Tutor - education, public service, social sciences

Position Summary

Provides individual and small group tutoring sessions in various academic disciplines and integrates study and learning strategies to promote learning; facilitates learning by building rapport with students as an academic coach or mentor; may assist with the development of training materials, activities and workshops.

Primary Duties Performed

• Provides individual and small group tutoring sessions in various academic disciplines in order to facilitate student mastery of concepts or applications of a specific course of study.
• Facilitates learning as a coach or mentor to assist students in becoming successful, independent learners.
• Integrates effective study and learning strategies to maximize students’ potential for academic progress.
• May assist students with the use of institutional and instructional technology.
• Assists with the development and delivery of tutor training.
• Creates supplemental materials including but not limited to handouts, study guides, and tip sheets for support center staff to use with students.
• Administers one-credit courses associated with academic labs (if applicable).
• Attends scheduled staff meetings and takes initiative to sustain and improve daily operations.
• Remains current on best practices, research and literature in the tutoring field.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Experience

Bachelor’s degree in the content area of tutoring or a closely related area and over one (1) year of relevant full-time experience. Minimum 3.0 GPA in related discipline courses.