Part-Time: Tutor I, Early College Academy

Aims Community College actively supports an environment that embraces the College's Mission, Vision, Values and a culture of innovation and care. The College embraces and seeks to hire individuals who want to be a part of this environment and have the skill sets necessary to be successful in this position. This position supports high school students enrolled in Early College Academy at District 6 (D6) through subject tutoring and academic learning skills support.

Responsibilities

Provide academic support in basic math through Calculus; Perform tutoring interdependently and with direct assistance from supervisor and tutorial services staff; Maintain accurate and timely documentation of tutoring sessions; Communicate with subject-area faculty as well as the tutoring supervisor to ensure use of appropriate tutoring methodologies; Promote student and/or faculty use of instructional support resources; Provide tutoring to small groups and/or more than one student per session; Guide student on how to develop good study skills and test-taking skills; Create and develop targeted instructional material to meet a student’s particular learning difficulty.

Requirements

Interview plus written approval of a content/skill instructor and/or interview plus endorsement of tutor trainer/supervisor; Strong interpersonal and communication skills with students and colleagues; Math knowledge through Calculus and Statistics; Documented course completion with a grade of A or B in the course tutoring.

Nice to have

Experience working with or teaching high school students; Two year degree or BA/BS in related field or combination of equivalent education and/or experience or certification in related area; Learning/study skills knowledge; Tutoring experience; Bilingual in English/Spanish.

Benefits

Tuition waiver for employee on Aims courses; Access to the PERC (Aims gym) for employee & one guest; Aims Discount program; Free parking on all campuses; PERA employer (see www.copera.org for comprehensive benefits); Additional supplemental benefits & retirement programs available.