Job Title:         Bilingual Summer Literacy Tutor

Job Type:         Seasonal, June and July 2025

Pay:                  $22/hour                             

Reports to:       Literacy Project Manager

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About Friends of the Children Austin:

Friends of the Children Austin breaks the cycle of generational poverty. Our model is to achieve this goal through intentional relationships. We are a prevention/early intervention program working to enable our community’s highest-risk children to develop the relationships, goals, and skills necessary to break the cycles of violence, poverty, and abuse. Our evidence-based model is courageous, unique and proven. We provide each child with a salaried, professional mentor, who we call a Friend, from kindergarten through graduation – 12.5 years. No matter what. Friends spend a minimum of four hours every week with each of their eight children, teaching valuable life skills, instilling positive behaviors and helping them grow into responsible adults.

Position Overview: 

The past few years have been challenging for Texas Schools. As a result of these challenges, our children have academically regressed so that currently more than 50% are not on grade level. Our Summer Literacy Book Camp will ensure our most behind elementary schoolers (grades Pre-K- 6 -5) receive instruction at least one day per week. Each Literacy Tutor will work 1:1 in 60-minute sessions with each child in order to meet individual reading improvement goals. This is where you come in! Mentors will transport children to the Clubhouse, so that Literacy Tutors can concentrate on tutoring. Ideally, Literacy Tutors will share progress updates and focus practice areas each week with Mentors we call them “Friends”, who will share that information with Caregivers. Literacy team members will set positive expectations, nurture and promote strengths, talents, and abilities; help assure physical and emotional well-being; teach developmentally appropriate literacy skills; and model responsible behavior. A tutor must also know, understand, honor, and support the organization’s mission, vision, values, principles, and policies. 

The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work to be performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended as a comprehensive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. 

Core Tutor Accountabilities:

• 9-week commitment
• Develop and sustain a caring, trusting and accepting relationship with each child
• Set realistic expectations and goals based on each child’s strengths and needs
• Foster collaborative working relationships with each child’s Friend
• Model and promote good problem solving and decision-making skills
• Attend and actively participate in lesson planning for each child
• Notify Friends Austin staff at least 24 hours prior to cancellations 
• Fulfill other responsibilities as required 
• Ability to relate to children and to develop and sustain trusting, supportive relationships with them 
• Strong interpersonal skill
• Ability to conduct tutoring sessions in-person  
• Demonstrated ability to work with children in tutoring capacities and settings to help them learn and grow.
• All Friends Austin employees will be required to complete and pass a personal background check prior to being hired. 

Essential Skills and Abilities: 

• ELL / Bilingual required. 
• Ability to assess each youth’s baseline literacy competency, track and monitor the data, and implement an individualized literacy plan. 

Working Hours: 

The workday will begin as early as 8:30 am and end as late as 5 pm. We have a spacious office and Clubhouse that can safely accommodate both tutoring sessions and planning. We expect our tutors to make a 40hr a week commitment for 9 weeks. 

Education and Experience Required: 

• Working toward college degree
• Teaching or tutoring elementary aged children 

What You Can Expect: 

• You will have access to our beautiful, spacious, safe office and clubhouse space in East Austin with access to green space and areas to plan and make copies 

Friends of the Children Austin is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to addressing discriminatory practices, and to working toward racial equity. The equal employment opportunity policy of Friends of the Children Austin provides fair and equal opportunities for all employees and job applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, familial status, disability, or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law. Friends of the Children Austin hires and promotes individuals solely based on their qualifications for the job to be filled.