provide mentoring and tutoring according to the individual's specific needsGet trained by the Library’s READ program on principles of adult basic education and literacy-topics range from reading/writing skills to college-level coursesUse materials and supplies provided by the Library and Probation Agency, such as weekly teaching guides and other resources, to support short and long-term educational goalsReport to the Library’s READ program site supervisor and on-site staff to collect and record data regarding attendance and progressRequired skills of the tutor include:Using best practices of teaching in the context of diverse learning differences, disabilities, and/or cultural identitiesExercise independent