AVID Tutor: Inspire College-Ready Learners

Salem-Keizer Public Schools; United States; On-site; USD 20,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Salem-Keizer Public Schools is seeking AVID Tutors to support students in academic areas and advance college and career readiness through collaborative tutorial sessions. Tutors work with AVID students in small groups and individually, employing guided questioning and peer discussion to help students discover the answers themselves.

As a tutor, you will conduct in-person sessions, assess student progress, and provide constructive feedback.

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.

Responsibilities

• Conduct in-person tutorial sessions that underscore 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 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

Skills

Tutoring

Collaborative learning

Socratic questioning

Student mentorship

Job description

Salem-Keizer Public Schools is seeking AVID Tutors to support students in academic areas and advance college and career readiness through collaborative tutorial sessions. Tutors work with AVID students in small groups and individually, employing guided questioning and peer discussion to help students discover the answers themselves.

As a tutor, you will conduct in-person sessions, assess student progress, and provide constructive feedback.