What are the responsibilities and job description for the Part-Time Professional Tutor - Center for Academic Success & Tutoring - All Subjects position at Farmingdale State College?
Location: Farmingdale, NY Category: Professional Part-Time Posted On: Tue Dec 2 2025 Job Description:
Professional Tutors provide high-quality tutoring for the Center for Academic Success & Tutoring (CAST). The ideal Professional Tutor is friendly and approachable, responsible and reliable, organized and efficient, and can work with a diverse student body while always maintaining a professional demeanor. The ideal candidate must have solid interpersonal communication skills with a genuine desire to assist students. Professional Tutors work directly with students to help them clarify course concepts and materials, develop effective ways to learn the material, share learning resources and study strategies, and provide general course-related guidance. Tutors may also help with special tutoring-related projects or other duties as assigned by the Director.
This position requires an understanding of and demonstrated experience with best practices and theories related to tutoring and/or teaching. Prior undergraduate tutoring, teaching assistant, or other teaching experience is a requirement. For Farmingdale State College course descriptions, please click here.
Please submit a resume and cover letter highlighting your qualifications. In your cover letter, include the specific courses you are qualified to tutor and the days/hours you are available to tutor. Copies of undergraduate transcripts demonstrating proficiency in course material must be provided by hiring date.
You will be contacted if a position becomes available that meets your qualifications and the Center's scheduling needs for the upcoming semester.
The college particularly welcomes candidates with knowledge, skills and abilities that include:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
This is a part-time, UUP professional staff position.
Click here for New York State PT UUP Benefits Summary
Visit our Why Work at FSC page to learn more about FSC and the total rewards we offer.
VISA SPONSORSHIP IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS POSITION
The Consumer Information web page can be viewed at the following link
http://www.farmingdale.edu/consumer-information/index.shtml
This page describes various services, information and statistics on many different aspects of the College's operations.
Farmingdale State College's commitment to inclusive excellence is an important part of our mission of public education and our culture. At Farmingdale State College, we continue to work on building a community that supports freedom, mutual respect, and civility. We seek others who support these values of diversity and inclusiveness and candidates of all diverse backgrounds who wish to participate in our cultural aspirations are welcome and encouraged to apply.
The College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status or any other legally protected
status.
Professional Tutors provide high-quality tutoring for the Center for Academic Success & Tutoring (CAST). The ideal Professional Tutor is friendly and approachable, responsible and reliable, organized and efficient, and can work with a diverse student body while always maintaining a professional demeanor. The ideal candidate must have solid interpersonal communication skills with a genuine desire to assist students. Professional Tutors work directly with students to help them clarify course concepts and materials, develop effective ways to learn the material, share learning resources and study strategies, and provide general course-related guidance. Tutors may also help with special tutoring-related projects or other duties as assigned by the Director.
This position requires an understanding of and demonstrated experience with best practices and theories related to tutoring and/or teaching. Prior undergraduate tutoring, teaching assistant, or other teaching experience is a requirement. For Farmingdale State College course descriptions, please click here.
Please submit a resume and cover letter highlighting your qualifications. In your cover letter, include the specific courses you are qualified to tutor and the days/hours you are available to tutor. Copies of undergraduate transcripts demonstrating proficiency in course material must be provided by hiring date.
You will be contacted if a position becomes available that meets your qualifications and the Center's scheduling needs for the upcoming semester.
The college particularly welcomes candidates with knowledge, skills and abilities that include:
- Commitment to diversity and university initiatives supportive of diversity and inclusion.
- Interest in participating in student-centered service activities.
- Desire to apply expertise in promoting civic engagement with the College's many community partners.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree.
- Demonstrated proficiency in the relevant subject area (as evident by transcripts).
- Minimum of one academic year undergraduate tutoring, teaching assistant (TA), or other teaching experience.
- Ability to maintain a regular weekly tutoring schedule for the semester.
- Competent in technology and experience using Google Meet and video-conferencing software.
- Ability to work with a diverse student body.
- Solid interpersonal communication skills and a genuine desire to assist students.
- Farmingdale State College graduate, or completed relevant undergraduate coursework at Farmingdale State College.
- Prior experience tutoring Farmingdale State College courses.
- Proficiency or native speaker in a language other than English.
This is a part-time, UUP professional staff position.
- CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS: Open Until Filled
- SALARY: $20.00/hour, may increase commensurate with experience and academic background.
- ANTICIPATED START DATE: TBD
Click here for New York State PT UUP Benefits Summary
Visit our Why Work at FSC page to learn more about FSC and the total rewards we offer.
VISA SPONSORSHIP IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS POSITION
The Consumer Information web page can be viewed at the following link
http://www.farmingdale.edu/consumer-information/index.shtml
This page describes various services, information and statistics on many different aspects of the College's operations.
Farmingdale State College's commitment to inclusive excellence is an important part of our mission of public education and our culture. At Farmingdale State College, we continue to work on building a community that supports freedom, mutual respect, and civility. We seek others who support these values of diversity and inclusiveness and candidates of all diverse backgrounds who wish to participate in our cultural aspirations are welcome and encouraged to apply.
The College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status or any other legally protected
status.
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