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Reading Tutor-Refugee Center

DEPARTMENT: Career Services & Exp Learning

WORK LOCATION: Offsite- Refugee Center 2130 ENTERPRISE ST SE
KENTWOOD, MI 49508

POSITION PAY RANGE: $10.50 - 14.00, Hourly (Please note: Actual pay offered will be commensurate with candidate qualifications and experience, the type of role, pay equity and available funding)

SUMMARY:

This position assists preschool, elementary-age students, and sometimes their parents with basic reading skills. These responsibilities are performed in an ethical manner consistent with the University’s mission, vision, and values which include diversity, equity and inclusion.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent
• Must be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credit hours as an undergraduate student or 3 credit hours as a graduate student at Davenport University while meeting the standards of academic progress
• Must be work study eligible
• Must be patient and understanding when listening
• Should be familiar with phonics (explaining how to sound out new words)
• Ability to provide constructive criticism
• Experience working with children not necessary
• Excellent interpersonal skills that transcend diverse audiences; communicating to university customers with positive attitudes toward change, confidentiality, and conflict resolution
• Demonstrated motivational and problem solving capabilities with a high degree of integrity, ethics, and dedication to the mission of the University
• Classroom and Office environment. Prolonged sitting and standing. Use of personal computer and telephone (eye and hand strain).
• Some travel between locations may be required (own transportation). No regular lifting requirements, occasional lifting up to 15lbs

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