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We believe that to be an employee at The Foundling means to be an employee of one of the greatest social service agencies in the world. In addition to rewarding and meaningful work each day to empower the children, adults, and families of New York, The Foundling offers a generous benefits package, a great client and employee centered internal culture, meaningful career advancement opportunities, and organizational stability that are unparalleled anywhere else.

We are currently looking for Tutors to support our Education Services Department. These positions – available in all 5 boroughs – are necessary to provide academic support for our young people in foster care. Tutors meet with students weekly in their homes or within the community.

Current Tutoring Job Openings

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Tutor – Responsibilities and Requirements

Duties Include:

Meeting students 1x/week for 60-90 minutes in the student’s home or nearby in the community to provide academic support and mentorship
Engaging students during sessions and performing outreach in support of students who are struggling to attend
Filling out session feedback for each tutoring session
Distributing and logging session incentives
Maintaining a regular schedule of tutoring sessions
Participating in training and self-study to ensure that their content knowledge remains sharp
Participating in weekly group meetings and consultations as well as 1:1 coaching
Promptly reporting non-tutoring-related concerns to the appropriate program and agency staff and assisting with referrals to support services as needed
Collaborating with students and families to obtain academic records needed for program evaluation
Keeping stakeholders, including case planners, coaches, families, and educational specialists, up to date on the student’s progress in tutoring
Lesson planning and development of practice materials during time not spent in tutoring sessions

Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree Required
Requires a commitment of 35 hours/week.
Tutors will need to be available when students are available, which typically entails working some evening and weekend hours.

Current Tutoring Job Openings