Migrant Outreach and Tutor

Federal Programs

Essential Functions

Migrant Outreach

• Identify and enroll students eligible for the Migrant Education Program
• Provide outreach and institute referral systems within area schools to ensure migrant eligible students are identified.

Family Engagement

• Conduct home visits and needs assessments with parents and migrant students
• Develop student service plans to support academic success
• Serve as a liaison between schools and families, facilitating communication and parent engragement
• Conduct parent and student surveys for program evaluation and improvement
• Refer families to community services
• Obtain and dispense donations of clothing, blankets, hygiene kits, food.

Tutoring

•  Provides individual and/or small group academic tutoring for students in grades PreK -12
• Tutors various subjects including all content areas, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Standards of Learning (SOL) test preparation, and Kindergarten readiness skills
• Meets with and instructs student(s) in the locations and at the times designated
• Collaborates with tutoring supervisor and school staff to develop lesson plans and instructional goals
• Maintains and reports records of tutoring session instruction and student performance results to tutoring supervisor
• Assists students to develop organizational skills to ensure school success
• Upholds school and county policy and procedures
• Maintains and submits records of hours worked to the appropriate supervisor in the required format within a timely manner
• Establishes cooperative professional relationships with others

 Teaching ESOL

• Teach English as a Second Language
• Maintain student records
• Develop an ESOL curriculum
• Supervise volunteer tutors

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

Tutors should have experience instructing children of various ages across content areas. Knowledge and experience instructing ESOL, Algebra, and emergent literacy is preferred.  Biliterate in Spanish preferred, but not required.

Education and Experience

Tutors should have a minimum of a high school diploma. Candidates with a Bachelor’s Degree and a Virginia teaching certificate are preferred.  Experience working with international and disadvantaged populations is preferred. Candidates must have previous experience tutoring or teaching children.

Physical Conditions and Nature of Work Contacts

Tutoring duties typically take place in school settings including the classroom, library, cafeteria, auditorium, and recreational areas. Tutoring duties occasionally occur in homes, agricultural migrant labor camps, and community settings including the public library and shelters. Frequent walking, standing, light lifting, up to 40 pounds, and other limited physical activities are required. Occasional lifting of equipment such as audio-visuals, up to 50 pounds, may be required. Occasional travel with students on field trips may be necessary. Regular instruction to special needs children may be necessary.

Daily personal and close contact with children to provide learning support is required. Regular contact with other staff members is required. Occasional contact with parents or medical professionals may be required.

Evaluation

Performance will be evaluated on the ability and effectiveness in carrying out the above responsibilities.