Learning Commons - Tutor Work Study

Official Job Description

Learning Commons - Tutor Work Study

Supervised by: Learning Commons Tutoring Coordinator
Department: Learning Commons	Grade: Work Study
Category: Work Study	Status: Exempt

Function of the Job

Tutor students to increase and enhance their mastery of concepts or applications of specific academic subject areas.

Duties and Responsibilities

Tutor students in academic subject areas.
Act as a guide to help students become successful, independent learners.
Utilize appropriate learning strategies and help students develop effective note-taking, time-management, and test-taking skills to maximize students’ potential for academic progress.
Refer students to appropriate supplementary materials, equipment, and other college resources as needed.
Interact as a team member with other tutors, maintain ongoing communication with the LAC coordinator, and serve as a liaison between instructors and the LAC.
Other duties as reasonably assigned by Learning Assistance Center staff.

Essential Functions

Must be able to provide oral and written responses to students’ questions and assist faculty given general guidance.
Must display professionalism and confidentiality in all matters
Must be able to work with students from diverse backgrounds as well as under-prepared and special needs students.
Must possess a high degree of patience, initiative, intuition, and self-reliance.
Must be able to use computers.

Personal Interaction

Daily contact with College personnel, faculty, students, and the general public in the routine performance of duties and departmental services.

Supervision Exercised

None.

Requirements

Must have SVCC Faculty recommendation in a particular subject area and be a student currently enrolled at SVCC.

Federal Work-Study provides part-time jobs for undergraduate and graduate students with financial need, allowing them to earn money to help pay education expenses. The program encourages community service work and work related to the student’s course of study. Students participating in the Federal Work Study Program are paid minimum wage and can work up to 20 hours per week. The student is not guaranteed a set number of hours per week.

In order to qualify for the Federal Work Study Program the student must:

be enrolled half-time (or greater) at the College (half-time is 6cr for fall/spring and 3cr for summer),
be enrolled in an eligible degree or certificate program,
be in good academic standing; and
must have eligibility (financial need) as determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Revised: 09/01/2014

Tort Liability Statement:

Coordinates the College Risk Management Program in a capacity appropriate to this position. This includes, but is not limited to, monitoring conditions, events and circumstances present through daily College operations, and communicating observations to the appropriate supervisor or taking necessary actions to correct, prevent or limit safety problems. May serve as a member of a committee that supports the health, safety and/or legal rights of visitors, students and staff. Such committees may include the AA/EEO, Sexual Harassment, and Safety/Loss Control committees. (Risk Management Categories I, III, IV. See Tort file.)

This description is intended to indicate the kinds and levels of work difficulty that will be required of the position that will be given the title and shall not be construed as declaring what specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of the supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of a similar kind or level of difficulty.

Employee Signature	Supervisor Signature

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