School Nutrition Substitute Temporary Assistant

9/2023

Additional Information:

North Carolina Education Corps (NCEC) is a response to the impact COVID-19 is having on schools, as students struggle to keep up with learning. We bring together community members to support students and accelerate learning, seeking to provide quality, whole child and academic support to young students in the wake of the pandemic. We do this by partnering with public schools to recruit, train, and deploy "corps members." Corps members, including community college and university students, recent graduates, and retirees, are paid to work part-time as tutors. Corps members work directly for a NC school district. Corps members build relationships and connect with young students. They help teachers reach students who need additional academic support. They accelerate COVID learning recovery with students, families, and school personnel.

During the 2023-2024 school year, NC Education Corps members will serve as high-impact Literacy and/or Math tutors focused on supporting students with their foundational literacy and math skills. As early literacy and/or Math tutors, corps members will assist K-3 students with building foundational skills in reading and math as appropriate. Our call to action is simple: Imagine if every K-3 student had access to a tutor. Step up to serve as a corps member. Join a statewide effort to support students and accelerate learning.

Job Summary

NCEC corps members are hired by a participating public-school unit (school district or charter school) and will serve from mid September to mid May. There are two positions offered, 10-15 hours/week and 20-29 hours/week. Corps members will work directly with a school-based lead to administer tutoring sessions with K-3 students on a 1:1 or 1:3 small group basis. Tutoring sessions focus on early literacy and Math skills, reinforcing lessons introduced by teachers.

NCEC will provide ongoing, cohort based professional learning throughout the year as we confront the needs of early literacy and math skills in NC. Each corps member is assigned a Learning Coach who will lead them through pre-service and in-service learning during their 9 month commitment. Learning sessions will build knowledge around high-impact tutoring, the science of reading and the delivery of reading and math instruction. NCEC leads the corps members in tutoring development while the partner school is the employer.

Responsibilities

• Remain an employee in good standing with partner school.
• Commit to tutoring students for the full duration of the program during school day hours.
• Build positive relationships with students, families and colleagues.
• Have a flexible attitude and disposition.
• Accept, implement and grow from feedback
• Internalize and follow high-impact tutoring models to meet the needs of students.
• Participate in professional learning to gain insights on important aspects of the role.

Early Literacy Instruction and Assessment

• Conduct 1:1-1:3 tutoring sessions with students.
• Assist children to improve their reading and/or math skills and abilities.
• Maintain a weekly tutoring schedule for students
• Act on feedback and coaching from school staff and corps member learning team
• Use materials and activities provided by the partner schools and NC Ed Corps to reinforce literacy concepts introduced by the student's teachers
• Closely monitor students' progress, capturing and reporting data as assigned by the partner schools.

Communication

• Communicate with students in an age and developmentally appropriate way.
• Professionally communicate with the school leadership regarding student schedules, interventions and student progress.
• Act on constructive feedback provided by the corps member learning team.
• Build professional relationships with school staff and NCEC staff to maintain good communication and ensure the integrity of the program.
• Read and respond to email communications from NCEC staff, coaches, and school personnel within 24 hours.
• Ensure confidentiality of student information.

Attendance

• Meet job attendance requirements of assigned public school employers.
• Serve for a full cohort commitment, mid-September to mid-May.
• Attend all required NCEC training sessions, meetings and coaching sessions.

Characteristics of an Ideal Candidate

Required

• Commitment to the mission and vision of North Carolina Education Corps
• Commit to roughly 25 weeks of service, September through May
• Must be 18 years of age or older by your start date
• Must be either a citizen, national, or lawful permanent resident alien of the United States
• Must pass mandatory background checks administered by public school unit employer
• Must pass mandatory drug screening administered by public school unit employer
• Speak, read, and write English fluently, Spanish fluency preferred
• Interest in education, specifically helping young children develop early literacy and math skills
• Demonstrates genuine care for children and investment in their growth and development
• Flexible and keen ability to adapt. Displays teachable attitude
• Personal commitment to success of students and the mission of NCEC
• Dedication to community service
• Basic computer skills, including the ability to navigate online systems and email
• Attention to detail
• Organized, responsible, motivated and professional
• Ability to accept and incorporate constructive feedback from NC Ed Corps and school staff.
• Excellent time management and decision-making skills
• Ability to work with diverse personalities; seeks to learn and understand while developing cultural awareness
• Ability to adapt to a sometimes challenging, evolving environment
• Strong personal standards of excellence, ethics, and integrity

Weekly Commitment:

• School Hours: 7:30 am - 4:00 pm
• Minimum Education: High School Diploma
• Open Positions: 8
• Rate of Pay: $15/hr for non licensed; $25/hr for licensed
• Start Date: mid-September 2023
• End Date: May 2024, approximately 25 weeks between the months of September and May
• Potential Placement Schools: Siler City Elementary, Virginia Cross Elementary, Bonlee Elementary

MINIMUM STANDARDS REQUIRED TO PERFORM RESPONSIBILITIES

Physical Requirements: Must be physically able to operate a variety of equipment including computers, copiers, calculators, etc. Must be physically able to operate a motor vehicle. Must be able to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Light Work usually requires walking or standing to a significant degree.

Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural or composite characteristics (whether similar or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things.

Interpersonal Communication: Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes giving instructions, assignments or directions to subordinates or assistants.

Language Ability: Requires the ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, forms, strategic plans, etc. Requires the ability to prepare correspondence, reports, forms, evaluations, budgets, etc., using prescribed formats and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, diction, and style. Requires the ability to speak before groups of people with poise, voice control and confidence.

Intelligence: Requires the ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions;

Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in standard English.

Numerical Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize mathematical formulas; to add and subtract; multiply and divide; utilize decimals and percentages; and to apply the principles of algebra, descriptive statistics and statistical inference.

Form/Spatial Aptitude: Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape.

Motor Coordination: Requires the ability coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using office equipment.

Manual Dexterity: Requires the ability to handle a variety of items such as office equipment and hand tools. Must have minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.

Color Discrimination: Does not require the ability to differentiate between colors and shades of color.

Interpersonal Temperament: Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted with emergency situations.

Physical Communication: Requires the ability to talk and hear: (Talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words. Hearing: perceiving nature of sounds by ear.) Must be able to communicate via telephone.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

• Part Time
• Rate of Pay: $15/hr for non licensed; $25/hr for licensed
• Start Date: mid-September 2023
• End Date: May 2024, approximately 25 weeks between the months of September and May

DISCLAIMER

The preceding job description was designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees to this job.