About the Role
The Professional Tutor works in the Center for Student Support providing in-person or virtual tutoring support to the Undergraduate cohort of enrolled students for Imaging Sciences. This position requires flexible scheduling to include possible evenings. Special consideration will be given to candidates with a background that includes previous tutoring and/or teaching experience as well as experience with the implementation of a student-centered instructional strategy. The Professional Tutor must have a high level of reliability, commitment, and responsibility and be comfortable working independently as well as collaboratively.
Responsibilities
- Meets and supports students through small group, 1:1 tutoring, and/or hosts drop-in tutor sessions.
- Provides content-based learning activities to enrich and support course content.
- Provides study strategy suggestions and tools to enhance active learning.
- Review and reinforce what has been taught in classes for clarity and understanding.
- Integrate effective study and learning strategies in addition to discussing content information during student sessions with the goal of assisting the student to develop into a successful, independent learner.
- Responsible for maintaining records of student contact and submitting paperwork in a timely manner.
- Become familiar with and use WCOnline.
- Work collaboratively with faculty for assignment clarification and student guidance.
- Become familiar with D2L and how to access course materials.
- Create and submit timely documentation regarding tutor content delivery, attendance, etc.
- Provide support and review for general assignments to support student needs.
- Direct and maintain focus of the tutorial session.
- Refine students' study skills for independent learning using individual, group, or workshop sessions; topic areas may include, but are not limited to, note-taking skills, college textbook and reading skills, goal setting, test anxiety, and time management.
- Provide mentorship, as needed, to student tutors.
- Disseminate information and refer students to other services such as academic advising, disability services, personal counseling, and career readiness services.
- Participate in tutorial training, staff meetings, and professional development as directed.
- Help to support exam proctoring.
- Maintain professional demeanor.
- Be familiar with Code of Conduct, Code of Ethics, and other programmatic requirements.
- Participate in all required trainings.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Effective and professional verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to explain complex concepts in a clear, concise manner.
- Ability to work well with individuals of a wide range of skills and backgrounds.
- Professional demeanor.
- Ability to handle discretion and confidentiality.
- Ability to work independently and allow for frequent interruptions.
- Flexible day and evening hours with one day a weekend - hours are flexible - required.
- Candidate must have flexibility for in-person and virtual engagement.
Skills
- Tutoring
- Teaching
- Student-centered instructional strategy implementation
- Reliability
- Commitment
- Responsibility
- Independent work
- Collaborative work
- Content-based learning activities
- Study strategy suggestions
- Active learning enhancement
- Record keeping
- WCOnline usage
- D2L usage
- Assignment clarification
- Student guidance
- Documentation creation
- Assignment support
- Tutorial session focus
- Study skills refinement
- Mentorship
- Information dissemination
- Referral to services
- Training participation
- Staff meeting participation
- Professional development participation
- Exam proctoring support
- Professional demeanor maintenance
- Code of Conduct familiarity
- Code of Ethics familiarity
- Programmatic requirements familiarity
- Required training participation
- Verbal communication
- Written communication
- Explaining complex concepts
- Working with diverse individuals
- Handling discretion
- Handling confidentiality
- Working independently
- Allowing for interruptions
- Flexible scheduling
Location
- In-person
- Virtual
Work Type
- Part-Time
- Flexible scheduling
- Up to 20 hours per week
- Possible evenings
- Some nights and weekends as needed
- In-person engagement
- Virtual engagement
Experience Level
- Previous tutoring experience
- Previous teaching experience
- Experience with implementation of a student-centered instructional strategy
Education Level
- Imaging Sciences graduate
- Radiologic Technology graduate preferred
- Diagnostic Medicine Sonographer graduate preferred
- Cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher while enrolled in programmatic undergraduate studies
Salary/Compensations
- $21 to $25 per hour
About the Company
- Northeast College of Health Sciences is committed to creating a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging with our college campus community.
- In support of our institutional values, we acknowledge each person’s unique experience, perspective, and ability as contributions that both enrich our community and enhance the professions and people we serve.
- As such, the College is dedicated to providing equitable opportunities to all future and current employees, including those belonging to groups that have been historically underrepresented in higher education.
Equal Opportunity
- Northeast College of Health Sciences is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against students or employees on the basis of age, race, color, creed, gender, sexual orientation, or handicapping conditions (or any other protected status) in its educational programs, financial aid, activities, admissions and employment practices.
