AVID Tutor: Fuel Student Success Through Small-Group Learning

Salem Keizer Public School District; Salem (OR); On-site; USD 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Salem-Keizer Public Schools is seeking AVID tutors to support students in the AVID program. Tutors work with AVID students in study groups and individually, using Socratic questioning and collaborative learning to advance college and career readiness.

Tutors should be motivated, organized, and capable of guiding secondary students, with duties including conducting in-person tutorials, providing feedback, and coordinating with the AVID coordinator.

Qualifications

• AVID tutors should be excellent role models of motivated, organized students who believe AVID students will succeed.
• Tutors work in a supportive manner with secondary students and are accountable to teachers.

Responsibilities

• Conduct in-person tutorial sessions that underscore collaborative learning and peer teaching.
• Determine focus concepts from worksheets and discussions.
• Allow students to shoulder responsibility for their own learning while guiding them with strategies for independent use.
• Assist students in any subject area with 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 with contacting teachers, field trips, parent communication.
• Communicate regularly with the AVID coordinator regarding progress and concerns.
• Set an example of personal excellence and high expectations for AVID students.

Skills

Role model

Organized

Motivated

Supportive

Job description

Salem-Keizer Public Schools is seeking AVID tutors to support students in the AVID program. Tutors work with AVID students in study groups and individually, using Socratic questioning and collaborative learning to advance college and career readiness.

Tutors should be motivated, organized, and capable of guiding secondary students, with duties including conducting in-person tutorials, providing feedback, and coordinating with the AVID coordinator.