WorkStudy SMART Reader

Please see Special Instructions for more details.

Applications submitted to this student recruitment pool are reviewed on an as needed basis. Qualified applicants will be contacted when positions become available.

Please complete the online application and upload or attach the following required documents:

• As a condition of employment, all new employees are required to be compensated via direct deposit.
• Offers of employment are contingent on the applicant having Oregon residency at the time work commences.
• Employment is subject to completion of a post-offer criminal background check.
• Within three days of hire, you will be required to complete the US Department of Homeland Security’s Form I-9 confirming authorization to work in the United States of America.

We welcome applications from individuals with a broad range of lived experiences, including those who have been involved with the justice system. If you are selected as a finalist, a conditional job offer will be contingent upon the successful completion of job‑related pre‑employment checks. These may include a background check, sex offender registry checks, motor vehicle history check, civil records checks, or other relevant screenings.

Please note that background check results do not automatically disqualify a candidate. If you have questions or concerns about the pre‑employment check process, please reach out to Human Resources at mercerh

Position Title:

[Work Study] SMART Reader

Employment Requirement:
Criminal Background Check - C4

Division/Department:
Periwinkle Child Development Center

Location:

Albany Campus, Albany, OR

Job Summary:

SMART is an early literacy program that helps pre‑kindergarten through third grade students in low‑income schools learn to read. The SMART Reader Work Study student works with children and their teachers to develop reading/literacy skills. SMART helps provide students with the early literacy foundation they need to succeed in school and later in life.

Required Qualifications:

• Must maintain enrollment in at least 6 credits at LBCC, maintain satisfactory academic progress throughout each term, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or better, and have financial aid in place to be eligible to work in a Work Study student employee capacity at Linn‑Benton Community College.

• Work Study students must have a proficient level of reading, and should be able to effectively relate and work well with young children.
• Work Study students are advocates for children and have a belief that all children can learn the fundamental skills to be a reader.

• Must pass a fingerprint background check with Oregon’s Central Background Registry (C ).

• Hours vary with the site.
• Work is predominantly indoors in a child care center with little to no exposure to health hazards.
• Intermittent work may be outside with possible exposure to typical Oregon weather.
• Frequent interruptions are to be expected; some individual time may be allotted with children while under the direct visual supervision of a Lead Teacher employed by the site.

• Bending, squatting, sitting, standing, walking, carrying and lifting are included in daily activities.
• Interaction with children, parents, and staff members is daily.
• Considerable amount of variable levels of concentration with frequent or constant interruptions.
• Building relationships with young children to build a love of reading.
• Read to and with PCDC students; modeling the enjoyment of reading. Work Study students are assigned to read with the students as supervisor assigns.
• Select appropriate books with PCDC students.
• Complete daily activity logs.
• Assisting Supervisor/Back up Supervisor when needed.

Please complete the online application and upload or attach the following required documents:

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• Yes
• No
• * Have you applied and been found eligible to receive Financial Aid this current term?
  • Yes
  • No
• * I understand I must have State of Oregon residency at the time this position commences.
  • Yes
  • No

• Resume
• Academic Transcript (Optional)
• Cover Letter (Optional)
• License or Certificate (Optional)
• Veteran Status Documentation (Optional)

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