Literacy Intervention Tutor

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The Literacy Intervention Tutor plays a critical role in ensuring every student has the literacy skills needed to engage in rigorous, grade-level learning. Through targeted small-group and one-on-one instruction, this role provides focused, high-impact support to students who are not yet meeting grade-level expectations, helping them build the skills and confidence needed to access challenging, standards-aligned classroom instruction.

Working closely with the Manager of Literacy Practice, school leaders, and classroom teachers, the Literacy Intervention Tutor is a student facing support role that delivers instructional support and evidence-based interventions aligned with Summit's English Language Arts curriculum, including EL Education, Odell Education, and Advanced Placement coursework. By monitoring student progress, using data to adjust supports, and partnering with teachers to reinforce learning across classrooms, this role is an integral part of the school's multi-tiered system of academic support and a key contributor to accelerating student literacy growth across the school.

This role will be fully in-person and travel across all CA Summit Public School sites will be required.

• Guide students through targeted practice in foundational reading skills, close reading, evidence-based writing, and academic vocabulary using established lessons and intervention materials.
• Pre-teach and re-teach key concepts based on the content being delivered by Lead Teachers to ensure students can access core literacy instruction and successfully engage with the primary lesson plans.
• Align all content and tutoring materials delivered to small groups and individual students to grade-level curriculum (EL, Odell, AP) to ensure coherence and reinforcement between support and core instruction done by Lead Teachers.
• Deliver targeted small-group and individual literacy tutoring during Student Support Blocks and Self-Directed Learning (SDL) times.
• Utilize student assessment data (e.g., reading diagnostics, writing assessments, and course performance) to adjust tutoring strategies under the guidance of the Manager of Literacy Practice.
• Partner and coordinate with classroom teachers to share student progress updates and ensure tutoring targets are aligned with broader student goals.
• Support students on the tutoring caseload with setting personal literacy goals, tracking their own progress, and building academic ownership.
• Maintain accurate, daily student progress trackers to ensure classroom teachers, the Manager of Literacy Practice, and school leadership have real-time visibility into student growth.
• Regularly share data with site leadership to assist in identifying performance trends, student content gaps, and opportunities for updating student support groups.
• Thoroughly review, internalize, and prepare prescribed literacy lesson plans and intervention materials under the guidance of the Manager of Literacy Practice and site leadership
• Collaborate closely with Lead Teachers, Special Education staff, and Multilingual Learner specialists to ensure a highly coordinated and cohesive support experience for students.
• Participate in site observations alongside the Manager of Literacy Practice and site leadership to ensure tutoring sessions are effectively aligned with classroom instruction.
• Actively participate in professional development, receive instructional coaching, and quickly implement feedback to continuously strengthen tutoring practices.

• Commitment to Summit’s mission and belief that all students deserve access to rigorous, grade-level instruction
• Bachelor’s Degree strongly preferred
• Experience in tutoring, mentoring, supporting, or working directly with middle or high school students, particularly in reading or writing preferred
• Ability to implement established lessons, respond to student needs during tutoring sessions by making adjustments, and seek guidance…