Reading Rocks Program Facilitator

**Position Details**

**Job Title**:Reading Rocks Program Facilitator - Two (2) In-Person positions available**

**Reports to**: Program Coordinator

**Rate of Pay**: $18.00/hour

**Length of Commitment**: 4 hours weekly for 8 weeks + Mandatory Paid Training as specified below

**In-Person Position** **Location**

Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Catholic Elementary School (41 Collier Rd S, Thorold, ON L2V 3S9)*

**Work Schedule**

**Mondays AND Wednesdays OR Tuesdays AND Thursdays**

January 27- April 2

8 Weeks Total

**Hours of Work**

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

**Mandatory Training Information**

Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Catholic Elementary School (41 Collier Rd S, Thorold, ON L2V 3S9)*

Wednesday, January 22, 2024

6:00 - 8:00 PM
- **IMPORTANT NOTES**:_

**Program will not be running the following dates: Brock University’s Reading Week (February 17-21) and March Break (March 10-14).**

** Facilitators must be available for both days at the specified times and must commit to attending ALL program dates.**

** In addition to mandatory program training, facilitators will be required to complete the following upon commencing their position: (1) Accessibility of Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) Training Module; (2) Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) Training Module; (3) LDANR Orientation Module; (4) WHMIS; (5) Statements of Understanding.**

**Position Summary**

The position of Reading Rocks Program Facilitator supports the Learning Disabilities Association of Niagara Region (LDANR)’s literacy tutoring program for children in Grades 1-8 who are demonstrating literacy difficulties due to a diagnosed or potential learning disability. This one-on-one literacy program is designed to motivate and help children gain confidence and academic success in their fundamental literacy skills by pairing them with a trained literacy tutor. It is also designed to help volunteer-tutors gain knowledge and experience in working with children who experience difficulties learning essential literacy concepts. Therefore, the Program Facilitator is responsible for assisting in the coordination, safety, delivery, and supervision of a Reading Rocks program site.

**Responsibilities**

The Program Facilitator will:

- Support the Literacy Coordinator to implement and deliver the Reading Rocks program effectively;
- Manage the volunteer-tutors who are working with the program participants;
- Supervise, assist, and support the volunteer-tutors to develop and implement an appropriate and effective individualized literacy program to meet their child’s unique needs;
- Ensure each volunteer-tutor develops a unique workstation where their child’s successes are emphasized;
- Ensure each volunteer-tutor provides a positive learning environment to invoke self-motivation as the children develop phonological awareness and processing skills;
- Track the volunteers’ progress and abilities;
- Provide regular, constructive feedback on the volunteer-tutors progress;
- Conduct final volunteer performance evaluations on each volunteer-tutors’ performance over the 8 weeks;
- Unlock building and/or classroom as well as lock up before and after each session, if required;
- Regulate program volunteers’ attendance (sign-in/out) and children’s attendance (sign-in/out);
- Regulate pick-up and drop-off of children, ensuring only authorized adults are permitted to do so;
- Answer questions and concerns of volunteer-tutors and caregivers;
- Be the liaison between the LDANR staff and caregivers and volunteers;
- Communicate to volunteers and caregivers about upcoming LDANR events;
- Conduct caregiver information sessions on the first and final nights of program to discuss relevant policies, program information, and LDANR announcements;
- Collect volunteer-tutor session reports and pre-/post-assessments to submit to the Literacy Coordinator;
- Report to the Literacy Coordinator weekly;
- Other duties as required

**Mandatory Activities**
- Attend meetings as necessary
- Attend training sessions
- Responsible for transportation to and from program locations as well as **transportation of 2 large site bins to and from program**
- Must complete weekly feedback forms and submit them in a timely manner to the Literacy Coordinator
- Must fill out the required Incident/Accident forms when necessary
- Collect volunteer timesheets and assessment packages and return to the office in a timely manner upon completion of program

**Qualifications and Skills Required**
- **Police Vulnerable Sectors Clearance **valid within two years **(*mandatory)**
- **First Aid and CPR-C (required);**
- Completion of the **Accessibility of Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) Training Module **- (*required upon commencement of volunteer position);
- Completion of the **Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) Training Module **- (*required upon commencement of volunteer position);
- Previous experience working with individuals with learning disabilities and/or children
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