EIRI Tutor TWA

About the role

The TWA - Early Intervention Reading Initiative (EIRI) Tutor position provides assistance with early detection of reading problems, and ensures that all students are reading at or above grade level. The EIRI Tutor delivers individualized or small group reading interventions, and works collaboratively with teachers and school staff to support student progress. The position helps ensure that students develop the foundational literacy skills they need to read successfully.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct literacy support for students in Grades K-3 in a small group setting
• Collaborates with Literacy Specialist or designee to develop support models for students
• Supports differentiation strategies in reading, writing, and spelling
• Provides feedback on student progress to Literacy Specialist or designee
• Teaches explicit skills to improve literacy outcomes
• Provides students positive and constructive feedback
• Prepares various reports related to literacy and student progress, as requested
• Performs other duties as assigned

Contacts

This position has regular contact with all levels of Chesterfield County Public Schools (CCPS) personnel, students, and parents/guardians.

Work Environment

The employee regularly works in a public school or office setting. The noise level is typically quiet to moderate.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of literacy, of school board policies and procedures, and of In-School Suspension (ISS) regulations and practices
• Demonstrated ability to tutor and supervise students, particularly in a disciplinary setting, and to effectively handle sensitive and challenging situations involving students
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, teachers, parents, and staff, and to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and assume responsibility without direct supervision, to prioritize work, and to follow oral and written instructions
• Bachelor’s Degree and/or Valid Virginia Teaching License

Preferred: Teaching or tutoring experience

Additional Job Requirements

• Applicants considered for employment must successfully complete the following background investigations/tests:
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Criminal History Investigation
  • State Police Criminal History Investigation
  • Child Protective Services (CPS) Investigation
  • Tuberculosis Screening/Test

Physical Demands

• Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time
• Manual dexterity to use a telephone, to enter data into a computer terminal
• Ability to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids
• Ability to hear, understand speech and speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly at normal levels indoors and on the telephone
• Physical agility to lift up to 25 lbs., bend, stoop, sit on the floor, climb stairs, walk and reach overhead