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Department:
DC Reads Support
Time Type:
Part time
FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt
Job Description:
Summary:
Every year, DC Reads hires Team Leaders (TLs) to work as a liaison
between our community site partners and the DC Reads leadership.
Team Leaders are responsible for assisting in the recruitment,
hiring, training, and management of DC Reads Education Advocates
(Tutor(s)/Mentor(s). This is a paid position for the entire
academic year.
Essential Functions:
1.) Education Advocate Support
- Foster a sense of community among Education Advocates.
- Conduct biweekly check-ins with each Education Advocate at your
respective site.
Serve as the main contact between Education Advocates and
community site supervisors and DC Reads lead team (Director and
Graduate Assistants) and provide timely feedback to DC Reads lead
team about any concerns that arise.
2.) Administrative Responsibilities
- Respond to DC Reads staff emails within 24 hours.
- Submit timesheets on time.
- Submit & review your TL Planning Tool and site attendance
logs bi-weekly.
- Facilitate each semester evaluation in a timely manner as
instructed by DC Reads staff (4 total evaluations).
- Attend requested check-ins with the Associate Director of
Education and Equ.
- Attend and co-facilitate (as needed) weekly TL meetings
organized by the DC Reads lead team.
- Ensure that no Education Advocates starts at site before they
are cleared by the DC Reads lead team and appropriate volunteer
clearance.
3.) Recruitment Responsibilities
- Engage in recruitment activities including tabling,
distributing flyers,university fairs, class announcements, social
media, and other advertising efforts.
- Encourage Education Advocates to engage in recruiting
activities.
- Conduct interviews for new Education Advocates
applicants.
- Conduct or co-facilitate one info session per semester.
4.) Training Responsibilities
- Attend and facilitate DC Reads Education Advocate
Orientations.
- Facilitate with site coordinators site training at new
Education Advocate orientation.
- Help set up and clean up for new Education Advocates
trainings.
- Organize or research one skills building trainings each
semester (TLs will collaborate with faculty and staff to do
this).
- Attend TL orientation/training(s).
5.) Additional Responsibilities
- Manage a committee with other TLs and coordinate Education
Advocate participation.
- Follow through with projected committee goals.
- Participate and engage in TL meetings and discussions.
- Prepare for team leader meetings as needed.
- Attend professional development events (this may include career
center workshops, cross-leader conferences/retreats or DCPS related
meetings).
- Other responsibilities as assigned by the DC Reads lead
team.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
- Part-time.
- 8 - 10 hours per week.
Salary Range:
Required Education and Experience:
- Have tutored with DC Reads either as a FWS Education Advocate
or Volunteer for at least one full semester.
- Be in good standing with the DC Reads Program (showed up to
site on time, attended site meetings and biweekly meetings, engaged
at site, etc.).
- Be able to work 8 - 10 hours a week during the Academic
Year.
- Responsible, professional, good communicator, growth
mindset.
- Have a demonstrated commitment to educational equity.
Additional Eligibility Qualifications:
- To apply, please fill out the online application. You will be
asked to attach a cover letter and resume. For your cover letter,
please explain why you would like to be a DC Reads Team Leader and
why you think that you are a good fit for the position.
Additionally, you will be asked to provide us with two references.
One reference should be either your Team Leader or your Site
Coordinator. We will reach out to schedule a remote interview
should we think you are a good fit for the position. Please email
any questions to dcreads@american.edu.
Other Details
- This position is available only to enrolled American
University students.
- Please note this job announcement is not designed to cover or
contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or
responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.
Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time
with or without notice.
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