Elementary Literacy Tutor

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  Application Deadline: Wednesday, 04/09/2025

Job Summary: The focus of the WPS Literacy Tutor is to provide supplemental practice through tutoring students to develop the students literacy skills. The literacy tutor will use evidence-based literacy interventions along with Highly Qualified Instructional Materials and will conduct weekly progress monitoring to ensure the student is on track to read at grade level.

Responsibilities:

• Instruction and Assessment
• Conduct one-on-one or small group tutoring sessions with students including content/strategies, during the school year and potentially in the summer.
• Assist children to improve their skills and abilities to reach grade level expectations.
• Provide opportunities for family involvement.
• Develop and maintain a weekly tutoring schedule for students to allow students to receive tutoring sessions.
• Act on feedback and guidance from an Administrator.
• Assess, with a high level of accuracy, students’ continual progress through progress monitoring and benchmarking.
• Document students’ weekly progress scores and interventions.
• Regularly review student data to track effectiveness of the intervention plans.
• Document attendance and take action if student participation is inconsistent or lacking
• Attend all required training sessions, and meetings.
• Communicate with students in an age and developmentally appropriate way.
• Professionally communicate with the administrator and school staff regarding student schedules, interventions and student progress.
• Act on constructive feedback provided by an administrator.
• Build professional relationships with school staff, to maintain good communication and ensure the integrity of the program.
• Fulfill program requirements and daily read and respond to email communications
• Ensure confidentiality of all student records, and test scores.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Secondary Functions

• Participate in school or district after school programming with a priority on tutoring.
• Participate in WPS outreach activities.

Qualifications:

• Experience:
• • Background in reading or literacy content preferred but not required.
• Education:
• • High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Physical Requirements:

• • Walk, climb stairs, bend and lift up to 45lbs.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States
• Must provide a current national background check without disqualifying results at time of hire.
• This position has five vacancies per location.