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Summary Of Core Responsibilities & Org Relationships:
Tutors provide one-on-one tutoring in the areas of decoding, spelling, reading fluency, reading comprehension, writing, and study skills to students with language and learning challenges. Using a process-based approach and materials specifically designed to meet each student’s background and needs, the tutor provides individualized support to help students develop the underlying skills needed to approach reading, writing, and studying with greater confidence and independence.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Service Delivery
Provide one-on-one tutoring in reading and spelling, writing and study skills using evidence-based practices
Conduct initial assessments
Differentiate instruction based on students’ individual needs
Communication
Communicate openly and frequently with students’ parents/guardians regarding student progress, scheduling, academic and/or social/emotional concerns
Offer an initial 15-minute consultation to all new student families
Offer a 15-minute conference to all student families when each progress report is sent
Provide recommendations for continued tutoring and/or discharge from services based on progress to students’ parents/guardians at the end of each tutoring package
When provided with written permission from students’ parents/guardians, communicate about student progress and/or collaborate with the students’ outside providers (teachers, SPED team, therapist, etc.)
Check Groves Learning Organization (“GLO”) email daily and respond in a timely manner to all communication from internal staff (manager, operations, etc.)
Lesson Planning & Paperwork
Prepare initial assessments for all new students
Plan lessons that are tailored to students’ specific needs
Print, copy, and prep any lesson plan materials before your student arrives
Take data and keep notes during sessions in order to modify and prepare plans for the next session as well as monitor student progress
Continuously monitor progress both formally and informally
Keep lesson plans and materials organized and easily accessible
Administrative duties
Schedule all sessions in Salesforce prior to the first session date of the tutoring package
Check in all sessions in Salesforce on the day they occurred
Log all time worked each day
Trainings and Meetings
Attend all required bimonthly tutor meetings
Attend all required tutor trainings, including all required safety and professional development trainings
Education, Experience, and Credentials
BA/BS in Special Education preferred
2+ years of teaching and/or tutoring preferred
Experience working with students who have language-based learning disabilities and/or executive functioning deficits/ADHD in a classroom or 1:1 tutoring setting
Training in an Orton-Gillingham-based curriculum (required for Reading & Spelling Tutors) and/or knowledge of written expression instruction (required for Writing Tutors)
Experience with any of the following curricula: LETRS, Wilson Reading System, Sonday System, Barton, or Benchmark Phonics Intervention (required for Reading & Spelling Tutors)
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Understanding of Specific Learning Disorders and Executive Functioning Challenges, including ADHD
Experience in writing short and long-term goals and lesson plans.
Experience using positive reinforcement and positive behavior supports
Use assessments and feedback from teachers and other providers to create an instructional plan for each student
Able to use appropriate technology, including Google platforms, email, and Salesforce
Demonstrate solid interpersonal and communication skills
Demonstrate proactive problem-solving
Demonstrate empathy and patience when working with clients and families
Demonstrate authenticity, collaboration, compassion, discovery, tenacity, respect, and integrity in all interactions
Groves Academy is the leading school in the Midwest for students who have learning disabilities such as dyslexia, ADHD, executive function challenges, and other language-based learning disabilities. We are a beacon for students who want to learn but are challenged with a learning disability that affects their academic achievement