Volunteer

Become a volunteer

Beaverton Literacy Council is an all-volunteer organization helping over 450 adult learners from 50+ countries improve their English and build community. We hope you will join this meaningful work!

Please click here to volunteer in the 2024/2025 school year.  We will be in touch soon!

If you're not sure about volunteering and have questions, please contact Linda at lindab@beavertonliteracy.org

Please note: BLC volunteers must live or have lived in the US

On-line / In-person

Volunteers may teach once or twice per week, whether in a core or conversation class. 

BLC offers core classes twice-per-week

BLC offers conversation classes once-per-week online. 

What's required? 

Volunteers may be lead or assistant teachers

Volunteers need to be fluent, open-minded English speakers.  You don't have to be a grammar expert or have even have teaching experience, but you do have to love learning and helping others learn.

It's helpful but not required to have:

Online teachers need a laptop or desktop computer with a stable wifi connection. (Sorry, tablets and phones don't work well for this.)

Training and support is encouraged and available for ALL volunteers: 

A few more details

Teaching resources

 

All Beaverton Literacy Council students and instructors must be at least 18 years of age. With that exception, the BLC does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations.