26-27 Secondary Indian Education Tutor

About the role

The Tutor for Indian Education provides academic support and serves as a liaison for Native American students and parents. The position is based in the Indian Education office, reports to the Coordinator of Indian Education, operates on a 180‑day contract under the Indian Ed Assistant salary schedule, and is classified as FLSA non‑exempt. A Native American background is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Effectively manage communications between Indian students, Indian parents, school personnel and Indian Education staff, especially regarding student attendance and counseling concerns.
• Provide tutoring that enables Indian students to meet daily academic needs, including core curriculum areas with assignments from classroom teachers.
• Meet with classroom teachers to identify and coordinate specific instructional outcomes that will have the greatest impact on achievement.
• Meet with classroom teachers at the end of each nine‑week period to review student progress, discuss new approaches, and decide whether tutoring should continue.
• Work with school staff to arrange a meeting room or area for tutoring sessions.
• Monitor attendance reports, ineligibility reports, progress reports, and report cards.
• Provide information to students about high school graduation requirements, college and scholarship opportunities, etc.
• Provide orientation to new students regarding program services.
• Organize and maintain various files, including confidential student files.
• Complete progress reports for each student.
• Maintain confidentiality of student information.
• Serve as liaison for Native American students and parents.
• Coordinate and collaborate with principals, assistant principals, counselors, and teachers to raise awareness of Indian students' academic needs.
• Retrieve students as needed (e.g., those failing core classes based on weekly ineligibility reports or those/parents who have requested assistance).
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Education: 60 hours of college credit, or 2 years of post‑secondary education, or high school graduate plus passing the OGET or ParaPro test.
• Credentials: Native American preferred.
• Training or experience: Secretarial‑related experience and strong computer background; experience working with Native American students preferred.

Skills

• Good customer service and people skills to resolve problems and provide information as requested.
• Ability to follow safety guidelines and policies to reduce accidents or injury.
• Adherence to school district dress standards, proper attendance or leave policies, and other work‑habits expectations.
• Creativity, initiative, and effective problem solving.
• Comfort interacting with the general public and news media in a confident and friendly manner.
• Physical demands: regular sitting, use of hands to handle or feel, talking or hearing; frequent reaching with hands and arms; occasional standing, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling; frequent lifting/moving up to 10 pounds and occasional lifting/moving up to 25 pounds.
• Vision abilities: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.