Tutor III job at Johnson County Community College of Kansas in Overland Park, KS

Tutor III

Location:

Overland Park

Job no: 498218

Work type:
Part-time Regular

Location:

Overland Park Main Campus

Categories:
Tutors and Lab Aides

Position:
Tutor III, SRC Biology

Department:
Academic Affairs

Type of Position:
Part-time Regular

Exemption Status:
Non-Exempt

Work Schedule, Hours per week:
Weekdays, 25 hours per week

Opportunity for hybrid schedule:
No

Starting Salary Range: $20.93-$26.94 and determined based on relevant years of work experience provided on application and resume.

SRC Tutor - Biology, provides academic support for students taking Biology and/or Environmental Science courses through a variety of modalities and methods in higher-level courses and content, incorporating executive functioning skills; refer students to other relevant resources. Assist with creation and implementation of center-specific projects and training as appropriate; work with various campus partners to create learning opportunities for students; assist in other daily activities in the relevant center.

This position will also be responsible for training and mentoring Embedded Tutors hired for Life Science courses.

• Requires a Masters degree in Biology or related field, 3 years of teaching/tutoring experience.
• Considered highly skilled and proficient in discipline.
• Conducts complex, important work under minimal supervision and with wide latitude for independent judgment.

• Tutor students through drop-in, by-appointment, semester-long tutoring, embedded, group tutoring and/or lab demonstrations (online and/or in-person) in higher-level courses and complex content-areas, using techniques such as course‑specific learning strategies and processing techniques deemed appropriate by the relevant supervisor; build rapport and supportive relationships with students.
• Assist with the creation and implementation of center‑specific projects, including developing and maintaining physical and electronic center resources (i.e., textbooks, anatomical models, microscopes, calculators, and online guides), and developing online guides and learning materials (ex: LMS learning modules), delivering content‑specific workshops, and meeting with students through the Academic Integrity Remediation process.
• Work with faculty, staff, and other campus entities to create learning opportunities for students, including developing and delivering content‑specific workshops for in‑class and in the center delivery (ex: Smart Starts, topic review sessions) Refer students to appropriate resources within the larger Academic Resource Center and across campus based on expressed student needs.
• Assist center director and ARC staff with campus outreach events (ex: Math Awareness Week, Science Week, Hare & Bell Writing Contest, Welcome Week, resource fairs), including in‑class visits and workshops Maintain accurate and detailed records, adhering to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), and keeping appropriate staff updated on student progress and problems.
• Assist in the hiring and training of new tutors as necessary and serve as a mentor to other center staff, modeling tutor expectations and reinforcing best practices.
• Participate in mandatory center and campus training, including pedagogical training maintaining content expertise, and other campus‑wide training opportunities as appropriate; maintain an awareness of the current local and national higher education climate and content‑specific concerns.

To be considered for this position we will require an application, resume, cover letter and unofficial transcripts.

* Unofficial transcripts are required for all Adjunct faculty and Faculty positions.

For Part‑time Regular Employees

• Optional Retirement plan access
• Personal annual leave
• 14 days of paid holidays
• Full tuition reduction for JCCC credit courses (for employee and eligible dependents)
• Free access to the Gym on campus for all employees and dependents
• Discount to the Hiersteiner Child Development Center
• And many more!