Student Tutor ; ACE-AS

Student Tutor I (ACE-AS)

Provides routine non-classroom, academic instruction to students.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Meets students and goes over their homework assignments in applicable subject area.
• Asks students about specific topics or subject areas that warrant further exploration.
• Reviews homework and test scores, and works through problems or questions.
• Provides study aids to assist. May perform as lead for other Tutors.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Tutor students, individually and in groups.
• Facilitates learning of course material.
• Leads SI (Supplemental Instruction) sessions.
• Models effective learning and study strategies for content mastery.
• Attends assigned classes.
• Arranges and keeps work hours at the ULC.
• Develops and maintains a professional relationship with SI course instructors.
• Maintains confidential records.
• Prepares reports.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

• Enrolled at least half-time, 6 credit hours per semester for undergraduate and 3 credit hours per semester for graduates.
• Maintains a TAMIU overall GPA of 2.0 for undergraduate students and 3.0 for graduate students.
• Meets all other requirements as stated in TAMIU's Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy (SAPP).

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience working with college/university students in an educational setting.
• Tutoring experience in content area.

Knowledge and Abilities:

• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
• Ability to interact effectively, professionally, and tactfully with students, faculty, and other university personnel.
• Ability to motivate students.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to arrange and keep a work schedule.
• Strong academic knowledge in content area.
• Computer literate in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
• Ability to prepare and facilitate workshops, presentations, and orientations to groups of students.
• Ability to think critically and problem solve.

Other Requirements:

• Position requires on campus, face-to-face interactions.
• Position requires maintaining a regular schedule of attendance on campus and in the workplace.
• Work schedules are created by the department based on departmental needs but ensure it does not conflict with class schedule.
• Promptly complete all required trainings.
• Submit time sheet biweekly.
• Some evening and weekend work may be required.
• Subject to funding and/or need.

Pay Rate: $10.50/hour for up to 19 hours weekly

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution's verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution's procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.