JOB OPPORTUNITY

POSITION: READING TUTOR - Reading Rocks (Winter 2023) (VIRTUAL)

POSTING STATUS: CONTRACT: January 16 to March 23, 2023 (no program week of March 13, 2023, for March Break)

HOURS: Monday through Thursday (4-7 pm) Two one-hour sessions per week

PAY RATE OF $20 per hour

DESCRIPTION:
Reading Rocks volunteer tutor position supports the LDAWE'S literacy program for children and youth with learning difficulties. This one-on-one online literacy program is designed to motivate and help children in Grades 2 - 7 gain confidence and academic success in reading and writing. It is also intended to help volunteers gain knowledge and experience in working with children who experience difficulties learning essential literacy skills. Therefore, this position is responsible for developing and implementing an appropriate and effective individualized literacy program to meet the child's individual literacy needs.

DUTIES:

• Works with the Program Coordinator to develop and implement an appropriate and effective individualized literacy program to meet the child's individual literacy needs;
• Develops and implements engaging, creative and hands-on literacy activities and games in the areas of literacy: phonics, sight words, fluency, reading/listening comprehension, spelling, grammar, sentence structure, and more to help with the assigned child with literacy skills;
• Conducts informal literacy assessment on the first day of the program (pre-assessment) as well as on the last day of the program (post-assessment);
• Provides a positive learning environment to invoke self-motivation for the child as he/she develops phonological awareness and processing skills;
• Educates the child on how their unique learning requirements affect how they understand and use the information and how this ultimately affects their ability to learn and ways they can use their learning as a strength;
• Provides regular positive feedback on the student's progress to instill self-motivation and self- confidence in their academic development;
• Fills out session reports after the tutoring sessions to track the children's progress;

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Post-secondary education in a related area of study or equivalent experience;
• Effective verbal and written communication;
• Experience in a similar position is an asset;
• Excellent organizational skills;
• Patience, creativity, and flexibility;
• An understanding of learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder;
• Must have a satisfactory up-to-date police clearance.

HOW TO APPLY:

• Apply in writing no later than 4:00 pm on Tuesday, January 3, 2022, with a cover letter and resume explicitly stating your qualifications

We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted. Due to the large volume of applicants, we regret we cannot confirm that our office has received resumes. LDAWE is committed to providing appropriate accommodations in all parts of the hiring process to aid people with disabilities, upon prior disclosure or request.

Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Part-time hours: 2 per week

Salary: From $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Flexible schedule
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Education:

• Secondary School (required)

Experience:

• Tutoring: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: Remote

Application deadline: 2023-01-03
Expected start date: 2023-01-16

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