General Statement of Duties: The 21st Century Tutor provides academic support and mentorship to students, helping them build confidence, strengthen study skills, and achieve success in school. This role combines direct tutoring with collaboration, recordkeeping, and youth development to positively impact student growth.
Supervision Received: U-PREP Site Director
Supervision Exercised: None
Worker Category: Part-Time/Non-Exempt
Location/Travel On-Site
Schedule: Monday - Friday
Job Responsibilities
· Provide academic assistance individually and in small groups, helping students strengthen study skills, improve confidence, and stay motivated in their learning.
· Identify students experiencing difficulties and offer encouragement, alternatives, and strategies to reduce anxiety and foster a positive attitude toward learning.
· Assist the School Liaison with preparation for tutoring sessions, including reviewing class material, predicting test questions, and developing learning resources.
· Track, document, and maintain accurate records of student progress and behavior, providing feedback to staff, parents, and administrators as needed.
· Serve as a positive role model by integrating youth development practices, acknowledging student achievements, attending training sessions, and adhering to all YWCA, afterschool, and school district procedures.
Performance Expectations
· Students consistently demonstrate improved study habits and engagement in academic activities.
· Struggling students show measurable improvement in participation, confidence, and academic outcomes.
· Tutoring sessions are well-prepared, aligned with classroom instruction, and effectively support student learning.
· Records are complete, accurate, and submitted in a timely manner to support program reporting and decision-making.
· Students view the tutor as a trusted mentor, and the tutor demonstrates professionalism, reliability, and compliance with organizational policies.
Qualifications
· Education: College Degree or licensed teacher (preferred); Educational Aide Permit issued by Ohio Department of Education (ODE).
· Experience: Experience working with school-age children.
· Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. Proven ability to work effectively with staff, parents, school personnel, and other professionals. Meets academic standards for tutoring and demonstrates competence in analyzing student’s academic needs and effectively provide solutions and support in assisting the student to reach their academic potential. Understanding of Ohio Department of Job and Family Services Child Care Licensing Rules and Ohio Step Up to Quality initiatives. Effective organizational and communication skills.
Core Competencies
· Communication: Communicates well, delivers presentations, and has good listening skills. Communicates effectively with others regarding various tasks, concerns, and ideas.
· Customer Service: Works well with customers, promotes a positive image of the company, strives to solve issues raised by customers.
· Dependability: Meets deadlines, works independently, accountable, maintains focus, punctual, good attendance record.
· Initiative: Takes action, seeks new opportunities, strives to see projects to completion, and meets goals and objectives.
· Teamwork: Accountable to team, works to meet established deliverables, appreciates view of team members, respectful.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of the jobs, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and depth perception.
Pay: $25.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Do you have a teaching license?
License/Certification:
- Child Development Associate Teacher Permit (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
