Job Description
WAGE: $16 per hour
SUMMARY:
AVID academic coaches serve as small group, instructional facilitators for students participating in the AVID elective programming in the Sun Prairie Area School District.
AVID is a structured preparatory system designed to promote college and career eligibility and success in our secondary buildings. In the AVID elective course, seventh through twelfth grade students, receive additional academic, social, and emotional support to help them succeed in their school’s most rigorous courses and guide students on a path to college and career success. AVID academic coaches support AVID tutorials during the elective class by facilitating a collaborative environment in which students use an inquiry process to address points of confusion from their content classes.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES: included the following: Other duties may be assigned.
- Support AVID scholars through facilitating small group tutorial sessions
- Model inquiry, academic language, higher level thinking, and problem solving skills
- Provide feedback on student work and group collaboration
- Collaborate with a team of tutors and elective teachers to support scholars’ agency
- Adhere to district/site policies and procedures
- Engage in ongoing professional development
- High school or college graduate with tutoring or work experience
- Complete AVID training after the hiring process; prior to beginning work as an academic coach
- Must possess a valid driver’s license
- Previous AVID tutoring or small group facilitation experience
- Previous experience working in a school setting or with school staff
- Previous experience working with diverse middle school or high school-aged youth
- AVID alumni are strongly encouraged to apply
The Sun Prairie Area School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the School District will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.