Peer Tutor - District-wide

Cherry Creek School District; Colorado; On-site; USD 17,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Cherry Creek School District in Colorado seeks tutors to support peers in designated content areas. Tutors will meet with students daily to clarify concepts, review material, and help solve problems to improve understanding.

The role emphasizes active listening, fostering confidence and independence in learners, and directing students to campus resources when appropriate. No prior experience required; a background check is required for hire.

Qualifications

• Completion of 9th and 10th grade high school education.
• No experience required.
• Criminal background check and fingerprinting required for hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide subject-specific tutoring to help peer students.
• Help peer students become more confident and self-directed learners.
• Use active listening to tailor tutoring pace and content.
• Make referrals to campus and community resources as needed.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Tutoring

Diversity sensitivity

Active listening

Education

High school graduate (9th-10th grade completion)

Job description

FLSA

Non-Exempt

SALARY SCHEDULE

Hourly | Link to https://www.cherrycreekschools.org/Page/2906

PAY GRADE

Hourly

PAY RANGE

$15.00 per hour

BENEFITS

Our employee benefits package includes medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, long-term disability, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance. Visit our website for full details.

SUPERVISOR

Principal or designee

LAST UPDATED

05/13/2022

SUMMARY

Provide individual and/or group tutoring to peers students for assigned content area(s). Meet with peers to clarify and review concepts taught in class, explain processes, and help students solve specific problems.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The following tasks describe the basic functions of the job. The following frequencies and percentage of time spent are approximations only.

• Provide subject-specific content tutoring to help peer students. [Daily, 50%]
• Help peer students become more confident, more successful, and self-directed learners. [Daily, 25%]
• Use active listening strategies to allow peer student to determine content and pace of tutoring. [Daily, 15%]
• Make appropriate referrals to other campus and community resources as needed. [Daily, 5%]
• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested. [Daily, 5%]

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Completion of 9th and 10th grade high school education.
• No experience required.
• Criminal background check and fingerprinting required for hire.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATIONS

All certifications, licenses, and registrations must be valid and unexpired.

• N/A

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Tutoring experience.
• Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Racially conscious and culturally competent with the skill, will, capacity, and knowledge to commit to a culture of continuous improvement.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Moderate physical effort (lifting up to 25 pounds).
• Prolonged standing and walking.
• Speaking and hearing.
• Visual concentration.
• Eye/hand coordination.
• Manual dexterity to operate a computer keyboard.
• Concentrated reading/writing/mathematics.
• Varying levels of noise.
• Normal classroom environment.
• Normal school district environment.