Academic Tutor - Temporary

Clovis Community College - Clovis, NM; Clovis (NM); On-site; USD 18,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Clovis Community College is seeking a Part-Time Temporary Tutor for the Math Learning Center, Writing Center, Science, Spanish, Accounting, ENLACE, and Upward Bound programs.

You will assess student understanding, teach study skills, and use diverse tutoring methods to help learners succeed. Training and collaboration with educators ensure alignment with curricula and equitable support for all students.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• Associate’s or bachelor’s degree a plus.
• Tutor must have expertise in subject matter.
• Tutor will be patient, friendly, caring, and able to relate to diverse cultural groups.
• Experience in teaching/tutoring from varied backgrounds desirable.
• Qualifications vary slightly between tutoring programs.

Responsibilities

• Assess students’ understanding and establish tutoring session goals.
• Teach study skills and provide diverse tutoring methods.
• Become familiar with texts and resources and tailor tutoring methods for diverse learners.
• Assist in student recruitment and retention and promote tutoring services.
• Maintain and submit tutoring forms including session observation forms, timesheets, and no-show reports.
• Perform accurate record keeping and participate in program evaluations.
• Assist in creating supplemental tools and resources for tutors and students.
• Work with educational staff to align curriculum and maintain student confidentiality.
• Maintain a professional tutoring environment conducive to learning.
• Attend mandatory trainings and staff meetings; begin and end sessions as scheduled.
• Functions vary depending on the tutoring program.

Skills

Tutoring

Patience

Communication skills

Diversity awareness

Education

High school diploma

Associate’s or bachelor’s degree

Job description

Compensation:

Pay rate : $13.00 - $18.00 depending on degree held.

CompensationType:

Hourly

Employment Type:

Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Department:

Continuing Education

Position Summary

Part-Time Temporary Tutor: Math Learning Center, Writing Center, Science, Spanish, Accounting, ENLACE, Upward Bound.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assess students’ understanding and comprehension of concepts from their classes; work with student to establish tutoring session goals.
• Teach study skills according to students’ abilities (time management, note-taking, etc) and provide students with a variety of appropriate methods of understanding concepts through the application of various tutoring techniques.
• Become familiar with the variety of texts, workbooks, and resources, and develop tutoring methods for working with a diverse group of learners. .
• Assist in student recruitment and retention (meet with faculty, give class presentations, hand out flyers for tutoring, etc), and promote additional services offered.
• Maintain and submit all tutoring forms including Session Observation Forms, timesheets, absence reports, cancellation slips, and no-show reports.
• Perform accurate record keeping and participate in program evaluations.
• Assist in the creation of supplemental tools and resources for tutors and students.
• Work with educational staff to ensure consistent curriculum between the classroom and the tutoring program. Maintain student confidentiality.
• Maintain professional tutoring environment conducive to learning for all students.
• Attend mandatory tutor in-service trainings and staff meetings. Begin and end tutoring sessions as scheduled.
• Functions vary to some degree dependent upon the tutoring program.

Requires frequent sitting and moving about, continuous use of fine motor skills, and pushing and pulling of up to 10 lbs.

Tutoring Center hours are Monday – Thursday 10am to 6pm, & Fridays 10am to 2pm during the regular semester. These hours vary during the interim period between semesters. Some flexibility in the work schedule is expected.

Minimum Qualifications:

High school diploma required. Associate’s or bachelor’s degree a plus. Tutor must have expertise in subject matter. Tutor will also be patient, friendly, caring, and demonstrate an appreciation of diverse cultural groups and must be able to relate to them effectively. Experience in teaching/tutoring from varied backgrounds and educational training highly desirable. Qualifications vary slightly between tutoring programs.

EEO STATEMENT:

As an EEO employer, Clovis Community College will not discriminate in our employment practices based on an applicant’s race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, serious medical condition or status as a protected veteran or spousal affiliation. Clovis Community College hires only U.S. citizens and individuals lawfully authorized to work in the U.S.