Description

WestEd - a nonpartisan, nonprofit research, development, and service agency - works with education and other communities throughout the United States and abroad to promote excellence, achieve equity, and improve learning for children, youth, and adults. We have more than a dozen offices nationwide, from Massachusetts, Vermont, and Georgia, to Illinois, Arizona, and California, with headquarters in San Francisco.

Throughout WestEd's over 50 year history we have maintained a strong commitment to staff diversity. Individuals of different ethnicities, races, abilities, gender identities, and sexual orientations, as well as from different cultural, linguistic, and socioeconomic backgrounds, work at all levels of the organization. We value the range of perspectives provided by this diverse workforce and the ways in which those perspectives enrich and inform our agency and the work we do. Read more about WestEd's Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Program Overview

As a community of over 800 researchers, practitioners, consultants, and administrative professionals from all backgrounds and life experiences, we are committed to making a qualitative difference in the lives of youth, children, and adults. We conduct and apply research, develop evidence-based solutions, and provide consulting services across the country in both rural and urban communities to improve equitable outcomes for individuals from infancy through adulthood. Serving as trusted partners in the areas of education, health, and justice, our teams enhance capacity within communities and school districts to prioritize impact - asking the right questions, customizing methodologies, developing relevant tools, and implementing best practices specific to a diverse range of stakeholder needs. Furthering diversity, equity, and inclusion is core to who we are and how we work. We are committed to working with our clients to illuminate and address disparities, value and elevate diverse voices, and ensure equitable access to our resources and services.

Come join us!

The Opportunity

As an Early Childhood Mathematics Tutor, you will implement an effective early mathematics curriculum specially designed for preschool children who are at-risk for mathematical learning difficulties. The curriculum is part of a research project, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, designed to evaluate the effects of two different models for implementing the early math curriculum (i.e., in-class vs. pull out) on the development of children's mathematical knowledge prior to kindergarten entry. The overarching goal of the project is to reduce the number of children referred to special education in elementary school and to determine the relative effectiveness of the contrasting models of implementation. Serving as a core member of the implementation team, the Early Childhood Mathematics Tutor will be responsible for teaching math activities to pairs of children five days a week in public preschool programs. Upon hire, tutors will participate in trainings to learn to deliver the early math curriculum with a high level of fidelity, and then they will implement it with pairs of participating children during the 2021-22 school year. The early math curriculum and all materials required to deliver the intervention will be provided. Finally, tutors will be asked to maintain detailed records of the children's math performance over the course of the school year.

Core Focus Areas

This is a part-time (approximately 20 hours per week), temporary position. Roughly 75% of the position responsibilities will be devoted to tutoring, and the remaining 25% will be devoted to record-keeping and communication.

Mathematics tutor

• Deliver the early math curriculum to preschool children with high level of fidelity.


• Work with pairs of preschool children to support their mathematics learning.

Team communication and data

• Effectively communicate with team, keep detailed records of children's math performance, and submit records in a timely fashion.

What We're Looking For

To help us make a positive impact on learners from diverse racial, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds, we'll need someone who has:

• The availability to work, on average, between 15-20 hours per week during the 2021-2022 school year. Successful candidates should be available for training workshops in July-August 2021.


• A bachelor's degree in education, child development, psychology, or any field that provides experience to perform the responsibilities outlined above; Multiple-Subject Credential with BCLAD or Early Childhood Credential, or individuals working toward these credentials, preferred.


• Fluency to be able to teach the math curriculum in English and Spanish
  
  
  

Other degrees, skills, abilities, and experiences of interest

• Located in the Sacramento, San Diego, Contra Costa County, or San Mateo County area.


• Professionalism to establish partnerships with school staff, teachers, and children.


• Prior experience teaching children at the preschool or early elementary level strongly desired.


• Applicants must be available to work a set schedule that may include mornings and/or early afternoons, Monday through Fridays. Average time will be about 3-4 hours per day and will follow a set schedule.


• Valid driver's license, insurance, and access to a personal vehicle for transportation to multiple school sites.


• Proof of negative TB test will be required upon hire.


• Applicants must comply with COVID-19 district/program protocol (e.g., temperature checks, wearing masks).


• Ability to pass a criminal background check.

Culture of the Content Area Team

We are a group of 12 people who are committed to improving early mathematics education for all learners, especially those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. We develop and research promising educational innovations. We believe in the importance of being nimble in order to provide the highest quality insights for clients and stakeholders. In fact, our project teams are often dynamic, which means that we can be working on a number of different project teams at any given time.

Salary: $30 per hour