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Description:

About Work-Study Tutors/America Reads:

America Reads is a national literacy campaign and federal initiative started in 1996 by the Clinton Administration to address K-12 literacy challenges. The program enlists college students to work part-time as math and reading tutors with elementary, middle, and high school students. The Federal government pays 100% of tutor wages via the National Work Study Program and utilizes existing college programs to manage/oversee the implementation. Tutors work directly with elementary students to improve their reading and math proficiency skills.

This work-study program at UW has held many different names, including: Riverways Tutors, America Reads / America Counts, and now finally and most clearly – Work-Study Tutors.  

About the position:

The Work-study Tutoring Coordinators (WSTC) will collaborate with CELE staff to run the Work-Study Tutors/America Reads program through the CELE Center at UW. In this role, WSTCs will mentor tutors while they tutor at their school site, as well as offer administrative support by maintaining communication with the schools and developing monthly cohort meetings. The WSTC will collaborate with CELE staff and students, the UW Work Study office, and Seattle Public Schools to expand the program. This position is supervised by the School & Community Based Internship Coordinator.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with recruitment, selection, hiring, and onboarding processes for tutor candidates
• Coordinate orientation and training activities for selected tutors
• Orient tutors to work study requirements and program paperwork
• Coordinate cohort meetings to foster professional development for tutors
• Facilitate quarterly individual and small group meetings with tutors to provide reflection and coaching opportunities concerning their tutoring experience
• Work collaboratively with sites to assure quarterly evaluations of tutors
• Foster strong community-campus partnerships
• In collaboration with CELE’s Program Manager of K12 Community Engaged Learning, oversee CELE’s EDUC 401 seminar for tutors including creation and facilitation of  curriculum and syllabi development; focusing on tutoring strategies and equity issues in education 

Dates of Service: October 1, 2025 – May 31, 2026

Hours per week (approx.): 10

Skills/Eligibility:

Qualifications:

• Must be eligible for federal work-study through UW financial aid
  • (*This role is hourly federal work-study and is not eligible for a tuition waiver, as it is not covered under the ASE contract.)
• Must be an enrolled graduate student
• Experience tutoring or teaching elementary school students
• Demonstrated understanding of educational inequities and the racial and socioeconomic disparities that exist in education.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as a team
• Organized and detail-oriented
• Self-motivated to solve issues as they arise
• Committed to creating equitable campus-community partnerships

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience as a work-study student
• Experience with education programs in Seattle Public Schools

How to Apply:

To apply, please submit the following:

• A cover letter statement describing why you are applying for this position and articulating your interests in supporting tutoring programs, promoting educational equity with underrepresented communities, and developing community-campus partnerships.
• A current resume, including the names and contact information for two references.

Please submit all materials via the online application form: https://airtable.com/appPSh2BWXL3wTuPa/pagpPMpp31sAaB9Ip/form