Teacher, AVID; Abell
Job in
Matteson, Cook County, Illinois, 60443, USA
Listing for:
Midland ISD
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-03-12
Job specializations:
-
Education / Teaching
Elementary School, Teacher Assistant/ Paraprofessional, Education Administration, Special Needs / Learning Disabilities
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 60000 USD Yearly
USD
60000.00
YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Teacher, AVID (Abell)
Position
POSITION: AVID Teacher and Coordinator
EXEMPT STATUS: Exempt
NUMBER OF DAYS: 187
PAY GRADE: Teacher Pay
DIVISION: Academics
DEPARTMENT: Learning, Leading, and Innovation
REPORTS TO:
SUPERVISES:
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree from accredited college or university;
Valid Texas teaching certificate
EXPERIENCE: Student teaching, approved internship or approved Alternative Teacher Certification Program
Position Function/Purpose
To work with the Principal, Site Team, Students and Staff in realizing School-Wide AVID as a means to strengthening the core instruction at San Jacinto MS, in turn increasing access to and equity for college and career readiness for all students at SJMS.
Major Responsibilities
AVID Site Coordinator responsible for documenting that all AVID essentials are met in order to assure annual certificationAct as an AVID liaison with the principal, counselor, and other staff members as well as with AVID District Director.Co-Lead the building AVID site team in facilitating monthly meetings, focusing on instructional elements of AVID.When the AVID campus coordinator is also the AVID elective teacher the following roles and responsibilities apply, in addition to those listed for the coordinator:- Teach AVID methodologies and strategies in the classroom
- Use the AVID curriculum to instruct students in writing, inquiry collaboration and reading.
Become an instructional leader, sharing techniques and materials through formal or informal professional development to help staff members across disciplines work with all learners.Assist teachers who request help in implementing AVID strategies in their classroom and as part of their instruction.Meet monthly with AVID Site Coordinators to collaborate on K-12 AVID alignment and plan district-wide AVID professional development that matches the district improvement plan. Disseminate information from AVID Directors to other teachers.Facilitate the planning and scheduling of college field trips, guest speakers, and special programs with other teachers.Facilitate campus AVID parent involvement activities.AVID data collection as relates to school-wide implementation.Support recruitment of new AVID learners.Support organization and maintenance of AVID certification materials.Attend scheduled meetings with the District Director.Attend AVID trainings as directed by the principal or AVID District Director.Other duties as assigned.Qualification Requirements
Demonstrates the personal characteristics of commitment and dedication.Demonstrates intercultural competence in working with learners, staff, and families.Demonstrates understanding of “academic press”—the requisite levels of college preparatory classes.Demonstrates organization and follow-through.Demonstrates the philosophy that all students can learn.Demonstrates the ability to advocate for underachieving, underserved learners.Demonstrates the ability to motivate and counsel learners.Demonstrates the ability to promote academic success for underachieving learners.Demonstrates understanding of how the school system works in order to get what is needed for the program and the learners.Demonstrates the ability to gain the respect of and collaborate with school faculty and parents.Demonstrates the ability to work well with and to train tutors, especially in the concept of tutorial groups.Bachelor’s degree, Valid Texas teaching certificate preferred, minimum of 3 years of teacher experience and 1 year on AVID site team preferred.Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made if necessary while performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; move throughout the room and/or facility; communicate verbally and electronically; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls;
reach with hands and arms; kneel, stoop, crouch, and/or crawl; and climb or balance. Regularly required to lift or exert force of up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision,…
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