Part time Early Literacy Tutor - Mary Rowlandson Elementary School

Part Time Early Literacy Tutor

The Nashoba Regional School District inspires and challenges all learners to realize their unique potential and become active contributors to their community. Nashoba's core values remain constant, provide the foundation for our work, and influence how we conduct ourselves and engage with others. Our core values are academic achievement and personal growth; voice, choice, and agency; lifelong learning; a safe, caring and inclusive community;

collaborative partnerships; innovation; and a sense of belonging.

The Part-Time Early Literacy Tutors are employed without regard to age, physical, mental or psychiatric disability, genetics, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, or military status. NRSD welcomes employees with diverse racial, cultural, religious, class, and/or gender backgrounds and experiences.

The Part-Time Early Literacy Tutors will provide small group and individual intervention for identified students with a primary focus on delivering targeted Tier 1 support in small groups within the classroom and Tier 2 targeted support during "What I Need Now" (WINN) time during the school day for K-2. The Tutor will work closely with the literacy coach and teachers, respectively, to support the implementation of direct instruction in areas of need.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide targeted support and interventions to identified students, focusing on foundational literacy skills
• Work primarily in small group or individual settings based on student needs
• Collaborate with literacy coaches to align intervention strategies with grade-level curriculum and individual student learning plans generated from PLCs
• Assist in the implementation of progress monitoring tools
• Maintain accurate records of student progress and regularly report results to coaches, teachers, and building administration

Qualifications for the role:

• Bachelor's Degree
• DESE teaching license preferred but not required
• Knowledge of the developmental needs of children
• Experience in small group instruction and supporting students with academic interventions
• Familiarity with educational technology tools used for literacy practice and progress monitoring preferred (e.g., Lalilo, Freckle, Star Renaissance CBMs, Star Custom)
• Strong organizational and communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with school staff

Physical Demands:

The ability to walk and stand on tile flooring is required. Other work is performed in a classroom environment requiring minimal to light physical effort. This may include everyday discomforts and distractions typical of office settings, such as proximity to colleagues, temperature variations, frequent interruptions and moderate noise.

Terms of Employment and Salary:

The Part-Time Early Literacy Tutors are non-union positions for the  school year. The schedule is based on 3.5 hours per day with some flexibility to accommodate student needs.