Hourly VALLS Tutor (Elementary)

Newport News Public Schools•Newport News, VA

12d

About The Position

This is an hourly position (up to 5 hours a day) responsible for implementing early literacy intervention instruction for students. As determined by identified student needs, this individual will be assigned to work with multiple small groups of students. Ongoing professional development will be an integral part of this position.

Requirements

Must possess 48 college credit hours, an Associate’s degree or successfully passed ParaPro test.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to speak effectively using proper grammar.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Responsibilities

Provide instructional lessons to reach achievement goals for individual students and targeted student groups in collaboration with classroom teacher and/or reading specialist.
Become knowledgeable of teaching methods and materials to support early literacy development.
Prepare instructional materials; performs designated literacy lessons with students; uses supplementary learning materials as needed.
Administer assessment tools to assess student abilities related to desired educational goals, objectives, and outcomes; assists in assessing and evaluating student achievement.
Collaborate with teachers and reading specialists in both written and oral formats, to share information regarding student achievement.
Maintain accurate records of student data.
Follow instructional schedule developed by personnel working with tutor.
Participate in all required training sessions.
Model nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.
Performs any other related duties as assigned by the Principal or other appropriate administrator.