Professional Tutor

Position: Professional Tutor (Continuous Recruitment)
About Genesee Community College:

Founded in 1966 as part of the prestigious State University of New York (SUNY), Genesee Community College serves a 2500 square mile region in the counties of Genesee, Livingston, Orleans and Wyoming. GCC is a student-centered collegiate community that annually serves more than 4,300 students with 75+ academic degrees, certificates and micro-credentials, and several campus locations in Western New York State.

Located in Batavia, GCC is only a short drive away from Buffalo and Rochester.

One of GCC's trademarks is cutting-edge technology that includes the Conable Technology Building, 54 Hyflex Classrooms, 88 smart classrooms, 27 computer labs and 8 science labs. Both the onsite and online learning modalities boast a 14:1 student-to-faculty ratio, giving students plenty of hands-on, one-to-one teaching and learning opportunities.

EDsmart recently ranked GCC as the number one community college in Western, New York and the fourth best community college in New York State.

The spacious campus boasts a new Advanced Manufacturing and Skilled Trades Lab, along with a Criminal Justice lab, Veterinary Tech lab, Solar Electric Technician lab, Nursing lab, Digital Arts Lab and Computerized Drafting & Design Lab. Additionally, the campus houses the Stuart Steiner Performing Arts Center, Roz Steiner Art Gallery, Alfred

C. O'Connell Library and Child Care Center. The Richard

C. Call Arena features a multi-use field house, classrooms, locker rooms, state-of-the-art fitness center, coach offices and a press box overlooking the new turf field. College Village, a student housing community, offers suite and communal style student housing at the Batavia campus.

SUNY Genesee awards over 250 student scholarships annually and has an extensive Financial Aid program. GCC is committed to providing the educational experiences which promote intellectual and social growth, workforce and economic development and global citizenship. Additional information about GCC is available esee.edu.

Job Description:

GENERAL FUNCTIONS

Incumbent must establish effective rapport and communication with students and instructors. Responsible for providing individual and small group tutoring sessions in approved subjects and are expected to be flexible and willing to have their work assignments adjusted in order to support the College's program efforts. May be asked to perform a wide variety of tasks in order to support the colleges program efforts including flexibility with work schedule and tutoring material/subject changes.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide individual and/or group tutoring to students in approved content area.

Provide students with clarification of course assignments, lectures and tests.

Provide tutoring services in an open lab or self-paced setting.

Select and use resource material and/or lab equipment most appropriate to demonstrate study units/workbook assignments.

Participate in developing tutoring resource materials when required.

Attend tutor training sessions as available.

Maintain student tutoring records.

Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements:

Education

Associate's degree required;
Bachelor's or Master's degree preferred.

Experience

If degree is not in content area, relevant work experience in related field is required. Experience in a customer facing role required. Experience in K-12 education acceptable, post-secondary tutoring preferred.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Ability to provide quality customer service. Excellent oral and written communication skills required. Must demonstrate commitment to diversity and inclusion as well as the ability to establish and maintain positive learning environments for students and collaborative relationships with colleagues. Incumbent must be mindful of and develop solutions that can accommodate all individuals to use GCC facilities without barriers, both digitally and physically.

Additional Information:

Tutor positions are temporary, part-time and assigned on a semester basis as needed. Evening and weekend hours may be required. This position requires staff to provide services from the Batavia Campus.

Application Instructions:

Applications will be continuously reviewed throughout the academic year.

Please include an application, cover letter, resume and copies of your transcripts. In addition, please provide contact information for four professional references (including current and/or previous supervisors). Please ensure contact information (phone & email) is current and up to date.

GCC is committed to fostering diversity in its faculty, staff, and student body, and strongly encourages applications from the entire spectrum of a diverse community.