About the Role
Reading Partners is seeking responsible, patient, and motivated Federal Work Study students to support our one-on-one tutoring program. Using Reading Partners scripted, evidence-based curriculum, Online Literacy Tutors use our digital curriculum to work one-on-one with students via our online tutoring platform, using video conferencing. Online Literacy Tutors will provide tutoring for the San Francisco and Los Angeles, California areas, and will be paired with students receiving tutoring at our partner school sites in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Responsibilities
- Tutor one-on-one with elementary school students reading below grade level, following our structured curriculum
- Track student progress using Reading Partners tools
- Complete routine check-ins with a Reading Partners team member
- Perform administrative duties as needed
- Attend Reading Partners orientation and training
Requirements
- Eligible for Federal Work Study
- Commitment to your students and tutoring schedule with consistent availability Monday through Thursday (between 8am-5pm)
- Patience and empathy for students while holding high expectations
- Willingness and eagerness to learn and receive coaching
- Interest in interacting effectively with diverse student populations
- Ability to work independently or with limited supervision
- Access to reliable Wi-Fi, PC, Mac, or Chromebook computer with a functioning webcam, microphone, and headphones with a microphone for remote tutoring
- Abiding by our Tutor Code of Conduct
- A Live scan Background Check
Skills
- Online tutoring platform
- Video conferencing
- Literacy tutoring
Location
- San Francisco Bay area
- Los Angeles area
Work Type
- Remote
- On-site
- Part-time
Experience Level
- No experience required
Salary/Compensations
- $22.00 per hour
Benefits
- Paid sick leave
- Meaningful way to get involved in your local community
- Structured, easy-to-follow curriculum
- Direct pipeline to non-profit and education professions through Reading Partners AmeriCorps
About the Company
- Reading Partners is a national education nonprofit working with Title I elementary schools to provide students with the proven, individualized reading support they need to read at grade level by fourth grade.
- Reading Partners mobilizes community volunteers to provide one-on-one literacy tutoring for K-4th grade students to help unlock their strengths and limitless potential that have been stifled by systems working against them.
Equal Opportunity
- Academy of Art University is an equal opportunity employer.
- All applicants will be considered regardless of age, Aids or HIV positive status, marital status, domestic partnership, medical condition or genetic characteristics, race or national origin, pregnancy, religion, sex, gender identity, gender or sexual orientation, name change, citizenship, physical or mental disability, veteran status or other status protected by federal, state, local or other law.
- Academy of Art University will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
- Equal access to the hiring process, services, and employment is available to all persons.
- Applicants requiring accommodations to the application and/or interview process should contact the Human Resources Department at recruitment@academyart.edu.
