Tutors perform one-on-one work with individual students, small group work, or class activities. Tutors collaborate with America Reads/Counts supervisors, teachers, and after-school program coordinators to assess students needs and how to best address them.

Qualifications for Position:

• Must have federal work-study eligibility
• Elementary Education major preferred
• Good with children
• Excellent communication skills and teaching ability
• Dependable transportation to local schools

Expected Duties and Responsibilities:

• Travel to local schools on a regular basis
• Tutor children in reading and writing
• Work cooperatively with the school administration

Work Habits (with the alignment of Core Values)

The College asks from its staff members the following fundamental work habits:

• Do good work. (Service, Diligence, Faithfulness)
• Take ownership of your job. (Selflessness, Diligence, Resourcefulness, Enterprising, Creative)
• Be punctual. (Service, Diligence, Integrity, Faithfulness)
• Dress professionally and appropriately for your job. (Humility)
• Makes suggestions when appropriate. (Resourcefulness, Enterprising, and Creative)
• Communicate openly and honestly. Seek to resolve differences in accordance with the scriptural patterns summarized in the Staff Manual policy on Fair Treatment as well as the Grievance and Appeals Procedure. (Integrity, Faithfulness)
• Attend chapel services at least once per week, on average. (Integrity, Faithfulness)

Competencies

Must be a Covenant student participating in the Federal work-study program.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers and phones.

Physical Demands

Sitting: Remaining in the seated position

Lifting: Raising or lowering an object from one level to another (includes upward pulling) 25-50 lbs.

Fingering: Picking, pinching, or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling

Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word to impart oral information to clients or to the public and to convey detailed spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly