Craven County Schools Tutor

Job Description

Position: Tutor

Reports to: Principal, Assistant Principal Terms of Employment:

Pay Grade: Hourly FLSA Status: Exempt

Nature of Work

The employee collaborates with teachers to effectively implement instructional strategies and classroom management and assessment techniques to ensure student achievement.

Collaborates at the school level with the principal and assistant principal(s) to improve student achievement.

Education and Experience

• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited college or university.
• Three years’ successful classroom teaching.

Certification and Licensure Requirements (if applicable):

• Licensed as a teacher in North Carolina

Essential Functions/Typical Tasks

• Support and work with principals, teachers, and school improvement teams to gain knowledge of needs and strengths of school.
• Assist children, aged kindergarten through fifth grade in development of reading and math skills.
• Engage in academic activities with select students in one-on-one or small group.
• Utilize assessment information before, during, and after instruction to guide instructional design.
• Assist in analyzing data relative to the impact on activities and student achievement.
• Maintain confidentiality of data and information.
• Support and participate in Professional Learning Communities, as needed.
• Other duties as assigned by the principal.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Employee must be self-motivated, self-directed, collaborative, flexible, and highly organized.
• Knowledge of educational curriculum, state standards, instructional methodology, and technology.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with teachers, administrators, and classified personnel.
• Ability to work with a variety of staff, programs, and activities.
• Possess a general working knowledge of Title I regulations, goals, and objectives, particularly school-wide programs.
• Understand the growth and development of students in assigned school.
• Experience with closing the achievement gap and raising test scores.
• Understanding of Common Core and Essential Standards.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to physically perform the basic life operational functions of climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, lifting, grasping, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions.
• Must be able to perform medium work exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to lift objects.
• Must possess the visual acuity to operate required office equipment and inspect work for accuracy, thoroughness, and adherence to work standards and instructions.

Special Requirements

NA

Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board and local policy on evaluation of personnel.

Disclaimer

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job. As such, it is not intended to contain all of the duties and qualifications required of an employee in a single position (job). Consequently, it is not to be perceived as a position (job) description or as identification of essential functions as required by ADA.

**By submitting your application you are indicating that you have read the above position description of the job for which you are being recommended. In addition, you are indicating that you are aware of the essential duties of the position and that you can perform the essential functions of the job. You agree to perform each of the duties identified on this job description and understand that failure to perform any of the duties may lead to reprimand up to and including dismissal by the Craven County Schools Board of Education.

*In compliance with Federal Law, Craven County Schools administers all education programs, employment activities and admissions without discrimination against any person on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age or disability.