Academic Mentor

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc. is seeking an Academic Mentor in Salt Lake City, Utah. The role involves providing individual and small group tutoring to students, enhancing their academic achievement through regular meetings.

Responsibilities include assisting student-athletes with skill development, generating progress reports, and developing support plans tailored to student needs. A high school diploma or equivalent is required along with strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalency is required.
• Must demonstrate human relations and effective communication skills.
• Potential ability to perform essential functions is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Provide tutoring to students to improve academic skills.
• Assist student-athletes with skill development including time management and study preparation.
• Generate weekly plans for academic development.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Time management

Organizational skills

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Academic Mentor

Job Summary

Provide individual and small group tutoring to students. Assist students in improving academic achievement by meeting with them on a regular basis to identify learning challenges and improve study skills. Other assistance may include reviewing class material, discussing the text, preparing for tests, formulating ideas for papers, and working on solutions to help improve academic skills and abilities. Tutoring is a supplement to classroom teaching.

Responsibilities

• Assist student-athletes with continued higher education skill development including time management, writing, reading, organizational, communication, study, and test preparation.
• Develop support plans based on student needs.
• Meet with students once or twice per week during designated times to create task sheets and work on skill development.
• Generate weekly plans with athletes emphasizing both long‑term and short‑term goal setting.
• Work with the mentor team to schedule subject‑specific tutors if the need arises.
• Generate reports following each mentor session to monitor progress and accountability.
• Utilize various computer programs as needed to track student progress.

This list of responsibilities is not intended to be all‑encompassing.

Minimum Qualifications

High School Diploma or equivalency (one year of education can be substituted for two years of related work experience) and demonstrated human relations and effective communication skills are required. The incumbent will be required to pass a Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) Background check. Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.