Summer Instructional Assistant (Half-Day)

Summer Instructional Assistant (Half-Day)

1099 Contractor Job Description

About Redwood:

Redwood exists so that all students with literacy struggles can access their dreams. By cultivating hope and restoring confidence, we help students dramatically improve their literacy skills regardless of socio-economic background or learning differences. Redwood Literacy offers a variety of programming, including after-school programs, day-school programs, summer school programs, and nonprofit initiatives that support public schools in using the Wilson Reading System®, Spell-Links™, Writing Our World®, Chris Woodin, and dyslexia best practices.

As long as educators believe evidence-based literacy intervention is only possible through 1:1 settings, it will never be accessible to everybody who needs access because there are not enough resources to support that model. At Redwood, we’re committed to showing that small group intervention is better for students, both in their view of themselves as learners and in their measurable academic growth. By joining our team, you can help us set out to prove that not only can every child learn to read, but every child should have access to literacy intervention no matter their age, geographic location, or socioeconomic status.

Redwood Literacy is seeking a highly adaptable Instructional Assistant to join our team for the Immersive Structured Literacy Camp. As an Interventionist, you will play a crucial role in delivering targeted and personalized literacy interventions to students, ensuring their academic success and growth during the summer months.

Role & Responsibilities:

● Program Title: Immersive Structured Literacy Summer Camp

● Times: Monday-Friday: 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM

○ Students arrive at 8:30 AM

● Dates: Onsite programming begins Monday, June 24th, and concludes Friday, August 2nd ○ No programming on July 4th or 5th

○ Attend full-day, in-person training on Saturday, June 1st

○ Complete all end-of-summer reports by Friday, August 9th.

● Location: Alcuin Montessori, 6942 W Roosevelt Rd, Oak Park, IL 60304

Compensation:

$2,800 (June 24th - August 2nd)

$300 (15 hours of Onboarding & Training between hire date and June 24th -- see details below) ● All payments will be initiated by Redwood and paid in three equal installments upon meeting all the training and implementation requirements. All payments will be submitted by Redwood via Gusto on the dates below. The payment will take 3-5 business days to appear in your bank account pending your bank’s processing speed.

■ #1 Installment = July 8th, 2024 (training and onboarding tasks included)

■ #2 Installment = July 22nd, 2024 (mid-programming)

■ #3 Installment = August 9th, 2024 (after completion of student progress reports) ○ If a substitute is required to fill in for an instructor for any portion of the day, the payment for the hour(s)/day(s) will be deducted from the instructors’ following payment and allocated to the substitute.

Responsibilities:

● Manage a teaching caseload of 10 students in collaboration and under the guidance of a Lead Interventionist.

● Teach Redwood Literacy’s Writing Our World® + Assistive Technology* 20 hours a week to in-person small groups (June 24th - August 2nd).

● Collaborate with the Lead Interventionist on pacing decisions, lesson planning, behavior management, and overall student progress.

● Manage, organize, and clean your classroom area, teacher and student materials, and shared general space daily

● All lesson planning, preparation, report writing, and any other admin work must take place outside the hours of 8:30 -12:30 PM. Instructors are expected to support the Site Manager and actively engage with students for the four full hours of the program (including snack breaks and movement breaks).

● Record necessary progress monitoring data for students after each session and track student attendance ● Complete all action items regarding preparing and writing progress reports midway through the program and at the end of the program

○ All progress reports will be rooted in progress monitoring data and will include celebrations of growth and responses to stagnation and/or regression

○ All progress reports will be reviewed by the Site Manager as well as Redwood’s Lead Case Manager or a Redwood Literacy Director

● Read, internalize, and respond to weekly team communication, announcements, professional development, etc.

● Respond to parent & team communication within 24 hours Monday-Friday and reach out to your Site Manager for support if needed.

● Twice-weekly, 30-minute coaching meetings with the location team & content-area team (via Zoom) ● Twice-weekly, 30-minute coaching meetings with the location team & content-area team (via Zoom)

Training & Onboarding: (Estimated 15 hours between the date of hire and June 24th) ● Read, internalize, and respond to weekly bulletins beginning June 1, 2024

● Attend full-day, in-person training on Saturday, June 1st (location TBD)

● Watch necessary training videos & complete exit tickets to ensure deep understanding of Writing Our World® and Triple E! (Redwood’s SEL curriculum).

Skills & Competencies:

● Required: Certified teacher

● Passionate about deepening pedagogical knowledge and best practice implementation skills in all things literacy instruction.

● Enjoys students and seeks to see them grow in their literacy and understanding of self. ● Robust understanding of Gmail, Google Drive, Google Documents, Google Sheets, and Zoom for admin tasks.

● Deep understanding of Responsive Classroom and Teach Like a Champion behavior management techniques

● Committed to maintaining a growth mindset

● Strong communication and organizational skills

● Ability to work collaboratively in a team

● Familiarity with progress monitoring and assessment tools and the ability to translate data into actionable intervention plans for each student to meet their unique needs

● Commitment to providing individualized support to students

● Deep understanding of and alignment with the mission of Redwood Literacy.

Job Types: Part-time, Contract

Pay: $2,800.00 per month

Expected hours: 20 per week

Physical setting:

• Special education school

Schedule:

• 4 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

• Oak Park, IL 60304: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person