Math and Literacy Tutors - Grades 7 & 8

2025 Math and Literacy Tutors - Grade 7 & 8

$22.00 per hour (+ vacation pay in lieu) / up to 20 hrs a week. Mandatory Training during the week of February 3 - 7th. Exact dates and times of training TBD.

Up to 20 hrs a week from February 10th - April 30, 2025. Possibility of extension: UP to 35 hours a week from May - June 20th.

About the Limestone District School Board
The Limestone District School Board (LDSB) is situated on the traditional territories of the Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee. We acknowledge their enduring presence on this land, as well as the presence of Métis, Inuit, and other First Nations from across Turtle Island. We honour their cultures and celebrate their commitment to this land.

The LDSB is the region's only fully inclusive school board. Limestone schools serve more than 20,500 students in 55 schools and five alternative education centres covering a geographic area of 7,719 square kilometres across the City of Kingston, the Townships of Central Frontenac, North Frontenac, South Frontenac, Addington Highlands, Loyalist, Stone Mills, the Frontenac Islands and the Town of Greater Napanee.

Position Overview
Spring Math Tutors will provide gap closing support to students in grade 7 and 8 for Term 2 (February - April, with possibility of extension for May & June). Within a structured school day, Tutors will provide direct instruction to small groups focusing on numeracy, operations, and proportional reasoning.

Duties of the Tutor include:

1. Attend training session(s)
2. Plan and lead small group math instruction
3. Monitor student progress and share with classroom teachers

Qualifications & Experience
We are looking for applicants who:

1. Are learners who seek and apply feedback to improve their practice
2. Show initiative
3. Are currently enrolled in post-secondary studies and are considering an education-related career
4. Are interested in, or have experience working with students in small groups in math and/or literacy
5. Can provide their own transportation to the assigned school (mileage not covered by LDSB)
6. Have a current CPIC (or can obtain a CPIC prior to employment)

How to Apply
Interested applicants are asked to submit an application package that includes a cover letter and resume outlining how your qualifications, skills, and experience relate to the position, as well as proof of qualifications. Packages must be submitted by 3:00pm on Wednesday, January 15th, 2025.

Include:

1. Cover letter (addressed to Erica Chesnick and Pricia Evans)
2. Resume
3. Proof of diploma uploaded on your Supporting Documents page within your ApplyToEducation account

Internationally trained professionals/applicants with equivalent international experience are encouraged and invited to apply.

Interviews
Candidates will participate in virtual interviews. Interviews will be held on or about the week of January 20th - January 24th.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Across LDSB, we are committed to removing systemic barriers not only in recruitment but in retention and promotion as well so that you can see yourself in Limestone. The LDSB is dedicated to promoting fair and equitable hiring practices that will move us forward in hiring staff who reflect the full diversity and lived experiences within the communities we serve.

We invite and welcome you, through your cover letter, to self-identify as someone who has lived experiences, and who can bring valuable, diverse knowledge and perspective to our district and the students and communities we serve.

Accommodation will be provided to applicants to enable equitable participation in the recruitment process. Applicants can request accommodation at any time during the recruitment process.

Applicants who are transgender may provide records in a different name than their current legal name or name of common usage. This will not prejudice prospective employees in any way, and such information will remain confidential.

The Kingston community promotes and supports the diversity that continues to grow within our communities. For more information about Kingston and/or the LDSB, including equitable recruitment, retention and promotion practices, please visit limestone.on.ca.

We thank you for your interest. Only those applicants who have been selected for an interview will be contacted and invited to participate in the interview process.

Our Intention: To make a positive difference in the lives of every student, in every classroom, in every school.

Robin Hutcheon, Chair | Krishna Burra, Director of Education and Secretary | Craig Young, Treasurer