Program Instructor

REACH Incorporated; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Part time

Job summary

Reach Incorporated, an award-winning out-of-school-time program in the District of Columbia, seeks enthusiastic Program Instructors to lead our After-School Tutoring Program. The Program Instructor (PI) plays a vital role in leading tutor training sessions on and supervising our teen tutors’ work with the elementary school students.

The PI must be an exceptional relationship-builder, able to connect deeply with participants to promote engagement in our program.

Qualifications

• Must have youth development or mentoring experience.
• Experience teaching or tutoring, including high-school based teaching.
• Available weekdays 3:30-5:30 PM; part-time.
• Weekday after-school availability; weekend work possible.

Responsibilities

• Model instruction during tutor-training sessions.
• Coach tutors in literacy instruction.
• Build relationships with tutors.
• Assess tutor performance using Reach’s point system.
• Plan tutor outings using available funds.
• Ensure tutors lead tutoring sessions.
• Maintain positive program culture at the elementary school.
• Address behavior or learning challenges.
• Prepare for sessions by learning and delivering curriculum.
• Track attendance and student progress weekly.
• Engage parents to report progress and recruit participants.

Skills

Youth development

Youth coaching/mentoring

Teaching / tutoring

Relationship-building

Job description

Program Instructor - Job Summary

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Reach Incorporated, an award-winning out-of-school-time program in the District of Columbia, seeks enthusiastic Program Instructors to lead our After-School Tutoring Program. The Program Instructor (PI) plays a vital role in leading tutor training sessions on and supervising our teen tutors’ work with the elementary school students.

The goal of the PI role is to:

• Support our innovative work preparing teens to serve as elementary school literacy tutors and community role models
• Provide direct support to teens tutors, ensuring they are demonstrating professionalism, organization and ongoing support for elementary scholars

• Create a positive learning environment to ensure that the learning is both meaningful and fun

The PI must be an exceptional relationship-builder, able to connect deeply with participants to promote engagement in our program. On training days, the Program Instructor is a dynamic facilitator, who makes the curriculum interesting and relevant for our teen tutors. On tutoring days, the PI is a coach, able to support our teens as they become effective elementary school literacy tutors.

Pay ranges from $20 to $30 an hour. Instructors must be available weekdays from 3:30-5:30 PM. There is opportunity for weekend work as well.

PLEASE NOTE: We are only considering applicants with youth development/youth coaching/mentoring, teaching or high-school based teaching, tutoring or mentoring experience. Those without this experience need not apply.

Essential Functions - Support Tutors (25%)

• Model good instruction when leading tutor-training sessions.
• Coach tutors in providing effective literacy instruction.
• Build relationships with tutors.
• Assess tutor performance using Reach’s point system.
• Use available funds to plan at least two tutor outings during the year.

Supervise Tutoring Sessions (25%)

• Ensure that tutors are leading tutoring sessions.
• Build positive program culture at the elementary school.
• Address tutor/student behavior or learning challenges that hinder instruction and/or student progress.

Prepare for Program Sessions (20%)

• Prepare for all sessions by learning, understanding and delivering the curriculum.
• Prepare any materials needed for program sessions.
• Ensure all necessary supplies are available.
• Participate in staff training and individual meetings to improve practice.

Contribute to Program Improvement (20%)

• Track tutor attendance; monitor the tracking of student attendance.
• Regularly track elementary student performance using the tools provided by Reach staff.
• Support teen tutors by assisting them in writing goals and monitoring their progress towards those goals.
• Regularly submit attendance and other qualitative data on a weekly basis.

Parent Engagement (10%)

• Record all parent contacts in Reach database.
• Communicate with teen parents to report participant progress and with elementary parents to recruit and maintain elementary participants

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $20.00 - $30.00 per hour

Schedule:

• After school
• Monday to Thursday or Friday
• 3:30-5:30 PM

COVID-19 considerations:

We will comply with all of DC Public Schools COVID-19 precautions and measures.

• Reliably commute to school-work sites each day

Experience:

• Youth development: 1 year (Required); 2 years or more - preferred