Hourly VALLS Tutor (Elementary)

Newport News Public Schools; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

Newport News Public Schools is seeking an hourly tutor to implement early literacy intervention for students. The role involves working with multiple small groups under guidance from teachers or reading specialists, with ongoing professional development.

The position requires preparing materials, administering assessments, and maintaining accurate records while collaborating to share student progress. This is a part-time, hourly role with up to five hours per day.

Qualifications

• Must possess 48 college credit hours, an Associate’s degree or successfully passed ParaPro test.
• Ability to read and interpret documents and safety rules.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide instructional lessons to reach achievement goals for individual students and targeted student groups in collaboration with classroom teacher and/or reading specialist.
• Become knowledgeable of teaching methods and materials to support early literacy development.
• Prepare instructional materials; perform designated literacy lessons with students; use supplementary learning materials as needed.
• Administer assessment tools to assess student abilities related to desired educational goals, objectives, and outcomes; assists in assessing and evaluating student achievement.
• Collaborate with teachers and reading specialists to share information regarding student achievement.
• Maintain accurate records of student data.
• Follow instructional schedule developed by personnel working with tutor.
• Participate in all required training sessions.
• Model nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.

Education

48 college credit hours

Associate’s degree

ParaPro test

Job description

Job Summary

This is an hourly position (up to 5 hours a day) responsible for implementing early literacy intervention instruction for students. As determined by identified student needs, this individual will be assigned to work with multiple small groups of students. Ongoing professional development will be an integral part of this position.

• Provide instructional lessons to reach achievement goals for individual students and targeted student groups in collaboration with classroom teacher and/or reading specialist.
• Become knowledgeable of teaching methods and materials to support early literacy development.
• Prepare instructional materials; performs designated literacy lessons with students; uses supplementary learning materials as needed.
• Administer assessment tools to assess student abilities related to desired educational goals, objectives, and outcomes; assists in assessing and evaluating student achievement.
• Collaborate with teachers and reading specialists in both written and oral formats, to share information regarding student achievement.
• Maintain accurate records of student data.
• Follow instructional schedule developed by personnel working with tutor.
• Participate in all required training sessions.
• Model nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.

Job Summary

This is an hourly position (up to 5 hours a day) responsible for implementing early literacy intervention instruction for students. As determined by identified student needs, this individual will be assigned to work with multiple small groups of students. Ongoing professional development will be an integral part of this position.

Essential Duties

• Provide instructional lessons to reach achievement goals for individual students and targeted student groups in collaboration with classroom teacher and/or reading specialist.
• Become knowledgeable of teaching methods and materials to support early literacy development.
• Prepare instructional materials; performs designated literacy lessons with students; uses supplementary learning materials as needed.
• Administer assessment tools to assess student abilities related to desired educational goals, objectives, and outcomes; assists in assessing and evaluating student achievement.
• Collaborate with teachers and reading specialists in both written and oral formats, to share information regarding student achievement.
• Maintain accurate records of student data.
• Follow instructional schedule developed by personnel working with tutor.
• Participate in all required training sessions.
• Model nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.

(These are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.)

Other Duties

• Performs any other related duties as assigned by the Principal or other appropriate administrator.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and/or Abilities Required)

Must possess 48 college credit hours, an Associate’s degree or successfully passed ParaPro test. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to speak effectively using proper grammar. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

In order to review the full posting, please view the following link: https://nnschools.org/hr/jobs/descriptions/PALS_Tutor.pdf

For further information regarding the position's compensation, please visit this link: NNPS COMPENSATION.