Part-time Specialist, Writing and Languages Tutor

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Santa Fe College seeks a Tutor Training Program facilitator to recruit, train, and support tutors, aligning with faculty and student services to enhance the academic experience.

The role emphasizes helping students become self-directed learners, maintaining confidentiality, and adhering to college policies while supporting multiple campuses and locations.

Qualifications

• Required: a bachelor's degree in English, creative writing, journalism, or related discipline and/or a combination of related education and experience equal to four years.
• A criminal background check will be conducted.

Responsibilities

• Provides consistent and standardized writing and language tutoring services for students in multiple disciplines and at all levels, as well as at all campus and center locations.
• Assists students in becoming confident, self-directed, lifelong learners through tutoring.
• Creates an atmosphere of collaboration, trust, and respect among students, faculty, and peer tutors.
• Assists students with subject-matter questions, goal setting, planning, time management, and study skills.
• Participates in on-going training and evaluation cycle, as assigned.
• Complies with all published College Rules, procedures, guidelines, and laws/regulations governing public employees, including FERPA and confidentiality.
• Strictly honors the privacy, security, and confidentiality of records and other sensitive information according to state, federal, and college regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Provides service excellence through courteous, informed, accessible, and professional engagement.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication

Critical Thinking

Customer Service

Ethics

Organization

Time Management

Problem Solving

Relationship Management

Results Orientation

Detail Oriented

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor's degree English/Creative Writing/Journalism

4 years related education/experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description Summary

The Tutor Training Program at Santa Fe College aims to recruit,train, support, and retain qualified personnel to work in concertwith faculty and student support staff to create a holisticacademic experience. The program's ongoing training focuses oncreating a culture that encourages continuous improvement forstudents, tutors, and other staff members.

Job Description

Responsibilities and Duties Include:

• Provides consistent and standardized writing and languagestutoring services for students in multiple disciplines and at alllevels, as well as at all campus and center locations.
• Assists students in becoming confident, self-directed, lifelonglearners through tutoring.
• Creates an atmosphere of collaboration, trust, and respectamong students, faculty, and peer tutors.
• Assists students with subject-matter questions, goal setting,planning, time management, and study skills.
• Participates in on-going training and evaluation cycle, asassigned.
• Complies with all published College Rules, procedures,guidelines, and laws/regulations governing public employees,including but not limited to those related to document retentionand destruction, FERPA, and confidentiality.
• Strictly honors the privacy, security, and confidentiality ofrecords and other sensitive information according to appropriatestate, federal, and college regulations, policies, andprocedures.
• Provides service excellence through courteous, informed,accessible, and professional engagement.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required: A bachelor's degree in English, creative writing,journalism, or a related discipline and/or a combination of relatededucation and experience equal to four (4) years.

Additional Requirements: A criminal background check will beconducted.

General Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to work successfully in a multi-culturalenvironment.
• Adaptability to Change – able to be flexible and supportive,able to positively and proactively assimilate change in rapidgrowth environment.
• Communication – able to effectively communicate in aprofessional, diplomatic, empathetic, and tactful manner usingpreferred method and level as applicable to the job.
• Critical Thinking & Judgement - able to make well-reasoned,sensible, and timely decisions based on careful, objective reviewand informed analysis of available information, considerations, andother factors.
• Customer Service – ability to respond promptly and courteouslyto all questions from students and faculty, demonstrating patienceand persistence when helping students with little or no computerskills.
• Ethics – able to demonstrate integrity, professionalism,civility, and a high degree of ethics in all job-relatedactions.
• Organization & Time Management – able to plan, schedule,and organize tasks related to the job to achieve goals within orahead of established time frames.
• Problem Solving – proven skills in identifying issues,determining their cause, developing creative solutions, andfollowing through with implementing resolutions.
• Relationship Management – able to personally provide high levelof interactive service to others, building relationships andaddressing identified needs.
• Results Orientation – proven ability to set and exceedestablished targets.
• Systems & Software - proficient level of knowledge ofMicrosoft Office and/or relevant position software programs.
• Detail Oriented - Proven accuracy and attention todetail.
• Multi-task - Ability to expeditiously organize, coordinate,manage, prioritize, and perform multiple tasks simultaneously toswiftly assess a situation, determine a logical course of action,and apply the appropriate response.

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS),please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will beaffected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Yourcurrent retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended or deemedineligible depending upon the date of yourretirement.

Santa Fe College (SF) is committed to maintaining a work andeducational environment that embraces diversity and where no memberof the college community is excluded from participation in, deniedthe benefits of, or subject to discrimination in any collegeprogram or activity based on: their race, ethnicity, nationalorigin, color, religion, age, disability, sex, pregnancy status,gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, geneticinformation, political opinions or affiliations, or veteran status.This commitment applies to employees, volunteers, students, and, tothe extent possible, to third parties, applicants for admission,applicants for employment, and the general public. sfcollege.edu/eaeo

Inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies or concerns aboutdiscrimination or harassment, including concerns about sexualharassment or sexual violence under Title IX, should be directedto: [e-mail]

Santa Fe College reserves the right to extend deadlines and/or notto offer advertised positions. Preference will be given to eligibleveterans and spouses of veterans.