Harrowgate Instructional Tutor TWA

Chesterfield County Public Schools; Chester (VA); On-site; USD 43,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Chesterfield County Public Schools is seeking a prospective tutor who will support intervention services designed to assist Chesterfield County students. A college degree is preferred but not required, with pay differences based on degree status and license.

The tutor will align with Virginia Standards of Learning, collaborate with lead-teachers, review topics, support differentiation, and provide feedback on student progress while helping set mastery goals.

Qualifications

• Requires general knowledge of academic skills.
• Demonstrated ability to tutor and supervise students.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, teachers, parents and staff and to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and assume responsibility without direct supervision; to prioritize work and to follow oral and written instructions.
• Bachelor's Degree and Valid VA Teaching License. Experience teaching or tutoring is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Align direct support with the Virginia Standards of Learning
• Collaborate with lead-teacher to develop support model
• Review curriculum topics and assignments
• Support differentiation strategies (station activities/ small groups)
• Provide feedback on student progress to lead-teacher
• Teach skills to improve academic performance (study strategies/note-taking)
• Identify areas of improvement and help set mastery goals
• Provide students positive and constructive feedback
• Regularly seek guidance and feedback from lead-teacher

Skills

Tutoring

Student supervision

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

VA Teaching License

Job description

Our outstanding teachers, support staff members and leaders are top-notch educators whom others seek to emulate, and quite simply - we would like for you to consider joining us.

General Description

A prospective tutor should show a high level of commitment for providing intervention services designed to support instruction for Chesterfield County students. A college degree for this position is preferred, but is not required. There is a pay differential based on degree status and active teacher's license.

Job Description

Essential Job Functions

• Align direct support with the Virginia Standards of Learning
• Collaborate with lead-teacher to develop support model
• Review curriculum topics and assignments
• Support differentiation strategies (station activities/ small groups)
• Provide feedback on student progress to lead-teacher
• Teach skills to improve academic performance (study strategies/note-taking)
• Identify areas of improvement and help set mastery goals
• Provide students positive and constructive feedback
• Regularly seek guidance and feedback from lead-teacher

Budgetary Responsibility

Budgetary Responsibility: N/A

Report Preparation

Report Preparation: N/A

Equipment Operation

Equipment Operation: Uses standard office equipment and equipment related to education.

Contacts

Contacts: Contact with students and school personnel.

Work Direction/Supervision

Work Direction/Supervision: N/A

Decision Making

Decision Making: N/A

Formal Policy-Setting Responsibilities

Formal Policy-Setting Responsibilities: N/A

Physical Demands

Must have the ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time; exhibit manual dexterity to use a telephone, to enter data into a computer terminal; to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear, understand speech and speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly at normal levels indoors and on the telephone. Physical agility to lift up to 25 lbs. bend, stoop, sit on the floor, climb stairs, walk and reach overhead.

Work Environment

The employee regularly works in a school or office setting. The noise level is quiet to moderate.

Qualifications

Requires general knowledge of academic skills. Demonstrated ability to tutor and supervise students. Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, teachers, parents and staff and to communicate effectively, orally and in writing. Demonstrated ability to work independently and assume responsibility without direct supervision; to prioritize work and to follow oral and written instructions.

Additional Job Requirements

Bachelor's Degree and Valid VA Teaching License. Experience teaching or tutoring is preferred.

Background Investigations

• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Criminal History Investigation
• State Police Criminal History Investigation
• Child Protective Services (CPS) Investigation
• Tuberculosis Screening/Test

Compensation

$35.76 per hour

Benefits

Benefits Chesterfield County Public Schools offers a wide variety of benefits to employees. Benefit offerings may differ based upon full-time and part-time employee status.

Equal Employment Opportunities

Chesterfield County Public Schools assures Equal Employment Opportunities for employees as required by Federal and State Orders and Laws.

Reasonable Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential tasks.

Job Description Disclaimer

This job description is intended to accurately reflect the position activities and requirements. However, administration reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and assign other duties as necessary. It is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the position and does not imply an employment contract.

About the Division

As one of the largest and most innovative school divisions in the nation, Chesterfield County Public Schools is committed to creating a better tomorrow through authentic and captivating learning experiences. With work guided by the values of equity, integrity, teamwork and ingenuity, we believe that a better tomorrow is created one student at a time. Through our strategic plan, Imagine Tomorrow, our focus is to create an infinite learner mindset while encouraging students and staff to exemplify personal responsibility and supportive relationships. We think our schools are pretty amazing, but we aren't the only ones. Our award-winning school division - which includes six National Blue Ribbon Schools, seven National Title I Distinguished Schools and six Middle Schools to Watch - is often cited as the reason people choose to live and work here. Educators from outside of our school division routinely visit our nationally-recognized schools to learn more about what we are doing, how we are doing it and why we are doing it.

Join Us

Our outstanding teachers, support staff members and leaders are top-notch educators whom others seek to emulate, and quite simply - we would like for you to consider joining us.