Tutors - 2024-2025 School Year

POSITION SUMMARY We are seeking dedicated and passionate tutors to join our team. The ideal candidates will be enthusiastic about education, possess excellent communication skills, and have a strong desire to help students achieve their academic goals. As a tutor, you will work closely with students to provide personalized instruction, support their learning needs, and foster a positive and engaging learning environment. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS 1. Adheres to the policies of the Portsmouth School Department 2. Promotes the attainment of the District's mission, vision, and strategic plan 3. Provides targeted instruction to students requiring tutoring services. 4. Promotes a high level of active learning through setting high standards and clear goals and modifying instruction to help all students achieve those standards. 5. Maintains systems of assessment and measurements that reflect progress in achieving instructional objectives. 6. Assists with data collection, eligibility criteria, and student selection 7. Establish an atmosphere that encourages sensitivity and respect among students and with the teacher, and practices and routines that create an appropriate learning environment. 8. Design instructional experiences in which students achieve high standards and optimize their performance by taking responsibility for their own learning. EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING/EXPERIENCE/SKILLS REQUIRED: Must be currently certified by the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) as a general education or special education teacher. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 1. Communicate and detect information at levels to be able to make presentations and exchange information in person and on the telephone 2. Express oneself so others will be able to clearly understand 3. Constantly operate a computer keyboard and manipulate paper 4. Detect, determine, perceive and identify documentation and reports, and to observe students 5. Able to meet multiple demands from several people and meet deadlines with severe time constraints 6. Must be able to remain in a stationary position for extended periods of time, in both indoor and outdoor environments, and regularly move and traverse in order to maintain a safe learning environment 7. Stamina to work irregular or extended hours 8. Work at a desk, conference table, small student classroom table, or in meetings in various configurations 9. Position self to be able to retrieve items overhead, above the shoulders, and horizontally 10.Move and transport moderately heavy objects TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Hourly compensation of $40 per NEA Contract

Salary : $40