25-26 Springboard Tutor High Dosage K-3 Literacy Tutoring

Position Summary:

Springboard Collaborative invites talented and passionate current employees of your school district to apply for the part-time position of Tutor. Springboard Tutors are responsible for leading a 10 week Family-Educator Learning Accelerator with students and families. The Teacher will report to their schools Program Leader and work as part of the schools Springboard team. This is a great opportunity to support families in the school community and to help students accelerate their progress in learning to read. Check out our website to learn more about working as a Springboard teacher!

Springboard Collaborative closes the literacy gap by closing the gap between home and school. We coach educators and family members to help kids learn to read by the 4th grade. Springboard envisions a world in which all children have the requisite literacy skills to access life opportunities.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

The essential functions or responsibilities listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar related or a logical assignment to the position.

• Attend all required pre-programming teacher PD and weekly staff Professional Learning Community (PLC) meetings.
• Support with administration scoring and data entry of beginning and ending assessments to students.
• Support with Family Orientation and Team-Building Huddles (pre-program 1:1 family meeting).
• Prepare for and lead student instruction using Springboards Reading Readiness & Phonics Curriculum.
• Prepare for and facilitate family workshops.
• Input program data into the Connect database.
• Facilitate the end-of-program celebration.
• Weekly family communication.

Time Commitment

Qualifications Knowledge Abilities & Skills

• Applicants must be current employees of Somerville Public Schools

Physical Requirements

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 accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the positions essential functions.

• Ability to perform duties while standing sitting and walking for extended periods of time.
• Ability to work with students at various physical levels including bending kneeling crouching and reaching.
• Ability to lift and/or move materials and equipment weighing up to25 pounds.
• Ability to use hands and fingers to handle feel or operate standard classroom tools and technology (e.g. computers tablets instructional materials).
• Ability to see hear and communicate effectively with students staff and families both verbally and in writing.

Reporting Relationships

• Position Reports to: K-8 Curriculum Coordinator of Humanities

Position Details

• Location:Winter Hill Community Innovation School
• Department: Curriculum

Terms of Employment

Position Type:Temporary / Yearly Appointment
Employment Status:Part-Time

• Schedule: February2026 May2026
• FLSA Classification:To be determined
• Benefits Eligibility:Non-benefits eligible
• Compensation:$30.00 per work hour

Pre-Employment Requirements

MA Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) Clearance

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