Tutor

About the role

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is seeking a Professional Tutor to support in the College’s Center for Student Success. The Tutor will assist and guide students in their coursework, provide academic support and integrate study and learning strategies to promote independent learning. The Tutor will report to the Associate Director, Center for Student Success.

Responsibilities

• Complete an online training module prior to tutoring; stays informed about tutoring philosophies, policies, and procedures through reading the Tutor Handbook
• Meet and work with students individually or in small groups (frequency may vary)
• Provide content-based learning activities to enrich and support course content
• Provide students with tools to assess their learning and study habits and make suggestions as needed
• Provide students with study skill suggestions and tools to become active learners
• Provide students with academic support in all courses in the first and second-year undergraduate curriculum pertaining to their discipline
• Meet with Instructors to discuss tutoring and student progress as needed
• Meet with the Associate Director, Center for Student Success regularly, attend staff meetings and in-services as required
• Serve as a resource for other tutors, including Peer Tutors, in that same discipline
• Make referrals to campus services as needed
• Maintain bi-weekly time sheets
• Other duties as assigned by the Associate Director of the Center for Student Success

Skills

• Strong communication skills
• Patience
• High level of reliability, commitment & responsibility
• Ability to relate well to students and staff

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field, Master’s preferred
• Experience teaching or tutoring in higher education preferred
• Must be available for scheduled hours

Physical demands

• Regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear
• Frequently required to reach with hands and arms
• Occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel or crouch
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, and the ability to adjust focus

Work environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions.

Additional information

This part-time position is based in Albany, NY. The duties and responsibilities of this role require the need for consistent, in-person collaboration and/or interaction with our community, requiring all work to be performed on-site. Additional details pertaining to this position will be discussed during the interview