Early Literacy Tutor Burckhalter Elementary School

Early Literacy Tutor (6 Hours Per Day) - Burckhalter Elementary School (2025-26)

Oakland Unified School District Burckhalter Elementary - Oakland, California

Job : 5459306

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Dec 04, 2025 8:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date:
Immediately

Salary: $16.33 to $19.17 Per Hour

Position Type:
Part-Time

Salary Grade: WTCL 14

Work Year/

Hours:

10 months / 3-6 hours per day or duty days and hours as assigned

Issued:
Created:
June 2020

This position is 6 Hours per day (.80 FTE)

The District and SEIU 1021 are working together to create promotional opportunities for existing staff, therefore this job posting is available for five(5) days for internal candidates based on our collective bargaining agreement.

TITLE: Early Literacy Reading Tutor

REPORTS TO: Assigned Supervisor

DEPARTMENT: As Assigned

CLASSIFICATION: Classified

FLSA: Non-Exempt

BASIC FUNCTION: Early Literacy Reading Tutors will assist in developing and improving TK – 2 nd grade students’ early literacy skills. Tutors are trained in research-based early literacy strategies and collaborate with classroom teaching staff, and coaches to provide reading instruction driven by benchmark and progress-monitoring data increasing the number of children on target with early reading predictors.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES: Incumbent may perform any combination of the essential functions shown below. This position description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, knowledge, or abilities associated with this classification, but are intended to accurately reflect the principal job elements.

• Attend Sensitivity, Encouragement, Education, Development through Doing and Self-Image Support (SEEDS) of Early Literacy Training, and/or Systematic Instruction in Phonological Awareness, Phonics and Sight Words (SIPPS) and ongoing Early Literacy Tutor trainings throughout the year.
• Provide intentional, data driven literacy instruction and intervention during all parts of the day to improve the reading skills of TK – 2 nd grade children, specifically focusing on the “Big Five Literacy Skills” phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, etc….
• Collaborate with the Lead Teacher Coach, and/or Principal to set the instructional schedule at the beginning of the year, report student progress, and make data-informed modifications frequently.
• Implement all elements of the research-based targeted interventions daily with students to support small group differentiated instruction with a minimum of four small groups a day.
• Assess, with high level of accuracy, child outcomes and progress using fall, winter and spring benchmark assessments and ongoing progress monitoring assessments.
• Use scripted early literacy interventions with identified children in a one‑on‑one and/or small group setting daily; achieve a high degree of fidelity to each scripted intervention.
• Participate in literacy coaching sessions two times per month with a Coach to review student progress, plan, problem‑solve and set goals; incorporate constructive feedback based on observations.
• Record student and program data completely and accurately in an online database and/or Excel document on a weekly basis, or as designated by the intervention program.

• Participate in site-sponsored trainings, meetings or other activities, including the Orientation and Data Review Meetings with the classroom teacher and coaches at least three times per year.
• Be open to being observed regularly by a Coach; act on constructive feedback and goal setting based on observations and coaching.
• Provide reading instruction for TK – 2 nd grade classrooms as assigned.
• Ensure timely completion of electronic timesheets.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

The District determines whether a candidate is qualified based on fulfillment of prerequisites, relevant work experience, ability to perform the essential functions, reference checks, effective interpersonal and communication skills demonstrated by interview performance and/or writing samples, and achievement on performance‑based assessments (if applicable) that demonstrate the candidate possesses…