What are the responsibilities and job description for the School Reading Assistant PT(16hr.) Columbus City Schools position at Columbus Metropolitan Library?
Job Title: School Reading Assistant
Location: Columbus City Schools
Starting Pay Range: $20 hourly
Note: This position runs concurrently with the 2024-2025 academic calendar year and aligns with scheduled school breaks and closures.
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About the Position:
The School Reading Assistant provides one-on-one reading and writing support to K-3 students at targeted Franklin County School Districts. School Reading Assistants provide literacy instruction and read aloud to students, as assigned by the school. Hours and days worked align with school district schedules.
Position Schedule
SCHEDULE: Monday - Thursday 9:00am - 1:00pm
What You'll Do:
- Provides support to K-3 grade students facing difficulties with literacy skills.
- Teaches targeted literacy intervention to students through one-on-one interactions on a daily basis. Uses research-based strategies and resources provided by the school.
- Provides specific literacy instruction to individual K-3 students or small groups using curricular materials as assigned by the school.
- May deliver additional reading skill instruction using the Columbus Metropolitan Library’s processes and materials.
- Conducts individual assessments to evaluate reading levels and targeted interventions.
- Performs additional duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or G.E.D. required.
- Experience and desire to work with elementary age children required.
- Ability to operate library technology including personal computer, email, software programs (i.e. Windows/Microsoft Office) and other job-related equipment and systems.
- Reliable transportation to promptly report to job assignment.
WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts that require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, meeting and training rooms, libraries, and residences or commercial vehicles (e.g., use of safe workplace practices with office equipment, avoidance of trips and falls, observance of fire regulations and traffic signals, and/or working in moderate outdoor weather conditions).
Work requires occasional lifting or pushing of up to 20 lbs. and the frequent lifting or pushing of up to 10 lbs.
Salary : $20
