AVID Mentor

• High School graduate or GED who are currently enrolled and in good standing with local colleges/universities

• Teaching, tutoring or mentoring experience desired. 
• Experience working with High School aged students also desired, but not required.

• Mentors must be capable of providing positive support for pupils, in individual and small group settings. 
• They must possess good oral and written communication skills, along with the ability to relate to pupils with multicultural backgrounds.

• Applied use of computer operations
• Applied use of software productivity tools
• Applied use of e-mail
• Applied use of job-related financial and student management systems
• Applied use of electronic file management
• Applied use of Technology Applications TEK

Function

Reports To:

Campus Principal/AVID Coordinator

Reponsibilities:

• Provide academic support via tutorial assistance to students.
• Serve as a positive role model for students.
• Encourage high academic achievement.
• Motivate students to continue in a college preparatory course of study throughout high school.
• Discuss students’ achievement with teachers.
• Perform other duties as assigned by administrators and/or the AVID coordinator including working with individual students, leading group discussions, and grading AVID notebooks and Cornell notes.

• Attend all required training sessions with the AVID coordinator.
• Attend all meetings or other required events.
• Report to the school site in accordance with the established hours of work which were agreed upon with the campus principal and AVID coordinator.
• Report absences in accordance with school district policies and procedures.
• Cooperate fully with district staff, counselors, AVID coordinator, teachers and administrators.