GEAR UP Tutor

Wonderful College Prep Academy is accepting applications for part-time tutors in the GEAR UP program at WCPA Delano. GEAR UP Tutors will follow the student cohorts through their high school years. Assignments will be approximately 21 hours per week during lunch periods and/or during class times (mornings and/or afternoons). Workdays will align Wonderful College Prep Academy calendars.

The GEAR UP Tutors responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Provide tutoring services to students 1:1 or in small groups in classrooms.
• Collaborate with and provide support for GEAR UP staff.
• Work directly with students to provide various academic support services (i.e. tutoring assisting with completing forms and assisting with workshops).
• Assist in the planning organizing and implementing GEAR UP grant activities.
• Follow school and GEAR UP protocols and procedures.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Tutor Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:00 AM -3:30 PM

ABOUT THE GEAR UP GRANT: GEAR UP is a federally funded Title III Grant. Wonderful College Prep Academy in partnership with Avenal and Sanger Unified School Districts will work with 6th and 7th-grade students from four middle schools to prepare them for college. The Federal Department of Education website for GEAR UP is discretionary grant program is designed to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education. GEAR UP provides seven-year grants to states and partnerships to provide services at high-poverty middle and high schools. GEAR UP grantees serve an entire cohort of students beginning no later than the seventh grade and follow the cohort through high school and their first year of college.

Qualifications :

• College graduate or be enrolled in college and have completed freshman English and college math (Algebra II).
• At least one year of tutoring experience.
• An eager flexible learner and problem solver who feels comfortable taking initiative.
• A self-starter with exceptional work ethic and the ability to work well away from colleagues and management.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• An ability to quickly establish rapport and communicate well with scholars.
• Bilingual in Spanish is a plus.

Pay: $18.00/Hour.

Additional Information :

• Wonderful College Prep Academy offers highly competitive compensation commensurate with experience. 

Quality of Life in the Central Valley: 

Framed by the Sierra Nevada to the east and the Coast Ranges to the west Californias Central Valley is one of the worlds most productive agricultural regions and the base of The Wonderful Companys agricultural operations. This vast area enjoys a moderate climate and offers residents a high quality of life low cost of living and a host of diverse cultural and recreational activities. From wine tasting and hiking to rafting fishing skiing and surfing -- all within a two-hour drive -- the family-friendly Central Valley has much to offer. 

Wonderful College Prep Academy is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race religion color national origin sex sexual orientation gender gender identity gender expression transgender status sexual stereotypes age status as a protected veteran status as an individual with a disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics. 

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Part-time