What are the responsibilities and job description for the Professional Tutor-English and Reading position at trocaire?
DESCRIPTION
This role provides personalized instruction to help students improve their literacy skills, including reading comprehension, writing, grammar, and vocabulary.
Primary Functions:
- Model, guide, and advise individuals in developing the academic skills or content knowledge that are important for student success.
- Provide support during times of difficulty (e.g. poor grade performance, poor test performance, test anxiety, students who are overwhelmed with academic demands of college).
- On a student voluntary basis, help the mentee to develop academic goals geared toward enhancing academic skills, learning and study strategies.
- Employ the best communication skills to facilitate relationships, understanding, and learning.
- Complete and submit all required routine paperwork or session logs, timesheets, mentor/tutorial agreement forms.
- Supplement the instruction of faculty.
- Gather resources (i.e., course contracts, internet resources, study guides) that will help to facilitate supplementing of instruction.
- Promote their services to the campus community via print media, electronic media, and personal communication (e.g., visitations to classrooms and labs).
- Meet with the director a minimum of three times per semester.
- Be available (4) hours per week for appointments online.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in English, Literature, Education, or a closely related field.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport with students from diverse backgrounds.
- Patience, empathy, and a genuine passion for helping others succeed academically.
- Ability to explain complex concepts in a clear and accessible manner
Preferred Qualifications: See above minimum qualifications.
Job Specific Competencies: Must be able to: communicate using the Microsoft Outlook email system, follow instructions in completing essential paperwork such as time sheets and forms documenting each tutorial session.
Student Success:
- A commitment to enriching the lives of students by promoting a positive learning environment; enhancing the quality of the student experience; and philosophically supporting programs and policies that facilitate student success.
Essential Job Functions: See above primary functions
- Tutoring
- Recording keeping.
Position Specifications and Working Conditions:
Must be able to work in a self-paced work environment and follow important deadlines.