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Paid Substitute Position: The Literacy Council is looking for a substitute position to fill in at Deep Creek in Onancock Metompkin to teach and/or provide childcare as needed (e.g., when someone calls out).
This is a paid position. If you or anyone you know might be interested in this position, please contact Lakesha Gummeson at (757) 789-1761 or esliteracy@gmail.com.
This is a paid position. If you or anyone you know might be interested in this position, please contact Lakesha Gummeson at (757) 789-1761 or esliteracy@gmail.com.
Tutors needed!
Contact us at esliteracy@ gmail.com or 789-1761.
Contact us at esliteracy@ gmail.com or 789-1761.
Full-Time Executive Director for Eastern Shore Literacy Council
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Education and Experience:
Accepted: 5 years’ experience in non-profit management, documented grant writing proficiency.
Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in non-profit management or related field.
Skills:
• Ability to work successfully with diverse cultures
• Ability to negotiate, persuade, analyze, interpret and implement
• Knowledge of communication styles, relationship building and organizational behavior
• Ability to communicate, receive, and transfer written, oral, and electronic information
• Computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
• Ability to work under multiple deadlines without direct supervision
• Knowledge of Quick Books
Hours:
• 9-5 office hours Monday–Friday with flex for occasional evening or weekend hours
Other Requirements:
• The applicant must have reliable transportation.
• Ability to lift 25 lbs.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.
Cover Letter and resume to be sent to:
eslc.exboard@gmail.com
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Education and Experience:
Accepted: 5 years’ experience in non-profit management, documented grant writing proficiency.
Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in non-profit management or related field.
Skills:
• Ability to work successfully with diverse cultures
• Ability to negotiate, persuade, analyze, interpret and implement
• Knowledge of communication styles, relationship building and organizational behavior
• Ability to communicate, receive, and transfer written, oral, and electronic information
• Computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
• Ability to work under multiple deadlines without direct supervision
• Knowledge of Quick Books
Hours:
• 9-5 office hours Monday–Friday with flex for occasional evening or weekend hours
Other Requirements:
• The applicant must have reliable transportation.
• Ability to lift 25 lbs.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.
Cover Letter and resume to be sent to:
eslc.exboard@gmail.com
HELP WANTED: TEACHER
The Eastern Shore Literacy Council is searching for a dedicated individual to teach English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) to a class of up to 25 adult learners. The class is 3 hours every Saturday in Deep Creek near Onancock. Prior teaching experience preferred. Patience and creativity required. Training is provided. Pay is $18/hr with no benefits.
This is the perfect opportunity for a retired educator or any person who wants to give back to our community.
Please contact Lakesha Gummeson
(757) 789-1761
esliteracy@gmail.com
Someone taught you to read.
It’s time to repay the favor.
The Eastern Shore Literacy Council is searching for a dedicated individual to teach English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) to a class of up to 25 adult learners. The class is 3 hours every Saturday in Deep Creek near Onancock. Prior teaching experience preferred. Patience and creativity required. Training is provided. Pay is $18/hr with no benefits.
This is the perfect opportunity for a retired educator or any person who wants to give back to our community.
Please contact Lakesha Gummeson
(757) 789-1761
esliteracy@gmail.com
Someone taught you to read.
It’s time to repay the favor.
-- Many of our learners have children in our school system and we'd like to try to give them a good start to the year with some supplies. If you can donate any of the following please bring them to the Eastern Shore Literacy Council office at the Community College in Melfa-white building, in back: glue sticks, composition notebooks, pencils, pocket folders, crayons, markers, colored pencils, pencil bags, scissors, highlights, tissues, and hand sanitizer.
Drive for Literacy Golf Tournament. Save the Date! The Drive for Literacy Golf Tournament is Friday, October 7th a the beautiful Eastern Shore Yacht and Country Club in Melfa. Sponsorships are still available ranging from $100 to $2000 so give us a call at 789-1761 or email us at esliteracy@gmail.com.
Registration forms for teams and individual golfers can be found at these links: Golf Registration Form for Players (PDF Format) and Golf Registration Form for Players (MS Word Format).
If you would like to become a sponsor, sponsorship forms can be found at these links: Golf Sponsorship Levels (PDF Format) and Golf Sponsorship Levels (MS Word Format).
If you are unable to print these forms, please e-mail or call us at the address and number above, and we will be happy to mail you a copy.
Thank you in advance.
Registration forms for teams and individual golfers can be found at these links: Golf Registration Form for Players (PDF Format) and Golf Registration Form for Players (MS Word Format).
If you would like to become a sponsor, sponsorship forms can be found at these links: Golf Sponsorship Levels (PDF Format) and Golf Sponsorship Levels (MS Word Format).
If you are unable to print these forms, please e-mail or call us at the address and number above, and we will be happy to mail you a copy.
Thank you in advance.
-- Thank you to the Lambda Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma for supporting the ES Literacy Council and our community!
Thank you to all the restaurants who supported us during our 2016 Feed-A-Mind fundraiser: Thank you Wolff's Sandwich Shoppe, AJ's on the Creek, The Inn & Garden Café, Etta's Channel Side Restaurant, The Pearl Bistro, The Blarney Stone Pub, The Fair Grounds, Sage Diner, Wright's Seafood Restaurant, Mr. Whippy, Doughty's Market, The Island House Restaurant, Mallards Cafe and Mallards at the Wharf, Club Car Cafe, Little Italy, Saigon Village Restaurant, and Scoops!
Please consider volunteering as a tutor!
Contact Lakesha at 757-789-1761 or programcoordinator.esliteracy@gmail.com for more information.
Contact Lakesha at 757-789-1761 or programcoordinator.esliteracy@gmail.com for more information.
delmarvanow.com just published a nice article about our Metompkin Elementary School ESL class and about ESLC's work in general. Click on the button to go to the article:
In its September, 2015 report “The Economic & Social Cost of Illiteracy,” the World Literacy Foundation states that illiteracy costs the American economy $362,490,000,000 ($362.49 billion) per year. Other studies provide similar results. Because of illiteracy, businesses, for example, must pay the cost of “fixing incorrect orders or processing refunds’” “customers lost due to poor communication,” “finding adequately skilled staff,” and “resolving internal problems and issues arising from miscommunication or misunderstandings.”
There is also the price payed by those who are illiterate. Illiteracy locks them into a cycle of poverty that is costly to themselves, the economy, and society.
Jonathan Kozol has written a very good article on the personal costs of illiteracy, “The Human Cost of an Illiterate Society,” which you can find at this link: http://gracecheska.livejournal.com/44147.html?page=1
There is also the price payed by those who are illiterate. Illiteracy locks them into a cycle of poverty that is costly to themselves, the economy, and society.
Jonathan Kozol has written a very good article on the personal costs of illiteracy, “The Human Cost of an Illiterate Society,” which you can find at this link: http://gracecheska.livejournal.com/44147.html?page=1
ProLiteracy (www.proliteracy.org) has created a very nice poster for us. You can see it by clicking here.
Many thanks to Peebles/Stage Stores for their generous contribution to the Eastern Shore Literacy Council from their "30 Days of Giving". Thanks also to Peebles store managers in Exmore and Onley for choosing us and for all the customers who said "yes" to making a donation to help us bring the gift of Literacy to the Shore.
Thank you Market St Methodist Church, for generously sharing proceeds from your Fall Bazaar with us!
Attendees of the Digital Literacy - Using Technology for Instruction session of the ProLiteracy Conference on Adult Literacy can find a downloadable copy of Bob Wessel's presentation at this link: http://www.shoreliteracy.org/temporary/ProLiteracy_Conference_Presentation_ESLC.pptx When you click on the link, the presentation should automatically begin downloading to your computer. The file will be in .pptx (PowerPoint) format.
And thank you to our funders and supporters for your generosity! Without you, there would be no ESLC!
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