Impactful After-School Literacy Tutor

Groves Learning Organization; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Groves Learning Organization is seeking an After-School Literacy Tutor to work on-site in Minneapolis. You will build trusting relationships with a small group of students and provide literacy tutoring in pairs using a structured instructional model.

The program supports about 10 students in five pairs, with tutoring three times weekly. Responsibilities include delivering sessions, using provided curriculum and progress-monitoring tools, and helping students strengthen phonics, fluency, and

Qualifications

• Must be able to connect with children and build trusting relationships.
• Reliable and able to keep to a schedule.
• Clear and respectful communication with students and site contacts.
• Patience, encouragement, and emotional steadiness during tutoring sessions.
• Ability to deliver services using a structured instructional model.
• Open to program guidance, coaching, and feedback.
• Experience with children, education, literacy, tutoring, or related programs is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build consistent, encouraging relationships with a small group of students.
• Provide literacy tutoring to students in pairs using a structured instructional model.
• Support approximately 10 students organized into five tutoring pairs.
• Deliver consistent tutoring sessions throughout the week.
• Use curriculum, instructional materials, and progress-monitoring tools provided through the program.
• Help students strengthen foundational reading skills, including phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, and comprehension.
• Communicate regularly with program and site contacts.
• Maintain reliable attendance and fulfill all agreed-upon tutoring sessions.
• Complete required orientation, training, and child-safety requirements.
• Create an environment where students feel respected, capable, and excited to return.
• The program model calls for each tutor to support approximately 10 students in five pairs, with students receiving tutoring three times each week.

Skills

Child connection

Dependability

Clear communication

Patience

Structured instruction

Openness to feedback

Literacy tutoring

Education

HS Diploma

Job description

Groves Learning Organization is seeking an After-School Literacy Tutor to work on-site in Minneapolis. You will build trusting relationships with a small group of students and provide literacy tutoring in pairs using a structured instructional model.

The program supports about 10 students in five pairs, with tutoring three times weekly. Responsibilities include delivering sessions, using provided curriculum and progress-monitoring tools, and helping students strengthen phonics, fluency, and