YReads Program Tutor

YMCA of Greater St. Petersburg; Saint Petersburg (FL); On-site; USD 18,000 - 23,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free YMCA membership

Retirement savings

Family discount

Job summary

The YMCA of Greater St. Petersburg is seeking a YReads! Program Tutor to support kindergarten–fifth-grade readers through curriculum-based literacy activities at Pinellas County Schools in St. Petersburg, FL.

You will assist the program coordinator during YReads! hours, supervise students, and reinforce positive behavior. You should have experience with children in educational settings, a desire to learn literacy intervention, and be at least 16.

Qualifications

• Interest in literacy intervention and teaching basics

Responsibilities

• Assist in student supervision and maintain order during YReads! hours
• Assist students to and from the restroom and help with transitions
• Assist coordinator in picking up and dropping off students
• Ensure mandatory procedures are followed when parents/guardians pick up students
• Maintain required paper work: testing, sign-in/out logs and attendance

Skills

Literacy support

Student supervision

Communication with coordinators

Empathy for struggling readers

Job description

Job Title: YReads! Program Tutor

The YReads! Program is an exciting literacy/mentoring initiative for kindergarten through fifth-grade students, taking place at Pinellas County Schools throughout St. Petersburg, FL. The program uses curriculum-based literacy instruction to help struggling readers in areas of phonetics, sight word recognition, spelling, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. As a tutor, you would provide assistance and support to the program coordinator during YReads! hours to ensure that outlined program goals and procedures are being achieved.

Duties

• Assists in student supervision, help maintain order, and positively reinforce "good choices" when appropriate.
• Assists students to and from the restroom.
• Assists coordinator in picking up and dropping off students around the school.
• Oversees and ensures that mandatory procedures are being followed when parents or guardian are picking up students.
• Maintains necessary paper work: testing, volunteer and student sign in and out logs.
• Required to teach basic reading skills using lessons developed by the YREADS Coordinator using all curricula.
• Attends required abuse risk management training.
• Follows mandated abuse reporting requirements.
• Adheres to job specific abuse risk management responsibilities.

Requirements

• Must be at least 16 years of age
• Desire or interest in learning about literacy intervention
• Experience working with children in an educational environment
• Compassion and empathy for struggling readers
• Tutoring experience strongly preferred
• Pass a 10-panel drug screen
• Clear a Level 2 background check*

Pay & Perks

Part-time, $15.00 per hour. After school hours, 4 days per week. Approximately 15 hours per week. Excellent benefits including retirement savings and child care before/after school upon meeting eligibility requirements. Free individual YMCA membership for employee and discount for family.

• Level 2 background clearance through DCF (Florida) required. Check out this link for more information: https://info.flclearinghouse.com

Salary: $15.00 per hour