Summer School Tutor

About Laureate Academy

Preparing each student with the academic skills and strength of character necessary for school and life success, Laureate Academy educates students in Jefferson Parish for rigorous high schools, competitive colleges, and professional careers.

Be a Tutor at Laureate Academy

Laureate Academy understands that teacher quality is the most important factor that drives student achievement. We are relentlessly seeking teachers who strongly believe in our mission and vision and whose actions demonstrate high expectations for themselves, scholars, families, and their colleagues. We hire smart, driven people willing to work hard to realize our mission and who have the characteristics and experiences necessary to deliver ambitious results for scholars.

Qualifications

Laureate Academy has launched a focused and urgent search for committed, intelligent, hard-working educators.

We will consider candidates who:

• Bachelor’s Degree is preferred, but not required.
• Embody Laureate Academy’s mission, vision and SCHOLAR values (Self-determination, Community, Honesty, Optimism, Leadership, Achievement, Resilience)
• Believe that there is not a more urgent task than providing an outstanding academic and character education to students
• Take ownership for the achievement results of their students
• Have a track record of producing dramatic, demonstrable student achievement gains or comparable results in their current field
• Work well with a team of high-performers
• Are goal-driven, analytical problem solvers, and embody a can-do spirit and strong work ethic
• Promote continuous improvement by being open to feedback; are self-reflective and humble
• Dedicated to improving curriculum and instruction through collaboration, reflection, feedback, best practices and regular assessment
• Excellent verbal and regular skills
• Communicate effectively with students, families and colleagues
• Minimum of two years teaching experience in an urban public school setting preferred, but not required

Responsibilities

• Reviewing standards and objectives
• Working with students to help them understand key concepts outlined
• Teaching skills to improve academic performance, including study strategies, note-taking skills and approaches to answering test questions
• Developing and distributing teaching materials to supplement classroom lessons
• Conducting assessments to track progress, identify areas of improvement and help set goals
• Providing students positive and constructive feedback
• Offering feedback on progress to students' parents and teachers where appropriate
• Provide engaging, differentiated, appropriately paced, and rigorous instruction in whole-class, small group, and individual settings
• Establish and maintain a culture of achievement in their classroom; uphold school-wide and class systems, rules and consequences, disciplinary codes, and rewards at all times
• Analyze student achievement data collaboratively with colleagues and Head of School to critically and strategically respond to the learning needs of students
• Implement school’s data tracking system and use data to inform instructional development and delivery
• Communicate effectively and frequently with students, families, and colleagues
• Work to continuously improve effectiveness in all instructional practices
• Use feedback to make productive changes in performance
• Complete all administrative requirements by given deadlines
• Be accountable for students’ mastery of academic standards

Other Important Information

• Review the master plan draft (https://docs.google.com/document/d/10c2JLeSOKOU6zVwE4LM_0_q5svFP7hpTLWov8UYhAM8/edit?tab=t.0)

Job Type: Seasonal

Pay: $2,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Associate (Required)

Experience:

• Teaching: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $2,000