Tutor

Overview

At The New York Foundling, we support our neighbors on their paths to stability, strength, and independence through a whole-person, whole-family, and whole-life approach. This role supports students in fostering their academic success and career exploration.

Responsibilities

• Support a caseload of 15-18 students across any subject where they need help.
• Conduct one-on-one tutoring sessions every week (or bi-weekly as part of academic plan).
• Engage students during sessions and perform outreach in support of students facing barriers to attend.
• Maintain a regular schedule of tutoring sessions.
• Report non-tutoring-related concerns to appropriate program and agency staff and assist with referrals to support services.
• Collaborate with students and families to obtain academic records needed for program evaluation.
• Collaborate with partner agency stakeholders including case planners, education specialists, coaches, etc. to keep them updated on student progress and work to remove barriers to academic success.
• Participate in training and self-study to ensure content knowledge remains effective, efficient, and up-to-date.
• Participate in weekly coaching with supervisor to discuss student needs and identify areas for professional development.
• Participate in group meetings and consultations as well as 1:1 coaching.
• Develop a success plan for each student that takes into account their interests, strengths, and areas of growth, and sets a clear path toward grade/degree completion within a reasonable amount of time; regularly review and update this plan as needed.
• Track each student's academic progress and troubleshoot academic issues.
• Submit feedback after each meeting with a student to track goals, successes, and challenges.
• Engage in group discussions to troubleshoot specific student issues and share methods for teaching various types of content.
• Perform outreach to students to create a tutoring schedule and develop strategies to enhance their engagement.
• Spend in-office time developing teaching materials such as worksheets with practice problems; study guides and outlines of course materials; and methods for explaining important concepts.
• Adhere to program protocol and procedures and maintain clear, concise, and accurate documentation of efforts.
• Absolutely maintain confidentiality of client records.
• Be available when students are available (including evenings and potentially one weekend day), and willing to travel extensively and work with students in the home.
• Be patient and positive; able to engage and build a collaborative relationship with students.
• Able to identify and reflect on what went well or improvements in a tutoring session and effectively integrate new strategies and feedback into instruction and engagement strategies.
• Willingness to provide coverage support as needed to peers/team members.
• Available to travel outside of assigned borough/region based off of client needs.
• Respond to email correspondences in a timely manner.
• Regular and punctual time and attendance, and adherence to The Foundling’s and your department’s specific time and attendance policies and protocols.
• Consistent demonstrated commitment to The Foundling’s BHAG, mission, vision and values (Compassion, Dignity, Family and Community, Diversity, Excellence).
• Adherence to The Foundling’s employee policies, Code of Conduct and applicable rules, laws, regulations or bargaining agreements.
• Appropriate engagement with support departments to ensure appropriate and timely hiring, performance management, investigation, discipline, suspension, and restructuring decisions concerning direct reports.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet, Email, and Data entry systems.
• Able to deliver effective instruction across all core subjects.
• Caregiving and patient, and sensitive to the needs of our target population.
• Proficient in or able to quickly learn a wide range of academic subjects at multiple grade levels.
• Able to develop and tailor lessons that fit the particular strengths of each student.
• Capable of working in a group setting, and of giving and receiving critical feedback.
• Detail oriented, responsible, and punctual.
• Previous tutoring or teaching experience preferred.
• Candidates who are bilingual in Spanish are particularly encouraged to apply.
• Demonstrated strong commitment to safety.
• Education Required: Bachelor’s Degree from a U.S. accredited educational institution or Credential Evaluation for a non-U.S. educational institution.
• Salary Range: $29.73/Hour + $2.09/Hour Education Additive (as applicable) + $1.92/Hour.
• Bilingual Additive (as applicable): Bilingual candidates may qualify for an additional salary add-on.