Reading Is FUNdamental (RIF) Pittsburgh is looking for dynamic, high energy individuals who are passionate about education, youth, and the nonprofit sector to join our team.
Part-time team members will help deliver programming, making a real and meaningful impact on the children in our community. This is a great opportunity for individuals who wish to work directly with children!
RIF Pittsburgh is dedicated to reducing the literacy gap in our community by providing books and motivational literacy programming to our community's most economically disadvantaged children.
RIF Pittsburgh’s programs follow children from birth into their teens providing literacy programming for kids in neighborhoods of need all across Pittsburgh and Wilkinsburg. Our largest program, Books for Keeps (BFK), visits pre-K to 6th-grade classrooms across the city to host exciting reading celebrations. Our Storymobiles deliver programming for our teeniest readers through older school-age students, and frequently attend community events in our seven target neighborhoods. Book Babies invites parents and tots ages one to three to storytimes and gives books, toys, and care items to families to strengthen at-home literacy development. Finally, our mentoring programs, Everybody Wins! (EW!) and RIF Readers, pair early and emerging readers with volunteer mentors for weekly reading and talk sessions. Together, our core programs provide a network of literacy support that follows children throughout every stage of their development, engaging the important adults in their life all along the way.
Essential duties include:
- Program Support
- Provide onsite support to our Books for Keeps and Storymobiles programs
- Support and attend evening and weekend community events and festivals
Hours:
- Part-time team members typically work between 8-24 hours a week.
- This part-time position is primarily scheduled on weekdays between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., though start and end times vary day to day. You will typically be assigned two days per week, following a two-week rotating schedule: Monday and Tuesday in Week 1, and Monday and Thursday in Week 2. You may also be asked to cover shifts on short notice when available.
Qualifications:
- A passion for and experience in working with youth and underserved populations
- A teaching, early childhood, camp counselor and/or literacy background a plus
- A can-do attitude, the ability to manage multiple tasks and excellent problem-solving skills
- Highly motived, innovative, well-organized, and able to prioritize duties
- Must be a team player, understand the nature of a small organization and be open to do whatever needs to be done
- Must have a car
Compensation:
- Based on availability, qualifications and experience ($16-$20/hr)
Equal Opportunity Employer
At Reading is Fundamental (RIF) Pittsburgh, we are committed to being an inclusive workplace where diversity in all its forms is championed. RIF Pittsburgh is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status.
TO APPLY: Please email resume and cover letter with salary requirements to: info@rifpittsburgh.org.
For more information on RIF Pittsburgh, visit www.rifpittsburgh.org.