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Boys And Girls Clubs Of Greater Kansas City
Kansas City, MO, US
Summary
The Literacy Tutor creates and facilitates reading intervention sessions for small groups of students in grades K-3. They are also responsible for leading whole group extension activities to support academic enrichment.
Job Description
Literacy Tutor
POSITION DESCRIPTION
TITLE: Literacy Tutor
DEPARTMENT: Operations
REPORTS TO: Literacy Program Director
STATUS: Part-time hourly - School Year: 12 hours/week Summer: 20 hours/week
WORK SCHEDULE: School Year: Monday-Thursday, 4:00 PM-7:00 PM
PAY: $18 hr
The Club Lit program provides academic enrichment opportunities to complement student’s regular academic programs and offers literacy services to the families of participating children.
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Literacy Tutor is responsible for creating and facilitating reading intervention session that meets the individuals at their level with small groups of Club members and whole group extension activities as needed for grades ranging K-3.
SKILLS/EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
- Some college required
- Experience facilitating quality programs for youth, preferably educational programs
- Teaching or tutoring experience preferred
- Strong communications skills, both verbal and written, and strong presentation skills
- Group leadership skills, including an understanding of group dynamics
- Ability to organize and multi-task a variety of responsibilities and deadlines
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City has served as a leader in youth development programming and advocacy efforts for urban youth for more than a century. The Clubs provide access to life-changing programs, resources, opportunities and experiences in safe, secure environments to the young people who need us the most on a daily basis. Nearly 1,000 young people walk through our of our 10 Club sites every day and we serve nearly 5,000 unduplicated members annually. The Clubs are truly a beacon of hope in some of our community’s toughest neighborhoods.
The mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City is to promote the development of self-esteem, values, and skills for boys and girls, ages 5-18, with special emphasis on youth from disadvantaged circumstances. The vision of the organization is to be the leader in providing developmental opportunities for significant numbers of youth.
Our strategic vision is to assist Kansas City’s children and youth to live out their greatest dreams through the development of skills and competencies and keep 100% of active Club members on track for high school graduation with post-secondary plans. In order to achieve this vision, we have established a comprehensive, year-round educational focus for our programming. The blueprint we’ve created allows for all of our programmatic endeavors to build off one another in a specific, intentional manner. This Whole Child organizational approach enables us to support and supplement educational enrichment activities while also building life skills in more traditional youth development frameworks. Youth development programming offered by the Clubs fits within four core areas: Healthy Lifestyles, Education & Careers, Technology, and Public Speaking & Leadership.
For more information about the Clubs, as well as donor and volunteer information, please visit our website at www.helpkckids.org or find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/helpKCkids.
Founded
1912
Company size
51-200 employees
Industry
Non-profit Organization Management
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Kansas City, Missouri
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City has served as a leader in youth development programming and advocacy efforts for urban youth for more than a century. The Clubs provide access to life-changing programs, resources, opportunities and experiences in safe, secure environments to the young people who need us the most on a daily basis. Nearly 1,000 young people walk through our of our 10 Club sites every day and we serve nearly 5,000 unduplicated members annually. The Clubs are truly a beacon of hope in some of our community’s toughest neighborhoods.
The mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City is to promote the development of self-esteem, values, and skills for boys and girls, ages 5-18, with special emphasis on youth from disadvantaged circumstances. The vision of the organization is to be the leader in providing developmental opportunities for significant numbers of youth.
Our strategic vision is to assist Kansas City’s children and youth to live out their greatest dreams through the development of skills and competencies and keep 100% of active Club members on track for high school graduation with post-secondary plans. In order to achieve this vision, we have established a comprehensive, year-round educational focus for our programming. The blueprint we’ve created allows for all of our programmatic endeavors to build off one another in a specific, intentional manner. This Whole Child organizational approach enables us to support and supplement educational enrichment activities while also building life skills in more traditional youth development frameworks. Youth development programming offered by the Clubs fits within four core areas: Healthy Lifestyles, Education & Careers, Technology, and Public Speaking & Leadership.
For more information about the Clubs, as well as donor and volunteer information, please visit our website at www.helpkckids.org or find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/helpKCkids.
Founded
1912
Company size
51-200 employees
Industry
Non-profit Organization Management
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Kansas City, Missouri
