About Aspire Education:
For over almost twenty years, Aspire Education has been the Bay Area’s nonprofit leader in effective supplemental education programming. By gathering a small community of educators stocked with content expertise and emotional intelligence, Aspire has been able to promise - and deliver - real results to thousands of Bay Area students.
Through our transformative tutoring program, we empower our students with the skills to become independent, active learners. Our work is driven by the conviction that, while potential is equally distributed across lines of race and class, opportunity is not. As a result, we work with individual students on a sliding scale and have partnered with dozens of fellow nonprofits to design custom programs for underserved students, from math courses that empower low-income young adults to begin a career in construction to test prep courses that propel high school juniors to become the first in their families to attend college.
About the Position:
Aspire Education is excited to partner with several elementary schools in the East Bay to provide math and literacy after-school tutoring. The tutor will work 1:1 with a student or in small groups to provide homework support. The tutor should be mindful of the background the students come from and tutor in an engaging way that promotes student motivation. The tutor will collaborate with the team and program staff to provide high quality education for the elementary students.
Location: In-person at different school sites in the East Bay
Days: Select days during the week Monday-Thursday
Hours: 4-8 hours a week; in the afternoons during the hours of 3-6pm
Pay Range: $35-45/hour
Job Responsibilities:
-Provide homework support for elementary students in multiple subject areas: primarily reading and math.
-Teach and tutor a group of 5-10 students who are below level in literacy and math.
-Teach in an engaging and interactive way to promote student participation and acceleration.
-Be comfortable teaching multiple grade levels at once with varying learning styles.
-Monitor and keep track of student progress.
-Be able to adapt the teaching style as needed given the students' level and progress.
-Communicate with both Aspire staff and school staff regarding student participation, attendance, and progress.
-Help students grow their confidence and motivation to succeed.
-Record custom notes in a web-based system following each tutoring session.
-Other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
-Experience tutoring students in K-5th grade (at least 1 year)
-BA or graduate degree in related field or bachelor’s in progress
-Experience teaching multiple grade level groups preferred
-Passion for literacy and math tutoring
-Interest in equity and social justice, especially as they relate to education
-Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a setting that may constantly change
-Flexibility and initiative
-Classroom management skills
-Exceptionally reliable and dependable
-Located in the Bay Area, CA with ability to travel to school sites in Oakland
How to Apply:
To apply, please email your resume and cover letter to Nathaly Basto, Tutoring Program Manager, at nbasto@aspireeducation.org
