AVID Tutor 2026-27 - Parrish

Salem Keizer Public School District; Salem (OR); On-site; USD 23,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

Salem-Keizer Public Schools is seeking AVID tutors to support students in achieving college and career readiness.

AVID tutors work with students in study groups and individually, using Socratic questioning and collaborative learning to help them reach their full potential.

Applicants should be motivated, organized, and capable of acting as advocates for students while remaining accountable to teachers; interviews may be virtual or in person.

Qualifications

• AVID tutors should be excellent role models for secondary students.
• Tutores work in a supportive manner with students and report to teachers.

Responsibilities

• Conduct in-person tutorial sessions that emphasize collaborative learning and discussion of class notes.
• Determine from student worksheets and discussions the concepts to focus on.
• Allow students to take ownership of their learning while guiding them with AVID strategies.
• Assist students in any subject area using AVID resources.
• Provide constructive feedback on student work, online or in person.
• Support AVID scholars through care and connection to the classroom.
• Maintain the tone and atmosphere of the AVID classroom.
• Assist the AVID coordinator as needed, such as contacting teachers about outlines and schedules.
• Communicate regularly with the AVID coordinator/teacher regarding progress.

Skills

Tutoring

Socratic questioning

Collaborative learning

Mentoring students

Education

College student

Job description

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Hourly Rate: $17.26/hr.

Work Schedule: TBD

Training Date: TBD

NOTE: If you do not have formal work history, please submit references (name, email, & phone number) for at least 2 volunteer work supervisors that you may have (ex. food share, church, team sport, babysitting, clubs, extra-curricular activities, school)

Introduction to AVID Tutorials

• AVID Tutors are key to the success of the AVID program. Tutors are trained to use specific teaching methodologies and materials to work with AVID students. Tutors work with AVID students in study groups and individually, assisting them in all academic areas to make progresstowardcollege and career readiness skills.
• AVID tutorials take place in small groups that are subject area specific. AVID tutors help students achieve their full potential by facilitating collaborative tutorial groups. Tutors use Socratic questioning and collaborative learning techniques to help the students come up with the answers to their questions on their own and by working with fellow students.

Qualifications

• AVID tutors should be excellent role models of motivated, organized, successful college students who believe that the AVID students will succeed, too. The tutors should be people who will work in a supportive manner with secondary students and will be able to understand the delicate position they will occupy; they are advocates of students, yet ultimately, they are responsible to the teacher.

As a tutor, your regular duties may entail any of the following

• Conduct in-person tutorial sessions that underscore the principle of collaborative learning and the practice of students teaching other students through discussion of class and text notes.
• Determine from student tutorial worksheets, notes, and discussions the concepts that need to be the focus of tutorial sessions.
• Allow students to shoulder the responsibility for their own active learning while guiding them with strategies that they will become accustomed to using independently.
• Assist students in any subject area, by being familiar with students' textbooks and materials and AVID classroom resources.
• Provide constructive feedback online and/or in-person on student work.
• Support AVID scholars through care and connection
• Take responsibility for the tone and atmosphere of the AVID classroom.
• Assist the AVID coordinator as requested, such as contacting teachers regarding course outlines and assignment schedules, helping with field trips, contacting parents, etc.
• Communicate regularly with the AVID coordinator/teacher regarding student progress and areas of concern.
• Set an example of personal excellence and high expectations for AVID students to follow

All Applicants, please note: If selected, you will be asked to participate in an interview process. Interviews are conducted virtual, in person, or via a one-way video. Please note interviews are a required part of the hiring process, non-compliance with the interview eliminates your eligibility for the position.

Salem-Keizer Public Schoolsdoes not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion,sex, sexual orientation,gender identity, national origin, marital status,age, disability, veterans' status, or other categories protected by ORS Chapter 659A.

Postings current as of 9/15/2026 6:06:38 AM CST.

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