Part-time jobs in Kansas City, MO

About the role

We are seeking dedicated and passionate Literacy Tutors to join our team and provide reading support to students in small groups. The Literacy Tutor will work closely with students to enhance their literacy skills, focusing on key aspects of the Science of Reading , a research-based approach to reading instruction. This is a part-time position that provides the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on students' academic success.

What you'll bring

• Understanding of/willing to learn about literacy development, reading strategies, and the Science of Reading principles
• Experience working with students on reading and literacy
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build rapport with students from diverse backgrounds.
• Patience, adaptability, and a passion for helping students succeed.
• Excellent organization skills and an ability to coordinate multiple tasks and activities
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills and an ability to keep multiple stakeholder groups, including parents, teachers, staff, volunteers and partners, informed of critical issues, activities and schedules.
• An ability and enthusiasm for promoting the school and its mission to a broad and diverse group of people.
• Excellent work ethic, positive attitude, flexibility and willingness to perform tasks assigned
• Demonstrates ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students and teachers in school environment and community.
• This job requires that the employee be able to: sit, stand, walk, speak, hear, use hands, fingers, reach with hands and fingers
• bend, stoop, lift objects of at least ten pounds.
• Job requires the employee occasionally to stoop, kneel, crouch.