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Welcome to the Reading Partners AmeriCorps Application!

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We’re excited that you’re interested in joining Reading Partners as an AmeriCorps member! This application is your first step toward making a meaningful difference in your community by helping students become lifelong readers.

About AmeriCorps Service
AmeriCorps is a national service program that empowers individuals to strengthen their communities through direct, hands-on service. It is important to understand that AmeriCorps is a service opportunity—not a traditional job. As an AmeriCorps member, you will commit your time, energy, and skills to addressing real community needs while building professional experience and earning benefits such as a living allowance and an education award.

About Reading Partners
Here at Reading Partners, we believe in a future where all children in the US have the reading skills necessary to reach their full potential. Reading Partners is a national literacy nonprofit dedicated to helping children in schools master essential reading skills. By pairing volunteers and AmeriCorps members with students, we provide individualized instruction that helps students become confident, independent readers. Together, we’re building a brighter future—one student at a time.

Next Steps
Before beginning your application, please review the position descriptions linked below to learn more about the available AmeriCorps roles and find the best fit for your skills and interests.


When you’re ready, return to this page to continue your application.

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We first need to determine if you meet the minimum requirements for this position before moving forward.
AmeriCorps Members must be a United States citizen, U.S. national, or lawful permanent resident. Are you a United States citizen, U.S. national, or lawful permanent resident?

Note: If you answer NO to this question, you will not be able to proceed to the next section of the application nor will you be considered for AmeriCorps service with Reading Partners.
Reading Partners complies with the federal government’s National Service Criminal History Checks (NSCHC) background check requirements for all AmeriCorps members before they begin service with our organization. The NSCHC is a baseline screening requirement established by law to protect the beneficiaries of national service. Per the federal guidelines, three checks are required for individuals required to comply with NSCHC:
  • National Sex Offender check;
  • state of residence and state of service criminal history check(s);
  • FBI fingerprint-based check;
  • as well as any additional background checks required by school districts.
Note: If you answer NO to this question, you will not be able to proceed to the next section of the application nor will you be considered for AmeriCorps service with Reading Partners.
In order to initiate background checks, are you able to provide a copy or photo of: your social security card AND a valid form of identification, such as a passport, permanent resident card, or driver's license AND birth certificate along with any name change documentation should any first or last names be different than that listed on your application.

Note: If you answer NO to this question, you will not be able to proceed to the next section of the application nor will you be considered for AmeriCorps service with Reading Partners.

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Application Questions

Please answer some questions related to this position.



I understand that this AmeriCorps service opportunity comes with the following benefits: *
  • a living allowance (please reference service description for living allowance amount)
  • Segal Education Award, after successfully completing your term of service.
  • medical, dental, and vision benefits at no monthly cost
  • public transportation reimbursement up to $132/month






This constructs the full graduation date used in the Affiliation connector step.


Which AmeriCorps position are you interested in being considered for?
  • Literacy Intervention AmeriCorps Member:
    • leads day-to-day aspects of Reading Partners' service delivery in reading centers, including managing reading center operations, overseeing volunteers, and generally ensuring effective program delivery
    • represent Reading Partners as the primary on-site contact for school staff as well as the community
    • regularly participate in directly tutoring students
  • Community Engagement AmeriCorps Member:
    • co-leads recruitment, onboarding, and engagement of volunteer tutors for Reading Partners, ensuring smooth program delivery and fostering a supportive volunteer community
    • manages volunteer data, supports outreach initiatives, and creates marketing materials to promote recruitment
    • act as main contact for volunteers, build strong relationships, coordinate events, and collaborate with community partners
    • support reading center operations, assist with assessments, manage materials, and regularly tutor students directly to provide individualized literacy support

Please note that in addition to evaluating your preferences, regional teams will also assess your skills during the interview process to determine which position is best suited for you.





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You can voluntarily provide additional information about yourself.

This employer is a Government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended by the Jobs for Veterans Act of 2002, 38 U.S.C. 4212 (VEVRAA), which requires Government contractors to take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment: (1) disabled veterans; (2) recently separated veterans; (3) active duty wartime or campaign badge veterans; and (4) Armed Forces service medal veterans. These classifications are defined as follows:
  • A disabled veteran is one of the following:
    • a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or
  • a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.
  • A recently separated veteran means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.
  • An active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.
  • An Armed forces service medal veteran means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.
Protected veterans may have additional rights under USERRA- the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. In particular, if you were absent employment in order to perform service in the uniformed service, you may be entitled to be reemployed by your employer in the position you would have obtained with reasonable certainty if not for the absence due to service. For more information, call the U.S. Department of Labor's Veterans Employment and Training Service (VETS), toll-free, at 1-866-4-USA-DOL.

2. If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed above, please indicate by checking the appropriate box below. As a Government contractor subject to VEVRAA, we request this information in order to measure the effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA.

3. Submission of this information is voluntary and refusal to provide it will not subject you to any adverse treatment. The information provided will be used only in ways that are not inconsistent with the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended.

4. The information you submit will be kept confidential, except that (i) supervisors and managers may be informed regarding restrictions on the work or duties of disabled veterans, and regarding necessary accommodations; (ii) first aid and safety personnel may be informed, when and to the extent appropriate, if you have a condition that might require emergency treatment; and (iii) Government officials engaged in enforcing laws administered by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, or enforcing the Americans with Disabilities Act, may be informed.


We are a federal contractor or subcontractor. The law requires us to provide equal employment opportunity to qualified people with disabilities. We have a goal of having at least 7% of our workers as people with disabilities. The law says we must measure our progress towards this goal. To do this, we must ask applicants and employees if they have a disability or have ever had one. People can become disabled, so we need to ask this question at least every five years.

Completing this form is voluntary, and we hope that you will choose to do so. Your answer is confidential. No one who makes hiring decisions will see it. Your decision to complete the form and your answer will not harm you in any way. If you want to learn more about the law or this form, visit the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) website at www.dol.gov/ofccp.i

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A disability is a condition that substantially limits one or more of your “major life activities.” If you have or have ever had such a condition, you are a person with a disability.

Disabilities include, but are not limited to:
  • Alcohol or other substance use disorder (not currently using drugs illegally)
  • Autoimmune disorder, for example, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV/AIDS
  • Blind or low vision
  • Cancer (past or present)
  • Cardiovascular or heart disease
  • Celiac disease
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Deaf or serious difficulty hearing
  • Diabetes
  • Disfigurement, for example, disfigurement caused by burns, wounds, accidents, or congenital disorders
  • Epilepsy or other seizure disorder
  • Gastrointestinal disorders, for example, Crohn's Disease, irritable bowel syndrome
  • Intellectual or developmental disability
  • Mental health conditions, for example, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD
  • Missing limbs or partially missing limbs
  • Mobility impairment, benefiting from the use of a wheelchair, scooter, walker, leg brace(s) and/or other supports
  • Nervous system condition, for example, migraine headaches, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis (MS)
  • Neurodivergence, for example, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, other learning disabilities
  • Partial or complete paralysis (any cause)
  • Pulmonary or respiratory conditions, for example, tuberculosis, asthma, emphysema
  • Short stature (dwarfism)
  • Traumatic brain injury



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This program is available to all, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, religion, age, national origin, genetic information, disability, military status, familial status, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Reading Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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