Student Employment - Pharmacy Tutor

The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine; Erie (Erie County); On-site; USD 17,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) is seeking a student tutor for the Pharmacy program to provide instructional support outside regular classes, primarily in group settings. Tutors work under the Director of Student Performance and Retention and meet with students as needed to improve performance.

Tutors report attendance, submit bi-weekly time sheets, and may perform other duties as assigned by the Provost or designee.

Qualifications

• Excellent organizational skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Maintain an established work schedule.
• Ability to be self-reliant and follow instructions.
• Maintain confidentiality of work-related information.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Accept work requests respectfully and respond independently.
• Collaborate with others in a respectful environment.

Responsibilities

• Promote and preserve the mission of LECOM.
• Interact professionally with faculty, students and visitors.
• Meet assigned students and provide individual or group instruction.
• Notify supervisor of attendance and improvement statuses bi-weekly.
• Report to the Director of Student Performance and Retention.
• Submit bi-weekly time sheets.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Provost or designee.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Time management

Self-reliance

Follow instructions

Confidentiality

Teamwork

Professional demeanor

Education

Pharmacy student at LECOM (current)

GPA 3.0 in prerequisites and overall

Job description

Description

JOB SUMMARY

The student tutor will provide students who need assistance in a Pharmacy School with instructional help outside of their normal classes. This assistance is typically provided to groups but can be offered individually, if a group cannot be formed.

CHARACTERISTIC JOB TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Promote and preserve the mission of LECOM;
• Act in a friendly, professional manner when dealing with faculty, students and visitors at all times;
• Maintain confidentiality, professional appearance and pleasant demeanor;
• Meet with those students, on an as needed basis, that have been assigned to them by the Director of Student Performance and Retention; providing individual or group instruction that will help the student or students improve their performance;
• Student tutors should regularly provide the Director of Student Performance and Retention with the names of those students who fail to attend scheduled sessions and those whose performance has improved to a level where tutoring assistance is no longer necessary;
• A tutor will report to the Director of Student Performance and Retention;
• Bi-weekly time sheets will be submitted to the students direct report; and
• Other duties as needed / assigned by the Provost and/or her designee to maintain efficient and effective daily operations.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Must possess required knowledge and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

• Excellent organizational skills;
• Excellent communication skills;
• Maintaining an established work schedule;
• Ability to be self-reliant and follow instructions;
• Maintaining confidentiality of work related information and materials;
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships;
• The ability to accept work requests from other managers and supervisors in a respectful and cooperative manner and to independently answer such requests;
• The ability to work cooperatively and collegially with others, consistent with a workplace of dignity and respect and EEO rules and regulations;
• The ability to devote full attention and energy to the important work of LECOM in a timely fashion; and
• Be able to be flexible to accept other duties needed/assigned for the Institution's needs.

EEO/AA/M/F/Vets/Disabled

Minimum Requirements

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education and experience equivalent to: at least 1 semester as a current LECOM Pharmacy Student with a grade point average of 3.0 in both the course of which they wish to tutor and overall in all courses. Candidates must also be approved by both the Director of Student Promotion and Retention and the Course Coordinator of the course they will tutor.