AVID Tutor: Mentor Students in Collaborative Learning

Salem-Keizer Public Schools; Salem (OR); On-site; USD 23,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Salem-Keizer Public Schools seeks an AVID Tutor to support AVID students in study groups and one-on-one sessions, using AVID teaching methodologies to help students progress toward college and career readiness.

Tutors work with small, subject-area groups and use Socratic questioning to guide students to find answers on their own, while assisting with all academic areas and AVID resources.

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 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

Job description

Salem-Keizer Public Schools seeks an AVID Tutor to support AVID students in study groups and one-on-one sessions, using AVID teaching methodologies to help students progress toward college and career readiness.

Tutors work with small, subject-area groups and use Socratic questioning to guide students to find answers on their own, while assisting with all academic areas and AVID resources.