Title I Literacy Tutor (SY 26-27)

Job Title: Title I Literacy Tutor

Position Type: Part-time

Location: Hosmer Elementary

Hours Per Week: 18 hours per week

Rate of Pay: $35.00 per hour

Reports to: K-8 Literacy Coordinator

Summary:

The Title I Tutor will work with classroom teachers to identify students who require substantial intervention in Literacy. The tutor will work with these students primarily in a push-in model for the purpose of small group and targeted assistance aligned with the Literacy curriculum. This is a Part-Time position 18 hours per week. Title I Tutors are a grant-funded position and as such is contingent on the availability of funding.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The essential functions or duties listed below are illustrations of the type of work that is performed and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for by this position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. Other duties may be assigned.

Responsibilities:

• Complete the required paperwork for the strategies/interventions as outlined in Title I regulations
• Work with the principal and classroom teachers to identify potential students for assistance/ intervention using objective criteria
• Teach multiple small intervention groups.
• Progress monitor and analyze student data

Qualifications and Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. The Superintendent may waive or modify the qualification requirements. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Demonstrated ability to implement interventions in Literacy programs and to provide support to at-risk students
• Licensure by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education as an Elementary Teacher

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