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 7:00 am - 4:30 pm, Monday through Thursday. This is a part-time position that provides work from the beginning of September 2025 to the end of May 2026.
