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Professional Tutor, Health Sciences Resource and Tutorial Center
Date: November 7, 2022
Title: Professional Tutor - Health Sciences Resource and Tutorial Center
Position Number: 1433
Hours: 1 - 28 hours per week; days and times are flexible
Compensation: $12.50 - $19.00 depending on qualifications
Reports to: Health Sciences Resource and Tutorial Coordinator
Close Date: Open until filled
For information on "Who are Professional Services, No-Benefit Employees?" please visit http://www.grcc.edu/humanresources/employeegroups/contingentemployees.
Summary
This position is responsible to provide direct tutoring for students and help oversee the operations of the Health Sciences Resource and Tutorial Center. This individual must possess an interest in working with diverse learners from a wide range of age, ethnicity and national origin.
Essential job Functions
• Provide individual and group tutoring in content-specific courses. • Assist the Tutorial Coordinator with the operation of the Health Sciences Resource and Tutorial Center. • Help supervise, train and serve as a mentor to student tutors. • Be familiar with the curriculum of the GRCC courses in assigned content area. • Assist Tutorial Coordinator in preparing special review materials. • Participate in the development and delivery of special programs such as Fast Track and On Track programming as well as group tutoring sessions as requested by supervisor. • Work cooperatively and maintain rapport and a close working relationship with students, staff, faculty and administration. • Promote and develop the academic success of students by encouraging a positive attitude and independent, self-actualized learning. • Assist with the management and security of all resources, including the computers in the lab. • Assist with the maintenance and updating of the Learning Center website and Blackboard site • Assist in monitoring students using the lab via computerized swipe system. • Discuss lab services with students during class visitations to lab. • Communicate with the appropriate instructors and staff as needed regarding the individual needs of students. • Keep the Tutorial Coordinator informed of any problems experienced in the lab by students or staff. • Attend Tutorial Center meetings as requested by Tutorial Coordinator. • Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Job Specifications
Education and/or Experiences
• Demonstrate content knowledge of areas to be tutored. • Experience teaching/tutoring students preferred. • License or Certification, or eligibility for License or Certification, in field required.
Other Skills and Abilities
• Possession of good people service skills with a student-oriented focus. • Ability to work with a variety of computer software applications. • Ability to assist students of various cultural, ethnic and educational backgrounds by being helpful, patient, encouraging and understanding. • Ability to work cooperatively and maintain rapport with students, staff, faculty and administrators. • Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, to assist students and staff in a professional manner. • Demonstrate professionalism and possession of character qualities including organization, promptness, courtesy, confidentiality and dependability.
Physical Demands
• This position requires regular interactions with students that may involve moving around the tutorial center, standing while providing in person tutoring, or long periods of sitting while providing virtual support. • Must be able to lift up to 20 pounds.
Mental Demands
• Ability to adapt and work in a fast paced, team-based, collab