United Readers Mentors

POSITION SUMMARY

United Readers Mentors will assist students, kindergarten through fifth grade, in Southern Nevada with literacy skills to improve fluency. Using a pre-determined curriculum and lesson plans, and in conjunction with the school's learning facilitators, mentors will conduct lessons and activities with small groups of students during reading intervention blocks. United Readers Mentors support United Way of Southern Nevada's goal to increase the number of students proficient in reading.

This position serves as an ambassador for the United Readers Program and overcoming the barriers students face in their learning gaps. The goal of United Readers is to provide students with literacy intervention to build their foundational reading skills, with the objective of improving third grade reading scores in Southern Nevada. United Readers supports UWSN's mission of providing learning opportunities for children and students from Pre-K through higher education. United Readers empowers students by providing them with the fundamental tools they need to build long-term resilience and confidence to be a lifelong learner.

Applicants must be able to work from 7:30 am – 3:30 pm, Monday through Friday. This is a part-time position that provides work from the mid-September 2026 to the end of May 2027.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES/ESSENTIAL DUTIES OF POSITION

An individual must be able to perform each essential duty listed below:

• Lead groups of students in accordance with the provided curriculum, lesson plans, and training.


• Lead and develop age and content-appropriate activities based on child's assessed and identified needs.


• Provide a safe and respectful learning experience and space for children.


• Facilitate and score assessments.


• Review, analyze, and set goals for students according to assessment and other data.


• Submit data consistently by appropriate deadlines.


• Communicate with school site staff and UWSN program staff.


• Attend required training days and orientation sessions.


• Professionally represent and be an ambassador for UWSN in accordance with UWSN policies and procedures.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Minimum requirements include:

• Mission-Focused


• Strives to achieve shared goals


• Exhibits UWSN's core values in their daily work: Accountability, Collaboration, Integrity, Innovation and Diversity


• Collaborator


• Seeks and shares knowledge


• Takes a collaborative approach to address issues


• Focuses on shared goals


• Brand Steward


• Acts with integrity and strong ethics to foster trust at all levels (personal, market, societal)


• Internalizes the meaning and commitment of UWSN and consistently acts according to its value and purpose


• Is accountable and transparent with all stakeholders

Education, Skills, Experience and Training Requirements

• Mentors must have a high school diploma or equivalent.


• Candidates must be able to perform duties during the school day.


• Mentors should be interested in or have experience with education or a related field, a community and service mindset, and be willing to learn.


• Must have a desire to work with small children and be able to explain lessons and activities clearly and effectively.


• Position requires patience and collaboration with other mentors and staff as well as through Microsoft suite.


• Experience with young children and child development is encouraged but not required.


• Mentors will be informally observed monthly and formally evaluated mid-term and towards the end of the school year.


• Observations, accountability for timesheets and reporting requirements, participation in data analysis and goals setting, participation and performance in training days, and general position requirements will be evaluated.

Technical Knowledge and Equipment

• Basic computer skills and comfortable with Microsoft Office.


• The incumbent in this position may operate any/all of the following equipment: telephone, cell phone, fax machine, computer, printer and related equipment, copy machine, audio-visual equipment, calculator.


• Must have reliable transportation.


• Must have a valid, government-issued photo ID.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

United Readers Mentors work on site at school locations. This position reports daily, in person to a designated school site; this will be further discussed in the hiring process. Mentors will occasionally report to UWSN's office, in person, as required. The physical environment provided for this position is dependent on the school site. The environment will include noise, movement, odors, energy, etc. experienced in an average school setting.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

In the course of performing this work, the incumbent will spend substantial time standing, sitting, speaking, and listening. This position requires regular lifting and/or movement of up to 10 pounds and occasionally lifting and/or movement of up to 25 pounds.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

UWSN's Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We believe that every person in Southern Nevada must have equal access to solving community problems.

We welcome the unique perspectives and experiences that individuals bring to advancing our mission and progressing our fight for the success of every person in our community.

We take the broadest possible view of diversity understanding that everyone has different values, beliefs and lived experiences. We value the intersectionality, the interconnected fabric of experiences including but not limited to race, class, gender, nationality, sexual orientation, and disability, that develops each person's unique identity.

We commit to entering partnerships and programs that address the inequities keeping Nevadans from success.

We dedicate ourselves to using these principles for our business and our communities and invite others to join us in uniting for Nevada's success!

Diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.