Supplemental Instruction Leader

About

Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (cdrewu.edu) is located in the Watts-Willowbrook area of south Los Angeles and was founded in 1966 in response to the Watts uprising. The university was established to address inadequate medical care in the region and to provide equitable medical education opportunities for underrepresented students. CDU is deeply committed to the local and regional community, leading multiple partnerships and programs to provide equitable healthcare resources in various south Los Angeles neighborhoods.

Essential Duties

• Ackertain course requirements and maintain contact throughout the term with the course professor.
• Actively recruit participants for SI sessions.
• Be prepared and be on time for each SI session.
• Be familiar with campus resources available to students.
• Plan SI sessions using a wide variety of interactive learning strategies (without re-teaching, lecturing, or completing students’ assignments for them).
• Prepare handouts, informal quizzes, and other learning aids for SI sessions.
• Maintain a professional attitude at all times.

Administrative Responsibilities

• Collect attendance data survey for every session and turn it in weekly (Online)
• Follow all procedures and policies
• Meet with the course professor regularly
• Report immediately to the coordinator when critical issues arise

Meeting with the Course Professor

• Allot 3 hours per week for professor follow-up with 2 meetings per week at a minimum
• Allot 3-hour preparation for SI instruction
• Allot 3 hours for SI instruction
• Allot 3 hours for office hours
• Attend one-half day paid training and orientation prior to the fall/spring semester
• Attend and participate in SI Leader group meetings in order to report and discuss any issues, concerns, and study strategies with SI Coordinator and other SI Leaders

Required Education/Qualifications

• Have a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution
• Have and maintain an overall GPA of 3.3 or above
• Acquired an “A” for SI course advisement
• Courses: GENERAL/INTRO BIOLOGY, GENERAL/INTRO CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, MATH/PHYSICS, PUBLIC HEALTH, WRITING
• Minimum Requirements: Be able to work flexible hours of 15-20 hours per week, be a model student who understands the importance and application of effective study skills and strategies, possess good organizational and time management skills, be able to work with students with diverse backgrounds, commit to work the time promised, be able to attend a paid mandatory training prior to the fall/spring semester, teaching and/or tutoring experience strongly desired, understanding different concepts of learning styles and different tactics for teaching and developing student comprehension
• Prior enrollment in the selected course highly desirable
• Faculty recommendation (content competency is required)
• Masters student at CDU or Juniors/Senior undergraduate status at CDU
• Preferred Qualifications: N/A

Physical Demands

• Occasionally stoop
• Frequent standing
• Constant walking, sitting, climbing, reaching high/low levels, finger movement, feeling, speaking clearly, hearing conversationally, and seeing far and near

Mental Demands

• Frequent variety of unrelated tasks
• Constant calculating, interrupted work, a variety of interrelated tasks, and use of sustained concentration, reasoning, judgment, resourcefulness, analytical ability, and ingenuity

Work Environment

• Occasionally required to work in confined space

Special Requirements

• Proof of a COVID-19 vaccination and booster will be required for CDU students, faculty, and staff entry to the CDU campus.

Pay

$25-$26/hr.