Have a passion for promoting the importance of reading?
Want to support the improvement of reading skills for the adults in your community?
Key Responsibilities:
¨ Your organization and communication skills are needed to help speak out for literacy.
¨ Option to hold key leadership positions on the Council, such as an officers or a committee chair
¨ Multiple opportunities to contribute your skills, time, and expertise
Initial Impact:
¨ Participation enables the Council to provide vital support to Placer County communities through the Placer Adult Literacy Service (PALS): reaching out to local citizens who need free reading assistance
Sustained Outcomes:
¨ Contributing to the strength and continual growth of the Literacy Support Council of Placer County, established in 1991
¨ Enhancing the success of the Placer Adult Literacy Service in building the reading skills of the one in five adults in Placer County who could benefit from reading help
Training:
¨ Information, materials, and assistance from other Council members are provided
Support:
¨ Members receive the full support of the PALS Coordinator (a member of the Council), other Council members, and the Placer County Library.
Commitment:
¨ Six months to one year preferred
Time:
¨ Attendance at monthly Council meetings
¨ Optional additional attendance at team meetings or work on special projects
Qualifications:
¨ Enthusiasm for reaching adults who need reading assistance
¨ Friendly, pleasant, dependable, and able to work in group situations
¨ Desire to support the development of reading skills of adults in your local Placer County community
¨ Contacts with other community organizations and agencies helpful
Desirable Skills:
¨ Diverse talents and abilities are welcome
¨ Ability to share information with others
¨ Bookkeeping, accounting, and other administrative skills
¨ Marketing, public relations, editorial or grant writing experience
¨ Leadership experience/aptitude
Benefits:
¨ Satisfaction in providing needed support to a non-profit organization which assists adults in changing their lives through reading
¨ Networking with ~ and learning new skills from ~ people who share a passion for the importance of reading in benefiting the community
