NC Educational Corp Tutors

NC Educational Corp Tutors

Orange County Schools 016 - Welcome Center - Hillsborough, North Carolina Open in Google Maps

Job : 4776851
Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled
Re-Posted: Mar 19, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: To Be Determined

POSITION DESCRIPTION

POSITION TITLE

Temporary Part-Time Tutor

SCHOOL/DEPARTMENT

Curriculum and Instruction

SALARY

$15.00 per hour for non-certified

$25.00 per hour for certified

WORK WEEK SCHEDULE

Monday-Friday as determined by the supervisor, 15-25 hours per week

WORK HOURS

8 am - 3 pm (Exact dates and times for any learning will be shared once you have been hired and your learning pathway is designed.

NUMBER OF MONTHS PER YEAR

school year for students

FLSA STATUS

NA

REPORTS TO

Principal

POSITION PURPOSE

As an NC Education Corps literacy tutor, you will work in person in an assigned placement school at least 3 days a week, with 1-3 students for 30 minutes at a time. You will support K-3 students with their foundational literacy skills, focusing primarily on phonological awareness and phonics instruction.

You will become an employee of the school district and will be paid hourly (pay rates vary by district). You do not have to have a background in education, because you will be supported by an NCEC learning coach who will provide training, professional development, and support throughout the school year.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• High School Diploma
• Desire to work with children and serve your community by extending the reach of teachers in your local school district

ESSENTIAL

SKILLS:

• Knowledge of phonological awareness instruction includes:
  • Awareness of words within a sentence
  • Counting syllables in words
  • Recognizing and producing rhyming words
  • Alliteration activities
• Knowledge of awareness of individual sounds within words
  • Segmenting, blending & manipulating sounds through isolating, deleting, and substituting
• Knowledge of phonics instruction deals with printed language and includes but is not limited to:
  • Letter / Sound correspondence (identify and produce letters and their sounds)
  • Deals with the letters and the various sounds represented by those letters. It is the strategy for sounding out words. The skill of decoding and blending words is necessary for fluent reading.

TRAINING PROVIDED:

All corps members (CMs) will participate in a maximum of 60 hours of professional learning and support during the  school year. Each CM will have an individualized professional learning pathway designed based on their particular needs. Pathways include asynchronous online training, coaching, office hours, and school-based observations.

NCEC will host a single-day, in-person Learning Summit in November and a virtual Learning Summit in the spring.

All professional learning and support are paid by your PSU and the recording and sharing of those hours are managed by NCEC.

The exact dates and times for any learning will be shared once you have been hired and your learning pathway is designed.

WORKING CONDITIONS

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Work is considered light physical work requiring the exertion of up to 20 pounds of force

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Employees in this position are required to work in indoor and outdoor environments and come into direct contact with OCS staff, students, and the public.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The following signatures acknowledge that the supervisor has verified the accuracy of the position description, has discussed position requirements with the employee and has advised the employee of work performance expectations.

Reviewed by:

Employee's Signature

Date

Approval by:

Supervisor's Signature

Date

The completed and signed position description shall be maintained at the employee’s work location, shall be reviewed with the employee by his or her immediate supervisor, should…