Reading Tutor - Chicago (Sumner & Webster Elementary)

Do you want the joys of teaching without the daily prep and grading? Well, look no further! Chapter One (formerly known as Innovations for Learning) is actively seeking qualified applicants to become a Early Literacy Interventionist for the remainder of the 2022-2023 school year. This is a part-time position. Bachelor's degree is required. You must be vaccinated for COVID-19.

Chapter One believes that every child deserves their basic civil right to learn to read proficiently by the end of grade one and our Early Learning Interventionist is foundational to this mission and we transform children’s futures with 1:1 reading support at the time they need it most.

Chapter One selects highly motivated, energetic individuals who love working with young
children. Minimum requirements include a bachelor's degree, reliable transportation, availability to work Monday through Friday, completion of the school district background check, vaccinated for COVID-19, and intermediate technology skills. No prior experience is required for the right candidates.

Scope of Work:

• Provide initial placement and benchmark assessments during the school year.
• Develop a targeted approach of delivering 1:1 conferencing instruction to students using a variety of activities to reinforce phonemic awareness and word attack skills.
• Document each high dosage tutoring session with a note reviewing the skills practiced or mastered and a goal for the next session.
• Assign new practice skills during each session.
• Challenge students to reach each new goal and celebrate student success.
• Communicate on an ongoing basis with classroom instructors, reading interventionists, coaches, and administrators the current data and outcomes.
• Update the student independent practice, Student Portal, application as needed and troubleshoot tablet devices.
• Coach teachers in the use of Teacher Portal with students for guided reading groups.
• Integrate into each classroom as an additional intervention for students with individualized longitudinal data.

Alongside the impactful work of each school employee, the Early Literacy Interventionist blends seamlessly into the team. Chapter One provides the 1:1 support so crucial for individual growth with the ELI role. Because of this, many ELIs develop a deep and lasting rapport with the students and become another meaningful adult in the lives of the children served.

www.chapterone.org

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $25.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 4 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No nights
• No weekends

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Work Location: In person