Tutor Non-Certified, Accounting (Part-Time)

About the role

The Division of Financial Services, Accounting, and Marketing at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is seeking talented students to tutor accounting courses, particularly Accounting 1110/1120 and/or Accounting 2010/2020. Our goal is to provide a productive learning environment that guides students toward achieving their life and professional goals.

Responsibilities

• Communicate subject matter effectively to individual students, and facilitate group activities for students studying the same material.
• Utilize videoconferencing and note-taking applications during tutoring sessions.
• Apply different learning strategies during tutoring sessions, including active learning and peer-to-peer techniques.
• Maintain self-motivation and work independently with limited supervision.
• Listen and answer questions during tutoring sessions.
• Show great time management and organizational skills.
• Set goals and/or expectations during the first few sessions.
• Provide support for content and concept understanding, not direct answers to graded work.
• Be open and available for observations and follow-up conversations.
• Help students learn how to learn the material.
• Help students develop or refine their study skills and become independent learners.
• Show demonstrated sensitivity to, respect for, and understanding of the needs of students seeking learning support.
• Follow written and oral instructions effectively.
• Work flexibly in a constantly changing, fast-moving educational environment.
• Perform clerical tasks effectively.
• Work well with others and in a team environment.
• Communicate effectively with a broad range of people with a variety of abilities and backgrounds, maintaining good working relationships across the College.
• Work with all groups from a variety of academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds, including those with disabilities.

Knowledge & Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of the subject matter to be tutored.
• Ability to communicate the subject matter effectively.
• Ability to effectively learn and utilize videoconferencing and note-taking applications during tutoring sessions.
• Ability to learn and apply different learning strategies during tutoring sessions, including active learning and peer-to-peer techniques.
• Self-motivation and ability to work independently with limited supervision.
• Ability to listen and answer questions during tutoring sessions.
• Great time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to set goals and/or expectations during the first few sessions.
• Ability to provide support for content and concept understanding, not direct answers to graded work (e.g. homework, projects, quizzes, etc.).
• Demonstrated sensitivity to, respect for, and understanding of the needs of students seeking learning support.
• Able to follow written and oral instructions effectively.
• Able to be flexible in a constantly changing, fast-moving educational environment.
• Able to perform clerical tasks effectively.
• Able to work well with others and in a team environment.
• Able to communicate effectively with a broad range of people with a variety of abilities and backgrounds, to maintain good working relationships across the College.
• Able to work with all groups from a variety of academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds, and with community college students, faculty, and staff, including those with disabilities.

Minimum Qualifications

• A High School diploma or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

• B+ grade or better in ACCT 1110 or ACCT 2010.
• Previous experience tutoring college level students.

Salt Lake Community College Information

Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is Utah’s largest open-access college in the state. We proudly educate 45,000+ students pursuing degrees in 100+ programs across 8 areas of study, and Utah’s fastest growing industries and four-year baccalaureate programs consistently welcome SLCC graduates. Every SLCC employee has a hand in transforming students’ lives to strengthen its surrounding communities. SLCC employees work at 8 locations across the valley and capital city of Salt Lake with easy access to the beautiful Wasatch Mountains, world-class outdoor recreation, sporting events, museums, history, and arts and entertainment. SLCC is fully committed to policies of equal employment and nondiscrimination. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, religion, protected veteran status, expression of political or personal beliefs outside of the workplace, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. SLCC is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). In addition to URS, SLCC offers several other retirement account options. This position is subject to a successful completion of a criminal background check. More information about SLCC benefits can be found here. Find our Total Compensation Estimator here.