Peer Tutor P/T- Japanese

City Colleges of Chicago; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Pension plan

Job summary

Harold Washington College, part of the City Colleges of Chicago, seeks a part-time Peer Tutor for Japanese. The tutor assists students through one-on-one or small-group sessions, focusing on fundamentals and study skills to foster independent learning.

Training is provided, and candidates must be enrolled with good academic standing. Responsibilities include planning sessions, guiding tutees, and encouraging active learning.

Qualifications

• Applicants must be 16 years or older and eligible to work in the United States.
• Active enrollment at City Colleges of Chicago and enrolled in at least 6 semester hours.
• Pursuing an approved credential, degree, or certificate with satisfactory GPA.
• Successful completion of CCC Japanese 103 with B or higher, or JLPT N5 equivalent.
• Excellent attendance and willingness to participate in tutor training.

Responsibilities

• Provide general academic support, tutoring individual and small groups.
• Plan tutoring sessions using collaborative learning to enhance understanding.
• Encourage independent learning and build student confidence.
• Attend tutoring trainings and maintain session records as required.
• Support students in developing effective study skills and attitudes.

Skills

Subject knowledge

Tutoring strategies

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Time management

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Cultural sensitivity

Session guidance

Education

High School Diploma

GED in progress

JLPT N5 or equivalent

Job description

PEER TUTOR PART TIME – JAPANESE LANGUAGE

HAROLD WASHINGTON COLLEGE

CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO

City Colleges of Chicago (CCC), the largest community collegesystem in Illinois, is made up of seven colleges and five satellitesites, providing more than 68,000 students each year access to aquality, affordable education.

Harold Washington is in the process of seeking a Japanese Tutor toenhance our language program. A Peer Tutor provides academicassistance and support to other students, providing individualand/or group tutoring to assist students in developing competencyin course work, improve study skills and become independentlearners. The ideal candidate should have a solid grasp of thefundamentals of the Japanese language.

Harold Washington College is proud to be a member of the CaringCampus network. Caring Campus is a model of professionaldevelopment that works to implement strong and consistentbehavioral commitments for all employees in regard to how theyinteract with students. As a result of this work, employees becomeengaged with students on a level that has not occurred before. Thecore benefit of this work is making a connection with students,many of whom have not had an adult who has cared about them in aneducational system.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Under the general direction of the assigned supervisor, the PeerTutor provides general academic support including tutorialservices, basic skills assistance and some general office dutiesfor various City Colleges of Chicago academic departments.

Provide students with basic skills assistance in the academic areaneeded.

Provides one-on-one support and encouragement to help student(s)develop increased sense of self confidence and become anindependent learner.

Engage tutees in active learning and provides academic assistanceand support to help students develop positive attitudes towardlearning and studying.

Listens and answers questions during tutoring sessions, helpingstudents how to learn the material, develop and improve appropriatestudy skills and become independent learners.

Attends and successfully completes required tutor trainingmeetings.

Plans tutoring sessions using a collaborative learning approach tohelp students better understand the course content and concepts,problem solve and improve study skills.

Performs related duties as required.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Applicants must be 16 years or older, have work permit consent,and eligible to work in the United States
• Applicants must be actively attending one of the City Colleges ofChicago
• Applicants must be enrolled in a minimum of 6 semester hourspre-credit or credit classes
• Applicants must be pursuing an approved educational credential,degree, or certificate
• Applicants must have and maintain a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA(waived for first semester new students)
• Applicants must be in “good standing” and have no City Collegesof Chicago academic restrictions
• Applicants must not be current Full or Part-time employees of theCity Colleges of Chicago
• All positions are “employment at-will”

Knowledge, Skills and Ability:

• Working knowledge of subject area or course content to betutored.
• Some knowledge of tutoring strategies used to assist tutees inlearning how to think and
• problem solve in the context of a specific discipline/ subjectarea.
• Good interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Organizational and time management skills
• Reasoning and problem solving skills
• Skill in tutoring students and explaining content in more thanone way
• Ability to work within a culturally diverse environment
• Ability to manage tasks, manage time and maintain schedules
• Ability to guide tutoring sessions

Minimum Qualifications:

• Successful completion of CCC Japanese 103 with a grade of B orhigher.
• Alternatively, holding a certification of JLPT N5, or possessinga level of proficiency in the Japanese language equivalent to thisstandard. We are open to evaluating proficiency through aninterview with the instructor
• High School Diploma required or actively pursuing a GED at theCity Colleges of Chicago
• 3.0 overall GPA and 4.0 GPA in a specific subject matter.
• Strong background in math, science, literature, or other assignedacademic subject matter
• Ability to work in a one-on-one or team environment with flexiblework hours as needed for scheduled shifts
• Prior experience in tutoring duties preferred, but notrequired
• Student worker rate is $17.00/hr. If variance from $17.00/hr isrequired, College HR/Recruitment must discuss with DistrictCompensation.
• The rate paid is in accordance with City Colleges approved salaryscale.

Salary Range: $17.00 per hour

Offered salary will be determined by the applicant's education,knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as other factors such asinternal equity.

Benefits information is found at Health and Benefits - City Colleges ofChicago

WE OFFER:

• Excellent health and welfare benefit package andlong-term savings and investment programs including 403(b) &457(b) Investment Plans and a pension plan with the StateUniversity Retirement System (SURS) Plan.
• Generous vacation,holiday, personal and sick days, and tuition reimbursement. For amore detailed overview of benefits, please visit the benefits pageof our website.

Equal Opportunity Employment:

The City Colleges of Chicago is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Itcomplies with all laws and regulations that prohibit discriminationin employment practice because of race, color, religion, creed,ancestry, marital status, sex, age, national origin, unfavorabledischarge from military service or on the basis of a physical ormental disability that is unrelated to the employee's ability toperform the duties of the job applied for.

This job description is developed to provide a generaldescription of the duties and responsibilities of this position. Itis not intended to be an exhaustive set of the duties andresponsibilities, nor all of the necessary qualifications toperform the work.

Revised 09/2009

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