Elementary Literacy Tutor Pool Grant Funded

Elementary Literacy Tutor Pool ) - Grant Funded

Dinwiddie County Public Schools

Location to be Determined - Dinwiddie, Virginia

Elementary Literacy Tutor Pool )

Contingent on Additional Grant Funding

FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt

Reports To: Building Principal

Employment

Terms:

10-Month Full-Time (190 Days)

Grade: D/G4

Performs human support work remediating identified students to enhance the school's literacy program. Works with individual students or small groups, assisting students to reinforce presented material through special efforts and repetitions, preparing and maintaining files and reports, and related work as appropriate. Work is performed under the close supervision of the School Principal.

• Coordinate assigned teaching duties with the Reading Interventionist/Specialist and classroom teacher to align instructional efforts.
• Prepare lesson outlines and plans for identified students and submit them for review.
• Plan, prepare, and develop teaching aids such as hands‑on manipulatives, reading and writing materials.
• Present subject matter to students using a variety of guided reading and guided writing methods supported by diagnostic data.
• Attend training workshops.
• Assist students individually or in groups with lesson assignments by: reading with children to reinforce literacy needs through remediation; closing readability gaps with individualized instruction and programs; modeling reading and writing strategies; dictating writing exercises; helping children locate and use reference materials; encouraging independent work.
• Assist the Reading Interventionist/Specialist and teachers with routine tasks such as organizing student information in portfolios, gathering resource materials, using student information for planning, and performing any other assigned duties.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

• General knowledge of classroom teaching practices, methods, and techniques.
• General knowledge of school programs and policies.
• Skill in using classroom and instructional equipment.
• Skill in using personal computers and related software, hardware, and peripherals.
• Ability to maintain confidential files and compile reports.
• Ability to express ideas effectively both orally and in writing.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to type and perform data entry accurately and at a reasonable speed.
• Ability to operate standard office equipment.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, students, and parents.

• Minimum of an Associate’s Degree or 48 completed college credits or successful completion of the Para Pro Assessment.
• Experience providing clerical support and working with children.
• Additional qualifications as acceptable to the Board.

• Frequent exertion of up to 10 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 25 pounds of force.
• Regular speaking or hearing; frequent standing, walking, use of hands; repetitive motions; occasional sitting, reaching, and lifting.
• Close vision, distance vision, color perception, peripheral vision.
• Vocal communication for conveying instructions accurately and loudly.
• Hearing to perceive spoken words and fine distinctions.
• Preparing and analyzing written or computer data; visual inspection involving small defects or parts; operating machines and observing surroundings.
• Occasional exposure to outdoor weather and blood borne pathogens; may require protective equipment.
• Work in a moderately noisy location.

• Possession or ability to acquire appropriate postgraduate licenses, certificates, or endorsements required by Virginia.
• May require operation of division‑owned or leased motor vehicles; driving record will be reviewed.
• All candidates must pass pre‑employment screenings: tuberculosis, Child Protective Services investigation, State Police criminal history, FBI/National criminal history.

Performance will be evaluated per Dinwiddie County School Board policy manual.

As an equal opportunity employer, Dinwiddie County Public Schools does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status. Recruitment and selection are based solely on qualifications, and all employment practices will be administered without regard to protected classes.

Dinwiddie County Public Schools is a drug and alcohol free workplace.

Full‑Time

$20,588.40 to $33,954.90 per year