2- Tutors

Donna Independent School District • Donna, TX

17h

About The Position

The Tutor assists teachers with preparing and managing classroom activities and addresses students’ instructional needs under the supervision of a certified teacher. The role provides small-group tutorial support, including STAAR preparation for students in grades 3–12, English- and Spanish-language content support, assistance for students reading below grade level, and support for students catching up on instruction missed because of early withdrawal or late entry. The tutor also supports early childhood and early literacy for students from PK through grade 2.

Additional duties include following directives from the immediate supervisor, supervising Bilingual/ESL Program Initiatives, maintaining confidentiality, participating in staff development and assigned faculty meetings or special events, exercising professional judgment regarding absences, and performing other assigned duties. The position has no supervisory responsibilities.

The work involves regular attendance and physical activities including reaching, standing, walking, sitting, communicating, occasional handling of objects or controls, climbing or balancing, and moderate stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and lifting. The employee must maintain emotional control under stress. The work environment is usually moderately to loudly noisy, and the employee is frequently exposed to infection at a greater risk than the average person.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree is preferred.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to present information effectively in one-to-one and small-group settings to administrators, teachers, peers, students, parents, and the school community.
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic with whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; compute rates, ratios, and percentages; and draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply common-sense understanding to detailed but involved written or oral instructions and solve problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to work well with children.
• Working knowledge of copier, personal computer, typewriter, and audiovisual equipment.
• Ability to develop effective working relationships with students, staff, and the school community.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, orally and in writing.
• Ability to perform duties with awareness of district requirements and Board of Education policies.
• Regular attendance is required.
• Ability to maintain emotional control under stress.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies preferred.
• Certified teacher preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist teachers in preparing and managing classroom activities and address students’ instructional needs under a certified teacher’s supervision.
• Provide small-group tutorial support for STAAR testers in grades 3–12.
• Provide content-area support for students in English and Spanish.
• Provide small-group tutorial support for students who are not reading at grade level.
• Provide small-group tutorial support to help students close instructional gaps resulting from early withdrawal or late entry.
• Provide small-group tutorial support for early childhood and early literacy students in PK through grade 2.
• Implement directives from the immediate supervisor.
• Provide supervision of Bilingual/ESL Program Initiatives.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Participate in staff development training programs to improve job performance.
• Participate in faculty meetings and special events as assigned.
• Exercise professional judgment regarding absences and be punctual for work, meetings, and appointments.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time