Program Instructor

Reach Incorporated•Washington, DC

1d•$20 - $30•Onsite

About The Position

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, and 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.

Requirements

Applicants must have youth development/youth coaching/mentoring, teaching or high-school based teaching, tutoring or mentoring experience.
Ability to commute reliably to school-work sites each day.
Youth development: 1 year (Required)

Nice To Haves

Youth development: 2 years or more - preferred

Responsibilities

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.
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 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.
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.
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.