Immediately Require Part Time - Professional Tutors in Kilgore, TX
Job title: Part Time - Professional Tutors
Company: Kilgore College
Job description: Position Summary:
All tutoring at Kilgore College aims to help students (tutees) become more independent learners. Tutors provide individual and group tutoring to students across various courses. Tutors meet with students on a short or long-term basis to clarify and review concepts taught in class, explain processes, and help students solve specific problems. Tutoring is a "student-centered" activity, and as such, the emphasis and content of the tutoring sessions are determined by the student's needs. Tutoring is a supplement to teaching, not a replacement for class attendance and participation.
Goals
- To help students maximize, expand, and improve their academic skills.
- To listen and respond to the educational needs of others with creativity, energy, sensitivity, and patience.
- To reinforce students' understanding of subject-specific course material.
- To share subject-specific study skills.
- To promote the services and programs of the Instructional Support Services.
- Develop customized lesson plans and study strategies to address each student's unique learning needs.
- Foster a supportive and engaging learning environment that encourages student participation and confidence.
- Monitor student progress and adjust tutor methods as necessary to ensure academic improvement.
- Communicate with students to provide feedback on student performance and areas for growth.
- Stay updated on relevant curriculum changes and teaching methodologies.
- Assist with the retention efforts, when needed.
- Must have an AA/AS/AAS degree or higher from an accredited college/university with a (B) or above for the courses to be tutored.
- Attend ten (10) hours of mandatory tutor training during your first two (2) semesters of tutoring.
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
- The rate of pay $10/hr. Up to 19 hours per week
- Workers Compensation
- Limited Part-Time Retirement Plan
- Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.
- None or very limited physical effort required; however, the employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
- None or very limited exposure to physical risk.
- Provide resources and direction for safe operation of Kilgore Colleges Esports program, and any associated facilities or equipment. Always, create and support workplace safety.