Tutor, Special Needs ​/ Learning Disabilities, Tutoring

Position Type:

Student Support Services/Pupil Tutoring

Location:

Wethersfield High School

Date Available:

8/26/26

Closing Date:

until filled

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ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCY

Wethersfield Public Schools

Wethersfield, CT

Wethersfield High School

Tutor

Date Posted:
July 28, 2026

The Wethersfield Public Schools partner with the community and families in fostering our students' ongoing education in a safe and engaging learning environment. Our schools are demographically diverse and are characterized by respectful behavior, trusting relationships, caring educators/administrators/staff, and continuous learning.

Position:
Tutor

School:
Wethersfield High School

Reports To:

Building Principal

Start Date:

August 26, 2026

Compensation: $28.00-$33.02 per hour worked

Hours:

5 hours/day-25 hours/week (Monday-Friday)

Application Date:
Posting will remain open until filled.

Benefits:
As a tutor working less than 30 hours per week, you will be eligible for various benefits including paid sick time, paid personal days, and retirement benefits. Please note there are no health care, life insurance, or disability benefits associated with this position for work assignments less than 30 hours/week. This is a union position.

Wethersfield High School has an opening for a Tutor for the  school year. We are seeking a motivated and dedicated professional with strong communication and collaboration skills to provide targeted academic intervention and instructional support for students in grades 912. The selected candidate will begin on August 26, 2026, and serve through the end of the school year (June 2027).

The Tutor is an integral member of Wethersfield High School's Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) and works collaboratively with teachers, interventionists, counselors, curriculum specialists, and administrators to support student success. Through individualized support, small-group intervention, and classroom support, the Tutor helps students strengthen academic skills, build confidence, and make meaningful progress toward grade-level expectations and mastery of learning goals.

Responsibilities

Instruction

* Provide targeted one-on-one and small-group academic intervention.

* Deliver push-in classroom support and individualized instruction based on student needs.

* Implement intervention plans and instructional activities aligned with district curriculum and MTSS goals.

* Support student understanding of academic concepts across all subject areas.

* Reinforce foundational academic and fluency skills to promote grade-level achievement.

* Foster positive relationships that build student confidence, perseverance, and academic independence.

* Create a positive, supportive learning environment that is responsive to individual student needs and promotes academic growth.

Progress Monitoring

* Monitor student progress toward academic and intervention goals.

* Maintain accurate records of student participation, interventions, and progress.

* Collect, analyze, and communicate student performance data to inform instructional decisions.

* Share student progress, successes, challenges, and recommendations with teachers, counselors, interventionists, curriculum specialists, and administrators.

Collaboration

* Collaborate with classroom teachers, interventionists, curriculum specialists, counselors, and administrators to coordinate and implement student intervention plans.

* Participate in MTSS meetings and other collaborative planning meetings to review student progress and determine appropriate next steps.

* Adjust instructional strategies and interventions based on student performance data and team recommendations.

* Communicate regularly with staff to ensure coordinated, consistent support for students across instructional settings.

Preferred Qualifications

* Associate's degree required;
Bachelor's degree preferred.

* Teacher certification preferred but not required.

* Experience working with adolescents in an educational setting.

* Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

* Ability to build positive relationships with students.

* Knowledge of intervention strategies in literacy and/or mathematics.

* Ability to collect, monitor, and communicate student progress.

* Collaborative, flexible, and solution-oriented mindset.

All applicants must apply online at

Wethersfield Public School System Nondiscrimination Policy

The Wethersfield Public Schools is committed to a policy of equal opportunity/affirmative action for all qualified persons. The Wethersfield Public Schools does not discriminate in any employment practice, education program, or educational activity on the basis of race, color, religious creed, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability (including, but not limited to, intellectual disability, past or present history of mental disorder, physical disability or learning disability), genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by Connecticut state and/or federal…