United Readers Mentors - Vegas Vista Academy

United Way of Southern Nevada Inc • Las Vegas, NV

6d • Onsite

About The Position

United Readers Mentors assist kindergarten through fifth-grade students in Southern Nevada with literacy skills, with a focus on improving reading fluency. Using a predetermined curriculum, lesson plans, and guidance from school learning facilitators, mentors lead small-group lessons and activities during reading intervention blocks. The program aims to strengthen students’ foundational reading skills and improve third-grade reading scores, while supporting United Way of Southern Nevada’s mission to provide learning opportunities and help students build resilience and confidence as lifelong learners.

Mentors serve as ambassadors for the United Readers Program and UWSN. They work at an assigned school site in person each school day and may occasionally report to UWSN’s office. This is a part-time, temporary, grant-funded position anticipated to run during the 2026–2027 school year, subject to program requirements and available funding. The posting gives both November 2026–May 2027 and late November 2026 through the end of June 2027 as anticipated employment periods.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to perform duties during the school day.
• Desire to work with small children and ability to explain lessons and activities clearly and effectively.
• Patience and ability to collaborate with other mentors and staff.
• Basic computer skills and comfort using Microsoft Office.
• Reliable transportation.
• Valid government-issued photo ID.
• Strive to achieve shared goals and exhibit UWSN’s values of accountability, collaboration, integrity, innovation, and diversity.
• Seek and share knowledge, take a collaborative approach to addressing issues, and focus on shared goals.
• Act with integrity and strong ethics, be accountable and transparent with stakeholders, and act consistently with UWSN’s values and purpose.

Nice To Haves

• Interest in or experience with education or a related field, a community and service mindset, and willingness to learn.
• Experience with young children and child development.

Responsibilities

• Lead student groups in accordance with provided curriculum, lesson plans, and training.
• Develop age- and content-appropriate activities based on children’s assessed and identified needs.
• Provide children with a safe and respectful learning experience and space.
• Facilitate and score assessments.
• Review and analyze student assessment and other data, and set goals for students.
• Submit data consistently by required deadlines.
• Communicate with school-site staff and UWSN program staff.
• Attend required training days and orientation sessions.
• Represent UWSN professionally and act as a program ambassador in accordance with UWSN policies and procedures.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED