Tutor (2 Positions)

Holyoke Public Schools • Holyoke, MA

22h

About The Position

The tutor will work with individual students in home and/or hopital settings to reinforce areas of the curriculum taught by the primary content teacher; or, to work on developing the skills necessary for students to access to curriculum at grade level (i.e., literacy skills, numeracy skills, language skills, organizational skills, retention skills, social skills, etc). The tutor position is part-time (up to 10 hours/week to be determined by the Pupil Services Office) and hourly. The work year is the 180 days of the student calendar. The position requires strong classroom management skills; and, motivational skills are essential. Regular communication with participating students, parents, teachers, building administration, and others at the request of the building principal about student progress is required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in a core content area
• Experience teaching school aged children
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to work cooperatively in a professional setting
• Perseverance and the ability to motivate students to achieve a goal
• Desire to work in an underperforming urban school district in order to improve future outcomes for children

Nice To Haves

• licensed as a teacher or completion of all requirements for licensure
• Experience working in an urban setting, preferred
• Experience working with diverse student populations, preferred
• Ability to read, interpret, and apply student performance data to instructional planning and execution
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; excellent teamwork skills
• Bilingual applicants (Spanish) strongly encouraged to apply

Responsibilities

• Reinforce areas of the curriculum taught by the primary content teacher
• Work on developing the skills necessary for students to access to curriculum at grade level (i.e., literacy skills, numeracy skills, language skills, organizational skills, retention skills, social skills, etc)
• Classroom management
• Regular communication with participating students, parents, teachers, building administration, and others at the request of the building principal about student progress

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time