Date Posted     

December 28, 2025

Position

Tutor/Additional Targeted Support and Improvement 

Part-time, 4 hours per day 

(Temporary:  January 20, 2026 - May 11, 2026)

Reports To

Classroom Teacher and the Principal/Assistant Principal

Salary/Non-Exempt

$18 per hour certified

$15 per hour non-certified

Nature of Work

Under general supervision, a tutor will perform a variety of technical and clerical tasks in assisting a teacher. Employee may perform a wide range of tasks in order to support the efforts of the teacher, meet the needs of all students, and ensure the provision of quality instruction for all students.  Employee provides one-on-one assistance with academics, behavioral problems, and personal and self-helps skills leading small group activities.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Working knowledge of effective methods of working with students


• Working knowledge of the core subjects at the grade level to which employment assignment is made


• Some knowledge of the school organization and its community


• Some knowledge of expected behavior of students and basic characteristics of ages and stages


• Skill necessary to operate audiovisual and technological equipment and common office machines


• Skill to make learning aids which will strengthen lesson plans


• Ability to comprehend the purpose of teacher-designed strategies as a fulfillment of the instructional objective


• Ability to discern significant student behavior and refer this to the supervisor


• Ability to impart information to the student’s level of comprehension


• Ability to apply, impartially and consistently, proper methods of recognition, reward and punishment


• Ability to solve independently most minor problems


• Ability to follow minimally detailed written and oral instructions without constant supervision


• Ability to record and store data accurately


• Ability to maintain confidentiality of student information


• Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with parents, students, teachers, staff, and administrators


• The employee provides support to the teacher in the instruction of students


• Responsibilities: A wide variety of tasks are performed to support the teacher in the teaching-learning process for students


• The work is directed by specific instructions, precedents and established policy


• Problems are solved through the exercise of judgment in selecting the best course of action to be taken


• The work is performed under the limited supervision of the teacher and/or principal


• Must be able to perform very heavy work exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to lift objects


• Must be able to pass a drug test, background check, and TB test before starting employment.

Duties

• Gives group instruction as prescribed by teacher


• Provides individualized instruction


• Demonstrates various instructional activities


• Monitors work assigned by teacher


• Checks and corrects students' work while in progress


• Keeps students on task


• Praises and reinforces achievement of students


• Reports student progress to teacher


• Instructional preparation/support


• Prepares visual aids


• Duplicates materials


• Reorganizes materials at the end of day


• Serves as proctor during testing


• Scores students' papers as instructed by teacher


• Distributes and collects instructional materials


• Records student behavior


• Files data according to regulatory requirements


• Monitors student behavior


• Supervises students in the classroom and other locations


• Creates and distributes awards for positive behavior


• Promotes student self esteem


• Teaches citizenship, social skills and respect for others


• Reconciles minor student conflicts


• Participates in development of discipline policy


• Disciplines misbehavior through approved methods


• Reports discipline problems to teacher or principal


• Reports to supervisor significant change or lack of change in student behavior


• Other duties as assigned 

Application Deadline

Open Until Filled

Application Process:

All candidates are required to complete an on-line application via Applicant Tracking.  Please visit the Lincoln County Schools website (www.lincoln.k12.nc.us), select EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, and APPLICANT TRACKING to begin the process. Questions should be addressed to the contact person below.

Kristen Burgin, Principal

kburgin2@lincoln.k12.nc.us

Pumpkin Center Intermediate School

3980 King Wilkinson Road

Lincolnton, NC 28092

Phone: 704-736-1504

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

EMPLOYER DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON BASIS OF AGE,

HANDICAP, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RACE, RELIGION, OR SEX