Tutor/Math Or Reading

The City of Fort Myers strives to be an employer of choice and most of our employees turn jobs into long term careers. The salary shown in the job description is the full range for this position from entry to later career.

NEW EMPLOYEES ARE HIRED AT, OR NEAR THE ENTRY POINT SHOWN, DEPENDING ON QUALIFICATIONS AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCE.

*THIS POSITION WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL FILLED*

• Communicates with parents and teachers.
• Monitors and interacts with children.
• Perform related duties as assigned.
• This position requires regular and reliable attendance and the employee's physical presence at the workplace
• Provides instruction to children on how to improve their reading, math, science, technology and art skills.
• Plans and implements lesson plans.
• Prepares and maintains records and reports.

• Skilled in both oral and written communications.
• Able to operate necessary equipment, including computer, calculator, copier, etc
• Has the ability to speak clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations.
• Has the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.

• Bachelor's degree in teaching or related field.
• When assigned to working with Youth, must meet the Department of Children and Families (DCF) requirements and inspections.
  • Successful completion of Department of Children and Families (DCF) child care competency training Part I required within ninety (90) days of hire or promotion; remaining Parts within one (1) year of hire or promotion; and annual in-service.
• Mandatory Drug/Alcohol Testing required.
• One year experience in teaching children and/or adults; or an equivalent combination of education, experience, and training that provides the required knowledge and abilities.
• Successful completion of Department of Children and Families (DCF) child care competency training Part I required within ninety (90) days of hire or promotion; remaining Parts within one (1) year of hire or promotion; and annual in-service.

• Teaching certification preferred

This work typically requires the following physical activities to be performed. A complete description of the activities below is available upon request from Human Resources.

• Speaking – expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.
• Walking - on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site.
• Kneeling – bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
• Feeling – perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
• Mental Acuity – ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning.
• Climbing – ascending, descending ladders, stairs, ramps, requires body agility.
• Hearing 2 – receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound.
• Pushing – use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward, downward, outward.
• Talking 1- expressing ideas by spoken word
• Reaching – extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Hearing 1 – perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
• Repetitive Motion – substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.
• Handling – picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
• Lifting – raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.
• Talking 2 – shouting to be heard above ambient noise.
• Fingering – picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
• Balancing – maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
• Crouching – bending body forward by bending leg, spine.
• Visual Acuity 2 - color, depth perception, field of vision.
• Stooping – bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.
• Standing – for sustained periods of time.
• Visual Acuity 3 - determine accuracy, neatness, observe facilities/structures.
• Grasping – applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
• Visual Acuity 1 - prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading.

• Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.

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