Tutor, Professional

Description

The Center for Academic Engagement’s Professional Tutors provide effective tutoring to enhance the learning of students in specific subject areas. As a provider of learning support, the Professional Tutor responds to the individual needs of students by personalizing tutoring strategies and methodologies while building their self-efficacy, problem solving abilities, content mastery, and metacognitive skills. These learning processes may occur through in-person, online, and course embedded mediums.

Duties / Functions

• Use a variety of instructional techniques in tutoring sessions to meet students’ learning needs.
• Integrate effective study and learning strategies to maximize students’ potential for academic progress.
• Conduct group tutoring sessions and workshops.
• Collaborate with Center for Academic Engagement staff, College faculty, Student Support Services staff, and other constituents to deliver a comprehensive learning support program.
• Maintain a positive, learner-centered, and professional environment.
• Develop resources for student, faculty, and staff use.
• Follow and communicate Center for Academic Engagement policies and procedures.
• Keep accurate records of tutoring sessions.
• Participate in professional development opportunities to enhance learning support skills.
• Promote the college’s tutoring program during outreach activities and events.
• Demonstrate and model the college’s employability skills : adaptability, communication, information processing, problem solving, responsibility, and teamwork.

Additional Duties & Responsibilities :

Difficult Challenges

Contacts

Education Required

Education Preferred

Experience Required

Experience Preferred

KSA Required

The Professional Tutor shall possess an understanding of and commitment to the nature and role of the Community College, particularly its “open door” policy. They shall have demonstrated personal and professional competence for the responsibilities assigned. The Professional Tutor must be able to :

1. Multi-task

2. Respect diversity and promote an inclusive, culturally responsive environment

3. Adapt to changing procedures, protocols, or assignments

4. Communicate and promote the Center for Academic Engagement with a wide range of individuals and constituents

5. Build meaningful trust-based relationships with students, faculty and staff

6. Adapt tutorial / instructional approach to student learning needs

7. Embrace opportunities for personal and professional growth

KSA Preferred

Department / Job Specific Requirements

Mandatory GTCC Trainings (upon initial hire) and annual updates as required; other required trainings may be added as needed) :

1. Reporting Requirements

2. Discrimination & Anti-Harassment (within 30 days of hire; annual refresher thereafter)

3. Shooter on Campus (within 30 days of hire; annual refresher thereafter)

4. Personal Information Protection (within 30 days of hire; annual refresher thereafter)

5. Ethics and Social Responsibility (within 30 days of hire; annual refresher thereafter)

6. Safety training (Bloodborne Pathogens and E-Vac Chair)

Physical Demands

1. Must be able to get to other offices, buildings, campus locations and off-site locations as necessary to complete requirements of the job.

2. Must be able to work flexible hours.

3. Physical requirements include periods of sitting at a computer and standing.

4. Must be able to lift, pull / push and carry up to 20 pounds.

Other :

Criminal history checks, with acceptable results, are required.