Job Information
Fort Dodge Community School District ELL Tutor in Fort Dodge, Iowa
ELL Tutor Supervisor: Principal Contract Length: 190 days Job Classification: Professional Support FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Wage: $14.50
Job Summary
The ELL Tutor provides assistance and motivation to students that have been identified as English Language Learners. Works closely with students throughout the school day to help the students learn and succeed.
Essential Duties
- Utilizes research-based strategies to address EL Learner needs
- Communicate and work effectively with teachers, co-workers, parents, and other caregivers as an educational team.
- Practice professional, legal and ethical conduct toward students, parents, and co-workers.
- Motivate and assist students to build self-esteem, discipline, develop interpersonal skills, think independently, and learn actively.
- Use developmentally appropriate instructional interventions for curricular activities in the areas of cognitive, motor, self-help, social interaction and language development for students.
- Understand and appreciate diversity in childrens cultural heritage, lifestyles, values systems, and human rights.
- Gather formal and informal data regarding students, and provide feedback to teachers to improve effective instruction for students.
- Participate in parent/teacher conferences to facilitate communication.
- Works with EL teacher to deliver the ELDA test.
- Maintain confidentiality with student information and student records.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Minimum education includes a high school diploma or equivalent.
- Previous experience working with children preferred.
- Bilingual is preferred.
Communication Skills
Must possess the ability to communicate effectively with a variety of individuals and groups from all levels of the organization. May communicate with parents or guardians of the student(s). Individual must have effective listening skills.
Physical Demands and Working Conditions
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Amount of Time
Physical Activity
Occasionally (1%-32%)