Title 1 Tutor
Revised: August 2025
Perm/contract: PT - 2025/2026 | Department: Community Learning & Entrepreneurialism & Core Instruction |
FLSA Status: Exempt | Reports to: Building Administration |
Primary Reporting Location: Longfellow Elementary School | Level: Grades K-5 |
Compensation: $37/hr | Date Available: SY25-26 |
Bargaining Unit & Classification: N/A & Classified | Supervisory Responsibilities: N/A |
Benefits: N/A |
D97 Ideal Team Member Profile
About This Role
District 97 seeks a dedicated and dynamic part-time Title I Tutor to join our team. The Title I Tutor position will ensure that equity is at the center of the district's tutoring services to positively impact student learning and employee practices as expressed in Board Policy 7:12: Ensuring Racial and Educational Equity.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Provides direct instruction to students identified as eligible for reading and/or math services in individual, small group, and/or full classroom settings.
Communicates regularly with classroom teachers regarding individual student progress.
Uses identified needs to guide the learning process toward student achievement of the district’s reading or math content standards.
Conducts student assessments to identify intervention services, to plan instruction, and/or to assist staff members in learning various assessment techniques. Assess the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provide progress reports as required.
Content Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge of:
Knowledge of reading and/or math content standards for a school district.
Knowledge of instructional strategies for small groups, individuals, and full classroom settings.
Knowledge of various student assessment techniques.
Knowledge of equity-centered practices as expressed in Board Policy 7:12.
Skilled in:
Skilled in providing direct instruction to students in reading and/or math.
Skilled in conducting student assessments to identify needs and plan instruction.
Skilled in communicating student progress with classroom teachers.
Skilled in using assessment data to guide the learning process and improve student achievement.
Ability to:
Ability to assess the accomplishments of students on a regular basis.
Ability to provide progress reports as required.
Ability to assist staff members in learning various assessment techniques.
Ability to positively impact student learning and employee practices through an equity-centered approach.
Candidate Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or higher
Applicable Professional Educator License with endorsements in reading and/or math preferred.
Ability to work collaboratively with others.
Previous experience preferred.
Physical Requirements:
This position requires the performance of light work—which requires exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently to move objects. The position includes close visual acuity, frequent talking, hearing, walking, climbing stairs and standing, occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling, some stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling, and significant fine finger dexterity. The job is performed in non-hazardous environments and a clean atmosphere. The position requires indoor and outdoor supervision during varying temperatures and climatic conditions.
Apply through Frontline:
Applications are currently being accepted for this position via our district website. Please reach out to our human resources department at [email protected], if you have questions about the application process.
We encourage interested applicants to apply, as we continue to uplift our equity policy. Our goal is to recruit, employ, support, and retain racially and linguistically diverse and culturally competent administrative, instructional and support personnel. Oak Park Elementary School District 97 is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
The mental demands, physical demands, and work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to allow an employee with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
