Tutor - Robert's Center Academy
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Tutor - Robert's Center Academy

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About this position

This position requires supervision of students during after school tutoring sessions at the Roberts Academy, a transitional elementary school for students with dyslexia located at the Florida Southern College campus. Tutors work one on one and in small groups to build skills in reading and language arts using Orton Gillingham strategies for learning.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Provide individual tutoring instruction in reading using approved Roberts Academy materials.
2. Work one on one with students in grades 1-6.
3. Plan weekly tutoring instruction appropriate for the age and ability of the student.
4. Collaborate with other Roberts Academy faculty and staff.
5. Explore initiatives to encourage literacy.
6. Communicate with parents and other stakeholders related to the students.

Each tutoring session with a student is 45-60 minutes. Tutors are scheduled after typical school hours from 3:00 to 5:00 pm.

About our ideal candidate

EDUCATION, WORK EXPERIENCE AND REQUIREMENTS:
1. Earned baccalaureate degree in Elementary Education, Reading or related field.
2. Fingerprinting clearance and background check including VECHS approval.
3. 3-5 years of experience working with grades 1-6 students.
4. Desire to work with students in a learning environment.
5. Patient and enthusiastic about making a difference in student progress.
6. Excellent communication skills will parents and professional demeanor.

About us

Florida Southern College is committed to diversity and inclusion in hiring, campus life, and intellectual engagement and welcomes applications from all interested candidates. The college actively seeks a wide variety of candidates and enthusiastically looks to diversify our workforce.

Florida Southern College has a strong commitment to the principles of equal employment opportunity. The college recruits, hires, trains, transfers, promotes and compensates individuals and makes all personnel decisions without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, marital status, veteran status, or physical or mental disability unrelated to an individual’s ability to perform the job, in accordance with applicable law.

Founded in 1883, Florida Southern College is the oldest private college in the state. The College maintains its commitment to academic excellence through 70+ undergraduate programs and distinctive graduate programs in business administration, education, nursing, and physical therapy. Florida Southern has a 14:1 student-to-faculty ratio, is an award-winning national leader in engaged learning, and boasts 30 NCAA Division II National Championships. Florida Southern is ranked at #8 among the “Best Regional Universities in the South” by U.S. News & World Report in its 2022 “Best Colleges” guide and is included in The Princeton Review’s 2022 Best 387 Colleges guide and the “Fiske Guide to Colleges 2022.” The 2021-2022 Colleges of Distinction guidebook praises Florida Southern’s AACSB accredited Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise alongside the College’s School of Education and its Ann Blanton Edwards School of Nursing and Health Sciences. Poets&Quants, U.S. News & World Report, Fortune, and The Princeton Review further laud the Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise and the Ann Blanton Edwards School of Nursing and Health Sciences as foremost programs in the nation for business and nursing education. Home to the world’s largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture, FSC has appeared on The Princeton Review’s top 20 “Most Beautiful Campus” national listing for 12 consecutive years. Connect with Florida Southern College.