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Dayton Early College Academy Elementary School Tutor (24-25) in Dayton, Ohio
ELEMENTARY TUTOR
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Summary: Elementary Tutors are responsible for providing supplemental practice through tutoring children in kindergarten through fourth grades to develop early literacy skills. Each day elementary tutors will use a prescribed literacy program to deliver tutoring in small groups to students. This position reports to the Tutor Supervisor.
Qualifications:
Valid Ohio Educational Aide permit (http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Teaching/Licensure/Apply-for-Certificate-License/Educational-Aides-and-Monitors#AIDE) or teaching license
Interest in education, specifically helping young children develop early literacy skills
Effective interpersonal skills with children and adults
An affinity for supporting students as individual learners
Sound student and classroom management skills
Ability to improvise and problem solve
Experience with technology‐integration in the teaching and learning process
Effective in an interdisciplinary, teamed environment
Entrepreneurial spirit
Dedication to the mission of assuring student learning and achievement
Professional and Personal Requirements:
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong organizational skills; able to pay careful attention to details
Able to create, monitor, and maintain systems that enhance the efficiency of the organization
Able to establish and maintain effective relationships at all levels of the organization
Able to adapt to a sometimes challenging, high-pressure environment
Able to perform well on a team
Able to prioritize and accomplish highest-leverage activities
Able to improvise and work through uncertainties; strong problem-solving skills
Able to follow up on key information and obligations
Able to drive for results and manage shifting priorities with very little direction
Able to draw attention to and celebrate school-wide, classroom, and student success
Duties/Essential Functions:
Conduct small group and one-on-one tutoring sessions with students using literacy materials provided by DECA PREP
Assist children to improve their reading skills and abilities to reach grade level expectations.
Build a strong rapport with students and communicate with them in an age and developmentally appropriate way
Regularly review student data to gauge the effectiveness of the literacy intervention being used and determine if a change in strategy is necessary
Establish and maintain effective communication with parents, teachers, tutors, building leadership, and other key stakeholders to ensure the success of the program
Act on feedback and coaching from Instructional Coaches, Classroom Teachers, and Building Administrators
Ensure confidentiality of all student records and diagnostic scores
Assess, with a high level of accuracy, students’ continual progress through progress monitoring and benchmarking
Document students’ weekly progress scores and interventions using an online database system
Demonstrate a positive, supportive, enthusiastic, and encouraging attitude with all students and staff
Attend faculty meetings and other staff development and planning sessions as determined by the building Principal
Supervise children in non-instructional situations as assigned
Perform other duties as assigned.
Terms of Employment:
Hourly Rate: $18
Working Environment:
Workplace locations include:
School, activity center, outdoor play areas;
Other environments as deemed necessary/appropriate.
Physical demands:
While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands, and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl. The employees must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required for this position include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception.
Additional Working Conditions:
The noise level in this work environment is quiet to loud depending on the activity and location.
Possible exposure to blood, bodily fluids and tissue
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The information contained in the job description is in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of duties performed for the position. Additional duties performed by individuals currently holding the position and additional duties may be assigned.
This position is not exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act
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