Temporary | Tutor-CogSci Learning Design Team Leader (Literacy Focus)

University of Notre Dame • Goshen, IN

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Empower Tutors. Transform Literacy. Build Community. Are you a passionate leader driven to close educational opportunity gaps? Do you believe every child deserves access to high-quality, evidence-based literacy support? Join Tutor-CogSci as a Learning Design Team Leader. In this high-impact role, you will bridge cognitive science and real-world learning - coaching a team of dedicated tutors, partnering with local schools, and ensuring children receive the resources they need to thrive.

Our Vision: To close educational opportunity gaps by expanding children’s access to high-quality, evidence-based literacy support aligned with the Science of Reading.

Our Mission: We serve children, educators, and our community through three core pillars: Expanding Access: Delivering high-impact, evidence-based tutoring directly into local schools. Developing Future Leaders: Providing a premier practicum and workforce development experience for college students preparing for youth-serving careers (educators, pediatricians, cognitive scientists, and advocates). Innovating Learning Design: Advancing open science by developing, refining, and scaling effective tutoring practices.

Position Overview: As a Learning Design Team Leader, you are the heartbeat of our school-based operations. You will mentor, coach, and inspire a small team of tutors while fostering a vibrant, supportive community for both tutors and tutees. You’ll act as an exemplary representative of Notre Dame in the community, translating the Science of Reading into dynamic, daily practice. To keep your leadership grounded in real-world application, you will also spend a small portion of your time directly tutoring students using structured literacy programs.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in education or related field OR Bachelor’s degree with at least two years of exemplary experience directly relevant to our mission OR Associate’s degree with at least four years of exemplary experience directly relevant to our mission.
• Relevant experience includes working in a psychology or education research lab, experience working as classroom teacher, tutor, or coach; experience acquired while working as a student or raising children qualifies
• Highly organized and motivated to understand how children learn
• Demonstrates a “can do” attitude and comfort using technology
• Able to travel to schools in Goshen, IN

Nice To Haves

• Prior exemplary performance as a teacher, tutor, or mentor of students in a school or afterschool program
• Lived experiences similar to those of the children we serve in Goshen
• Experience working with children from a variety of racial, ethnic, linguistic, and socio-economic backgrounds
• Experience supervising, coaching, or mentoring others
• Experience teaching children using structured, evidence-based literacy approaches
• Science of reading credential (please note: Indiana offers Keys To Literacy for Free to licensed Indiana educators, and we have resources to pay for others to take the Knowledge and Practice Examination for Effective Reading Instruction [KPEERI])
• Experience working with and leading college students.

Responsibilities

• Manage, coach, and support a team of tutors delivering structured literacy programs to 2nd–3rd grade students.
• Lead collaborative design meetings and model high-quality tutoring practices in action.
• Track, analyze, and interpret tutor performance and student progress.
• Collaborate with Program Directors and Faculty Steering Committees to refine strategies and address learning trends.
• Serve as a primary liaison between Notre Dame and school administration, fostering strong, transparent, and collaborative relationships.
• Meet regularly with fellow Design Team Leaders and Assistant Directors to share best practices, optimize learning sequences, and solve challenges.
• Monitor attendance and academic benchmarks, partnering with leadership to design tailored intervention plans for tutors or students who need extra support.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree