Reading Tutoring Coordinator - SESLWS

Grinnell College•Grinnell, IA

17h•Onsite

About The Position

The Service Leadership Work Study Program (SLWS) is a community engagement program that provides students with an on-campus employment opportunity where they work with local community organizations. By working closely with local community organizations, students in the program get a sustained opportunity to engage with local issues while also interacting with a broad range of community members. The program also provides a peer learning community that supplements the work done by the students at their various work-sites and that provides opportunities for shared learning and collaboration. The positions in the program, which fall under the Student Union contract and pay the standard campus wage, can also fulfill federal work-study requirements. This position, which is for 4-6 hours per week, will support a reading tutoring program at Bailey Park and Fairview Elementary Schools. The student in this SLWS position will help coordinate a reading tutoring program at Bailey Park and Fairview Elementary schools, while also volunteering as reading tutors themselves. Reading tutors help teachers in the classroom with reading activities and provide students with one-on-one attention. Tutoring slots are available 3 times a day, M-F. The Reading Tutor Coordinator will help do outreach to encourage students to volunteer as tutors, will check in to make sure volunteers are getting the support they need, and will help coordinate transport where necessary.