Professional Tutor On-site

Professional Tutor (Multiple Openings) (On-site)

At Guilford Technical Community College (GTCC), we are dedicated to transforming lives through education and creating a lasting impact on our community. We invite passionate and innovative individuals to join our mission-driven team, where you can enjoy a fulfilling work‑life balance and competitive benefits, including a robust pension plan.

The Center for Academic Engagement’s Professional Tutors provide effective tutoring to enhance the learning of students in specific subject areas. As a provider of learning support, the Professional Tutor responds to the individual needs of students by personalizing tutoring strategies and methodologies while building their self‑efficacy, problem‑solving abilities, content mastery, and metacognitive skills. These learning processes may occur through in‑person, online, and course‑embedded mediums.

• Use a variety of instructional techniques in tutoring sessions to meet students’ learning needs.
• Integrate effective study and learning strategies to maximize students’ potential for academic progress.
• Conduct group tutoring sessions and workshops.
• Collaborate with Center for Academic Engagement staff, College faculty, Student Support Services staff, and other constituents to deliver a comprehensive learning support program.
• Maintain a positive, learner‑centered, and professional environment.
• Develop resources for student, faculty, and staff use.
• Follow and communicate Center for Academic Engagement policies and procedures.
• Keep accurate records of tutoring sessions.
• Participate in professional development opportunities to enhance learning support skills.
• Promote the college’s tutoring program during outreach activities and events.
• Demonstrate and model the college’s employability skills: adaptability, communication, information processing, problem solving, responsibility, and teamwork.

• Participate in job‑related workshops and training to enhance job performance.
• Perform all duties as assigned by supervisor.

• Associate degree from a regionally accredited postsecondary institution with documented successful completion of undergraduate coursework in desired tutoring discipline(s).
• Demonstrated expertise in discipline‑related coursework.
• Work experience, coupled with technical certification(s), may substitute degree requirements.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited postsecondary institution with documented successful completion of undergraduate coursework in desired tutoring discipline(s).

• Previous experience providing learning support, instruction, and/or mentorship.

• Three years of experience providing learning support and/or instruction.
• Previous work experience in an educational institution.
• Ability to speak, write, and understand a language in addition to English.
• Experience tutoring and/or instructing English language learners, students with disabilities, and adult learners.
• Proficiency in using the Canvas learning management system.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft environments.

• Multitask.
• Support the Vision and Mission of the College.
• Adapt to changing procedures, protocols, or assignments.
• Communicate and promote the Center for Academic Engagement with a wide range of individuals and constituents.
• Build meaningful trust‑based relationships with students, faculty and staff.
• Adapt tutorial/instructional approach to student learning needs.
• Embrace opportunities for personal and professional growth.

• Mandatory GTCC Trainings (upon initial hire) and annual updates as required; other required trainings may be added as needed:
• Reporting Requirements.
• Discrimination & Anti‑Harassment (within 30 days of hire; annual refresher thereafter).
• Shooter on Campus (within 30 days of hire; annual refresher thereafter).
• Personal Information Protection (within 30 days of hire; annual refresher thereafter).
• Ethics and Social Responsibility (within 30 days of hire; annual refresher thereafter).
• Safety training (Bloodborne Pathogens and E‑Vac Chair).

• Must be able to get to other offices, buildings, campus locations and off‑site locations as necessary to complete requirements of the job.
• Must be able to work flexible hours.
• Physical requirements include periods of sitting at a computer and standing.
• Must be able to lift, pull/push and carry up to 20 pounds.

Other:
Criminal history checks, with acceptable results, are required.