QUALIFICATIONS: Must be at least 18 years of age with a high school diploma. After-school tutors must possess a passion for helping students learn and have the knowledge and skills to equip students to find new ways to look at difficult skills and concepts. Tutors must have patience, as several students may need significant support with understanding certain content. Tutors must also have a positive attitude, ability to build rapport with students, and be able to initiate ways to motivate students when they become frustrated by academic material.

PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS: Provides selected secondary students with one-on-one or small group tutoring to support students’ attainment of veri?ed credits. Attends on-going required training. Works with teachers, students, and individually to provide developmentally appropriate learning lessons and activities that are structured to advance students toward graduation. Works with teachers and students to support progress monitoring of student growth. Works collaborative with the teachers and students to plan, implement, and review needed interventions for speci?c students. Performs other job-related duties.

GENERAL DEFINITION AND CONDITIONS OF WORK: Works with teachers and students to develop di?erentiated resources that address the learning needs of all students. Duties performed typically in a school setting. Work requires frequent standing, sitting, walking, light lifting up to 10 pounds, verbal communication for expressing or exchanging ideas, hearing to perceive information at a normal spoken word level and visual acuity for preparing and analyzing written or computer data.

REPORTS TO: 21st Century Program Site Director

HOW TO APPLY: All applicants must submit an on-line application. Please access website at: www.rvaschools.net.

When completing your application, include two email addresses of your professional references or upload letters of references. A combination of one professional reference email address and one letter are accepted. Richmond City Public Schools will conduct a background investigation, fingerprinting, and tuberculosis screening as a condition of employment. EOE.

LENGTH OF CONTRACT: This is a temporary position and can be terminated at any time by Richmond Public Schools.

This is a grant funded position and it is contingent upon availability of funds.

START DATE: Based on School Board approval