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SalarySummary
The Elementary Education Literacy Student Aide works one-on-one or in small groups with elementary students to support their literacy development.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Help children develop and improve their literacy skills by providing supplemental instruction to students who struggle with reading and writing.
- Work to engage reading, writing, speaking, and listening to strengthen all components of a child’s skills.
- Upon request and direction of the classroom teacher, the Literacy Student Aide will use the teacher’s individualized learning objectives designed for appropriate learning activities.
- Exhibit appropriate and professional behavior at all times.
- Are responsible, dependable, and punctual in their duties, in the completion of assigned tasks, and in notifying the appropriate staff personnel when conflicts or problems occur.
Qualifications
- Demonstrate significant knowledge in early childhood education and advanced communication skills, typically confirmed by two professors.
- Be a current Saint Xavier University student, with a 3.0 GPA.
- Possess analytical and advanced communication skills in order to evaluate and articulate appropriate suggestions for the elementary students’ improvement.
- Be able to work with elementary students in a manner that is encouraging and which fosters confidence and enthusiasm to increase knowledge of literacy.
- Be able to work independently and to take initiative in fulfilling their responsibilities.
- Exhibit excellent interpersonal skills and ease in relating to elementary students from varying educational, cultural, and social backgrounds with various levels of skills and abilities.
Additional Expectations
We inspire success by working together to provide meaningful, personalized service in a spirit of excellence. SXU seeks candidates that deliver value-added services in a responsive, collaborative, effective, and respectful manner.
The University is committed to diversity and encourages applications from individuals with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. Saint Xavier University affirms its position as a Catholic institution, inspired by the heritage of the Sisters of Mercy, and asserts its rights to employ persons who subscribe to the mission, vision and core values of the University.
Saint Xavier University is an Equal Opportunity Employer that makes all decisions regarding recruitment, hiring, promotions and all other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination on the grounds of race, color, creed, sex, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status or other factors protected by law. Hiring decisions will be based on the bona fide occupational qualifications of each applicant.
