AVID Tutor - Rushing Middle School

AVID Tutor

Hourly Rate: $15/Non-Degreed or $20/Degreed-Bachelor's or Higher Days: As needed

Primary Purpose:

AVID tutors play a crucial role in helping students reach their full potential by leading collaborative, subject-specific tutorial groups that foster independent learning and peer support through Socratic questioning and peer-learning techniques. AVID, or Advancement Via Individual Determination, is a college readiness elective designed to close opportunity gaps for students in the academic middle who aspire to attend college and benefit from additional academic support. Under the supervision of the principal, AVID Coordinator, and AVID elective teacher, AVID Tutors assist identified students in developing academic skills, promoting higher standards of achievement, and fostering habits of mind that increase postsecondary options upon high school graduation. What sets AVID Tutors apart from other tutors or instructional aides is their specialized training in AVID strategies, which are aimed at enhancing academic performance and preparing students for college success. In this role, AVID Tutors also serve as mentors and role models, supporting students enrolled in advanced courses with the academic tools and guidance they need to succeed.

Qualifications:

Education/Certification:

Current college student or college graduate or have completed at least six college hours

Special Knowledge/Skills:

• Interest in scaffolding student learning using questioning and collaboration techniques
• Highly organized with attention to detail
• Excellent writing skills Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate constructively and effectively
• Ability to establish and maintain a trusting and productive working relationship with students and staff

AVID Tutoring is:

Structured: A process of repeatable steps allows for consistency across models; teachers, tutors, and students are trained on, reflective of, and continually coached in that process.

Student-Centered and Safe: All tutorial models are built on a foundation of relational capacity so that students feel supported while seeking solutions.

Inquiry-Based: Tutors and peers ask higher-order questions instead of offering answers.

Collaborative: Peers use their collective agency to resolve points of confusion and support each other.

Equitable: Defined roles and responsibilities ensure equal participation.

Metacognitive: Students identify where they are confused, and then summarize their new learning and reflect on the process.

Major Responsibilities and Duties

1. Become familiar with the AVID 10-Step tutorial process.

2. Participate in all required trainings, professional development sessions, and meetings.

3. Tutor students in small study groups, assisting them in all subject areas based on the class and text notes they have collected in their AVID binders.

4. Determine key concepts that need to be taught or retaught based on student notes and discussions.

5. Facilitate student learning in a challenging, yet supportive, tutoring environment.

6. Evaluate student binders, including calendars, class notes, and textbook materials.

7. Assist in all subject areas, familiarizing yourself with AVID resources and student materials.

8. Become familiar with the textbooks and materials used by AVID students.

9. Set an example of personal excellence, organization, and high expectations for AVID students to follow.

10. Work with students in any phase of the writing process, such as brainstorming, clustering, revision, and editing.

11. Communicate frequently and honestly with the AVID coordinator/teacher regarding student progress and areas of concern.

12. Facilitate collaborative tutorial sessions where students engage in peer learning and discuss class and text notes.

13. Identify key concepts for focus in tutorials based on student worksheets, notes, and discussions.

14. Guide students toward independent learning by using strategies for success.

15. Foster a positive, respectful AVID classroom atmosphere, acknowledging individual student growth.

Other

16. Follow all district and campus rules and guidelines.

17. Follow district safety protocols and emergency procedures.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None.

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

Tools/Equipment Used: Standard office equipment including personal computer and peripherals

Posture: Prolonged sitting; occasional bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, and twisting

Motion: Repetitive hand motions; frequent keyboarding and use of mouse; occasional reaching

Lifting: Occasional light lifting and carrying (less than 15 pounds)

Mental Demands: Work with frequent interruptions; maintain emotional control under stress