Homebound Tutor

Middletown Public Schools • Middletown, CT

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About The Position

Homebound Tutors provide tutoring services to students who are unable to attend school. Assignments may cover a variety of grade levels and subject areas, and hours depend on student need. Tutoring takes place one-to-one with a student at a public library or at the student’s home. Tutors document work completed and maintain communication with the Department of Student Services and Special Education. The position pays $31.93 per hour and is part-time, non-bargaining, and offers no benefits.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Ability to develop and maintain good rapport with students.
• Personable relationship with teachers.
• Ability to carry out directions in oral and written form.
• Ability to learn and acquire an understanding of new information, methodologies, and techniques and how they apply to school goals and operations.
• Memory adequate to perform tasks and assignments given over long periods of time.
• Ability to concentrate on a task for more than 60 minutes.
• Ability to meet the described physical and communication demands, including mobility between work-site locations, sitting or standing for extended periods, lifting or carrying objects under 30 pounds, writing and typing, close visual work, and hearing and communicating amid background noise.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience working with school-age children.
• Varied life or work experiences that contribute to overall preparedness.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one tutoring to students who are unable to attend school.
• Document work completed.
• Maintain communication with the Department of Student Services and Special Education.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time