Summer Camp Tutor

Brilliant Detroit • Detroit, MI

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Brilliant Detroit offers a unique and exciting opportunity to collaborate with local education partners. You will host a six-week literacy tutoring program for families with children in grades K-3. As a Tutor, you will play a crucial and impactful role in our literacy tutoring program. Your dedication and expertise will help develop students' literacy skills, significantly impacting their learning journey. You will also host three family workshops to engage with families, empowering them to support their child's learning journey. Your role is not just important, but significant and integral to the success of our program. We value your contribution and recognize the importance of your role in shaping the future of these students.

Requirements

• Must have reliable transportation.
• Reliable internet access is required for virtual meetings.
• Can prioritize tasks and manage multiple projects.
• Must be self-motivated and able to work independently.
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Collaborates well with others in an elementary subject setting.

Nice To Haves

• Experience teaching or working with families and early elementary children is preferred.
• Experience using Zoom and Google Suite (i.e., Google Docs, Google Drive, Google Sheets) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver targeted instruction in person to a class of approximately 12-15 scholars.
• Support small group learning in daily 90-minute sessions, 2-4 days weekly, between 9:30 am - 12 pm, Monday - Thursday.
• Follow a prescribed literacy-based lesson plan.
• Administer assessments on all students before the start of the program and at the conclusion to measure learning progress and program efficacy, and to tailor instruction to individual student needs, thereby ensuring the effectiveness of our program.
• Track and enter data such as attendance and assessment data weekly.
• Attend and engage in all Brilliant Detroit training, weekly PLC (professional learning community) meetings, and additional meetings with the Hub and program lead staff as needed.
• Conduct team huddles to build relationships with parents/caretakers.
• Facilitate monthly family workshops to equip families with reading tips for use at home and foster a supportive learning environment beyond the classroom.
• Communicate with families consistently with session reminders or other relevant information.
• Create a positive, achievement-oriented, structured learning environment that motivates and supports students.
• Participate in feedback and coaching conversations with the Program Leader.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed