Job Description
READING SPECIALIST – Chicago Lights Tutoring and Summer Day
Job Description
October ‘24
Classification: Non-Exempt
Status: Part-time
Reports to: Executive Director, Chicago Lights
Program Description
Chicago Lights Tutoring supports the academic and personal growth of 200 students a year. We help make bright futures a reality for students by matching them one-to-one with caring adult mentors. These relationships, combined with innovative educational and enrichment resources, mindfulness practices, and career development, help prepare our students for higher education and future jobs.
The Chicago Lights Summer Day Program provides dynamic summer learning and enrichment to 100 students through creative academic, arts, and enrichment programming to combat summer learning loss. For six weeks each summer, Summer Day is a safe place for students to learn and grow by sharpening their academic skills in language arts and math and engaging in music, dance, acting, art, and meditation.
Summary Description
The Reading Specialist for the Chicago Lights Tutoring and Summer Day Programs is responsible for creating and implementing literacy development, improvement, and engagement to all students with a focus on those students needing the most intensive literacy support. The Reading Specialist facilitates instructional planning and activities with 1st-6th grade students and tutors pairs and parents in accordance with program and school literacy assessments; provides grade-level literacy materials, curriculum, and activities aligned with Illinois State Standards; administers literacy assessments to students and tracks results; develops, tracks, and reports on goals and outcomes; and engages with and provides training to parents and tutors on the educational support and enrichment of students.
Schedule
This is a seasonal part-time position. During the months of October – May, 16-18 hours per week are completed Tuesday-Wednesday 4:00-8:00 pm (in-person) with an additional 4-6 hours of planning as needed that can be completed virtually. During the months of mid-June through the beginning of August, 16 hours per week are completed Monday-Thursday from 8 am-12 pm in person.
Primary Responsibilities
Minimum Qualifications
The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with different abilities to perform essential functions.
EEO Statement
Fourth Presbyterian Church/Chicago Lights is committed to equal employment opportunity for all qualified persons, without regard to race, color, citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, creed, physical or mental disability, marital status or familial status, veteran status, military status, source of income, political affiliation, or any other factor protected by law. Fourth Church/Chicago Lights seeks to build and retain a diverse staff and is committed to fostering an equitable and inclusive workplace where everyone is treated as a respected and valued member of the team. Fourth Church/Chicago Lights is committed to elevating the voices of women, young people, people of color, Native people, immigrants and refugees, low-income people, LGBQ+, and transgender, gender non-conforming, and non-binary people, people with disabilities, and young parents. We encourage people from these communities to apply.
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