Professional Tutor, English
Company: Joliet Junior College
Location: Joliet
Posted on: January 25, 2023
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Job Description:
Position Title:
Professional Tutor, English
Job Description:
POSITION TITLE: TUTOR, Tutoring and Testing Center
STATUS:Part time
DEPARTMENT: Tutoring and Learning Center
DIVISION: Student Development
CLASSIFICATION: Non-exempt
UNION: Support and Technical
REPORTS TO: Supervisor of Tutoring and Learning Center
PLACEMENT: Support staff, grade 6
MINIMUM PAY RATE: $18.49 per hour
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The student population at the college is diverse in ethnicity,
gender, language, age and background. Joliet Junior College is an
AA/EO employer and strongly encourages applications from candidates
who would enhance the diversity of its staff.
POSITION SUMMARY
Provides tutoring and leads various workshops pertaining to test
preparation and other academic skills. Exercises a high level of
discretion; provides professional, effective, and efficient
customer service assistance to students, faculty, college
personnel, and community members. Provides timely updates to the
Director and Supervisor to keep them informed about tutoring needs,
concerns, student-related issues, and the like. Considerable
judgment and initiative in adapting work procedures to new
situations are required. Tutoring hours are assessed each month and
may be adjusted to accommodate TLC needs.
TUTORING AREAS
BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, COMPUTER SCIENCE, ENGLISH, MATH, NURSING,
PHYSICS, and other subjects as determined by budgetary allocations
and student demand.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Professionally represent Joliet Junior College and uphold the
College's core values.
2. Tutor students in all levels of subject area and/or related
courses, using both individual and small group tutoring
sessions.
3. Provide exceptional customer service to all visitors including
students, faculty, staff, and community members. Provide general
assistance to students with disabilities as needed. Answer
inquiries and provide information and referrals.
4. Maintain accurate and timely records of tutoring activities
through the appropriate tools to provide data for student demand,
site scheduling, and performance evaluations (i.e. Academic Success
Tracker, and others).
5. Each semester, conduct Tutoring and Learning Center workshops in
accordance with CRLA certification requirements; such workshops may
include final exam review sessions, placement test preparation,
TEAS preparation, High School Equivalency test preparation, writing
a college application essay, writing a scholarship essay, using
various pieces of software, etc.
6. Create, select, and develop instructional support materials that
recognize and address individual student needs.
7. Meet with instructors to provide assistance that meets
individual student needs.
8. Promote tutoring services through the distribution of flyers and
schedules during class visitations, meetings with instructors,
classroom presentations, and participation in other events as
needed.
9. Participate in staff meetings, in-services, and trainings as may
be required.
10. Assist with the interviewing, selecting, training, and
mentoring of peer tutors.
11. Participate in departmental and collegiate goals and
objectives.
12. Perform related duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
1. Bachelor's degree in subject to be tutored and/or related
area.
2. Experience in teaching, tutoring, or delivering support at the
post-secondary instructional level.
3. Ability to work with minimum supervision and to handle sensitive
information with professionalism, discretion, and impartiality.
4. Patience, problem solving abilities, and a willingness to accept
responsibility.
5. Strong verbal and written communication skills, and ability and
willingness to work cooperatively with a diverse population.
6. LEAP Tutors (working with non-native speakers ONLY): TESOL/ TEFL
certification.
7. Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and effective
working relationships with other members of the college and
community, displaying cultural competence as well as emotional
intelligence.
8. Demonstrated commitment to the college's core values of respect
and inclusion, sustainability, integrity, collaboration, humor and
well-being, innovation and quality.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
1. Master's degree in subject to be tutored and/or related
area.
2. Tutoring experience in a community college environment.
3. One (1) year experience in delivering academic
support/instruction to individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds
or diverse cultural/ethnic groups.
4. Experience in adult education.
5. Experience in virtual or online tutoring.
6. Training experience.
7. Math Tutors: Knowledge of math software such as StatCrunch and
MyMathLab
8. English and Spanish verbal and written communication
proficiency.
9. Demonstrated multicultural competence.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
1. Normal office physical demands.
2. Ability to travel between campus locations and to and from
community events.
WORKING CONDITIONS
1. Duties are performed indoors in the usual office or school
environment.
WORK SCHEDULE
Schedule varies depending on department needs. Willingness to
travel to all JJC campus locations.
Full Time/Part Time:
Part time
Union (If Applicable):
TOSSC
Scheduled Hours:
28
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