Reading/Math Tutor - Summer 2022

Description

The reading/math tutor will assist pre-school, pre-kindergarten, and kindergarten through sixth grade children with improving their reading skills through systematic reading/tutoring sessions, help with homework and supervising curricular and extra-curricular activities.  

The reading and math tutors will work along with and be supervised by the following staff members of New Beginnings:

Director

Asst. Director

Program Coordinator

Lead Teacher

Title 1 Teacher

LEARNING OUTCOMES                                                                                                                                                Express ideas and facts to others effectively in a variety of formats, particularly written, oral and visual formats     

Comprehend, interpret and analyze ideas and facts                                                                   

Communicate effectively in a range of settings                                                                             

Make effective use of information resources and technology                                                   

Enhance the child and tutor’s personal lives                                                                               

Meet professional standards and competencies                                                                           

Analyze and understand the interconnectedness of global and local communities                               

Operate with civility in a complex world                                                                                     

Compare and contrast approaches to knowledge in different discipline                                             

Understand ethical principles within diverse cultural, social, environmental and personal settings           

Apply, analyze, evaluate and create knowledge, procedures, processes or products to discern bias, challenge assumptions, identify consequences, arrive at reasoned conclusions, generate and explore new questions, solve challenging and complex problems and make informed decisions.

Responsibilities

1. Tutor assists children, pre-school, pre-kindergarten, and kindergarten through sixth grade in development of reading skills and enjoyment.
2. Tutor engages in academic activities with selected students either one-on-one or with small groups.
3. Tutors assist children with homework and instructional projects
4. Tutor will collaborate with the community agency supervisor and staff members to assess the student’s needs and how best to address them. Many of the children whom tutor works with are performing below their expected academic grade level.
5. Communicate effectively with the agency supervisor and administrators
6. Tutors will provide feedback to students using positive reinforcement techniques to encourage, motivate and build confidence in students.
7. Tutors will complete daily reading logs, daily homework assignment logs and weekly feedback reports on each student.
8. Tutors will participate in professional develop trainings to learn “best practices” in the areas of reading, math, language development, social and emotional and cognitive development.

Qualifications

Excellent reading skills and willingness to share your “love of reading”

Excellent people skills, enthusiasm for helping children, respectful attitude

Ability to work separately with child within a larger context of child/tutor groups

Creativity and enthusiasm when covering lesson plans and reading selected books

Attention to details regarding paperwork and the completion of children’s progress reports