School District U-46

AVID Tutor

School District U-46  •  $15/hr  •  Elgin, IL (Onsite)  •  5 days ago
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Job Description

Position / Title: AVID TutorBargaining Unit: NON-UNIONDepartment/Location: Office of Schools and Equity & InnovationCalendar Days: VariesReports To: School AdministratorJD Revision Date: 4/03/2025Supervises: N/A

Function / Position Summary

Provide leadership, coordination, and support for the AVID program to raise the achievement level of participating students and to increase the students' personal benefit from the learning experience.

Job Duties / Responsibilities

  • Under the supervision of the classroom AVID teacher, utilizes the AVID strategies while working closely with small groups of students to support academic success.
  • Facilitate tutorials and assist students in all subject areas based on the class and text notes they have collected in their AVID binders.
  • Facilitate small collaborative learning groups.
  • Evaluate student binders, including planners, notes, and other student activities.
  • Work with students in the writing process, such as brainstorming, draft, revision, and editing.
  • Serve as a positive role model for students who are working to improve academically and want to attend college.
  • Potential to help facilitate AVID events (college visits, cultural events, opening of school activities and events, and parent nights).
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Education

  • High school diploma required
  • Students in college or with a college degree preferred.
  • Tutoring experience preferred.

Experience / Knowledge

  • Ability to work well with middle and/or high school students.
  • Ability to communicate effectively.
  • Must have high problem-solving ability
  • Must have excellent organizational skills.
  • Must have a strong math and English background.

Physical Demands

  • Requires prolonged sitting or standing.
  • Occasionally requires physical exertion to manually move, lift, carry, pull, or push heavy objects or materials.
  • Occasional stooping, bending, and reaching.
  • Must work indoors.

Terms of Employment

  • This is a part-time position. Hours vary depending on site needs (up to 15 hours per week). Hourly wage as established by the Board of Education.
  • Hourly Rate $15.10/hr.
School District U-46

About School District U-46

U-46 Overview and Information

Covering 90 square miles, School District U-46 serves portions of 11 communities in the northwest suburbs of Chicago in Cook, DuPage and Kane Counties. The District is approximately 45 minutes west of downtown Chicago, and the majority of our communities are easily accessible from major interstates and commuter rail lines.

School District U-46 serves nearly 35,000 students in grades preK-12 The District ranks as the second largest in Illinois with 38 elementary schools, 8 middle schools and 5 high schools.

Our mission is to be a great place for all students to learn, all teachers to teach, and all employees to work. In School District U-46, all means all.

School District U-46 Social Media Terms of Service: www.u-46.org/social-media-terms-of-service

Industry
Education & Training
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Elgin, IL
Year Founded
1875
Website
u-46.org
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