Professional Tutor
Job Description
Working Title
Professional TutorPosition Status
Part TimeDepartment
Student Learning ResourcesGeneral Summary
As a Professional Tutor, your main role in the Learning Resources Center (LRC) is to support students, observe and respond to student issues by facilitating problem-solving strategies adapted to the visitors’ needs. Professional Tutors assist and coach other students in becoming a more successful and independent learner. Provide and help integrate effective learning and study strategies, while at the same time helping to clarify and/or reinforce course content, assignments, and material.
Specific Position Duties
· Provide individualized content and skill-development tutoring to students and community users.
· Create and maintain a tutoring schedule convenient to both tutor and LRC department.
· Make appropriate student referrals to college offices, departments or professionals, when necessary.
· Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of each tutoring session.
· Use active listening strategies, attend and complete tutor training and development sessions.
· Develop a good understanding and knowledge of college services, supports, and resources.
· Maintain strict confidentiality of all student information, material, and discussions shared in the tutoring relationship.
· Create a professional and welcoming environment by modeling respect for students’ diverse cultures, language skills and experiences.
Minimum Qualifications
- Associate’s Degree
· Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
· Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
· Friendly demeanor that projects accessibility and tenacity to problem solve with the student or community user.
· Prefer positive instructor referral/recommendation for course(s) being tutored.
· Provide feedback to students using positive reinforcement techniques to encourage, motivate, or build confidence in students.
Posting Number
A00393PQuick Link for Internal Postings
https://jobs.odessa.edu/postings/4993*Please mention you saw this ad on DisabledInAcademia.*