AmeriCorps Member - Tutor Coordinator & Literacy Tutor
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Job No: 506610
Division/Organization: Community Partners
Department: Madison Metropolitan School District
Job Type: Local Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: Not Remote
Location: Madison, WI
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $2,192.00
Job Categories: Leadership, Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Teamwork/Collaboration, Education and Training, Child Development and Care, Nonprofit/Community-Based Organization
Department Overview:
Serve as an AmeriCorps Member - Tutor Coordinator and Literacy Tutor in Madison Elementary Schools. This opportunity is ideal for students who are pursuing Elementary Education or other education-centered career.
Anticipated Start Date:
8/18/2024
Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):
06/06/2025
Remote Work Eligibility Detail:
Not Remote
Anticipated Hours Per Week:
30
Schedule:
Monday-Friday
Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:
$2,192.00
Number of Positions:
14
Qualifications:
-Work with school staff to provide literacy tutoring support aimed at improving the academic achievement of kindergarten through fifth grade students in high-need schools. -Participate in a widespread community collaboration coordinated by the United Way of Dane County, in partnership with Madison Metropolitan School District, Sun Prairie Area School District, AmeriCorps*State, and other partners.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities :
-Ability to effectively perform role through equity and anti-racism. -Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team. -Ability to effectively develop and navigate varied partnerships among school staff, students, and community volunteers. -Willingness to engage in ongoing learning, training and professional development. -Commitment to service and the goals of Schools of Hope. Must be 18 years or older. -Must be U.S. Citizen or have permanent resident status, per AmeriCorps regulations -Ability to pass a National Service Criminal History Check
Position Summary/Job Duties:
-Work with school staff to identify the literacy tutoring needs of your assigned school. -Tutor a selected group of students at your assigned school. -Assist with the recruitment, training, orientation, and placement of tutors at your assigned school. -Provide ongoing support and in-service training for the tutors you supervise. -Track tutoring and volunteer hours at your assigned school, and complete monthly and quarterly reports. -Assist with implementation of evaluation tools for assessing the success of tutoring efforts. -Utilize feedback from tutors, program participants, and staff to enhance tutor management practices. -Work with project and school staff to develop, record and institute standard tutor management practices for your elementary school. -Support project-wide activities. -Participate in required training, including tutor management, literacy tutoring and topics related to diversity, equity and inclusion. -Option to spend a limited percentage of hours volunteering in community service outside Project goals.
Physical Demands:
Ability to commute to and from local Elementary School site.
Institutional Statements:
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.
Institutional Statement on Diversity:
Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.
For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu
Accommodation Statement:
If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
Advertised: February 13, 2024 09:00 AM Central Standard Time
Applications close: June 09, 2024 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time
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