Professional Tutor - English

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Summary

Position Title Professional Tutor - English Job Summary

Kishwaukee College is adding to its team of creative, strategic, and collaborative minded individuals who demonstrate high levels of service and commitment to student success. By joining the Kishwaukee College team you can make a difference. We offer outstanding career opportunities and a competitive total benefit package for this position, including a comprehensive health and dental insurance program, generous paid vacation, sick, and personal leave, tuition waivers, State Universities Retirement Systems (SURS) pension in place of social security, and an optional deferred compensation plan.

Job Summary: The professional tutor assists students in online and face-to-face tutoring sessions to increase their academic knowledge of subject area concepts, college technologies, and college skills. The tutor serves in an embedded support role for designated classes, designs and conducts study sessions or workshops, and creates tutorials or other learning materials to aid students.

Supervisorial Responsibilities: None

Required Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• A strong commitment to the mission of the community college.
• Ability to facilitate the learning process in a supportive and student-centered environment.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive and effective working relationships with students and college employees.
• Flexibility to adapt to students’ needs.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in English composition
• Experience in teaching or tutoring.
• Demonstrated good interpersonal communication skills and ease in relating to a diverse student population.
• Computer skills, especially in the areas of Microsoft Office, instructional software, learning management system, subject related technology, and online conferencing.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Master degree in English composition or Master’s in another discipline with 18 graduate credit hours in one of those subjects.
• Community college experience.
• CRLA and/or ACTLA tutor certification.
  
  

Physical Demands

• Work is normally performed in a general office environment.
• Work performed requires sensitivity and responsiveness to changing goals, priorities, and needs.
• This position requires light physical activity and movement; employee must possess mobility to work in a standard office setting and use standard office equipment, including a computer; vision to read printed materials and a computer screen; and hearing and speech to communicate in person, before groups, and over the telephone or during virtual meetings. Must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects up to 25 pounds with the use of proper equipment. Reasonable accommodations will be made for individuals on a case-by-case basis.
  
  

EOE Statement

Kishwaukee College is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and any reasonable and timely accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act will be made upon documented request by the employee.

Position Status Part Time Hours per Week 29 Weeks per Year 52 Budgeted Hours per Year 1508 Temporary Position - Begin Date Temporary Positions - End Date Type of Position Professional Staff - Grant Funded Hiring Salary Range Requested $30,160.00 Support Staff Pay Band (if applicable) Support Staff Pay Range (if applicable

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number S332P Number of Vacancies 1 Job Open Date 03/20/2025 Job Close Date Open Until Filled No Special Instructions Summary Advertising Summary Internal Posting for Position, College Website Posting Link https://kish.peopleadmin.com/postings/3960

Illustrative Examples Of Essential Functions

Job Duty Name Description of Job Duty

• Meets with students individually or in small groups to give learning assistance in qualified subjects.
• Serves as embedded tutor for designated courses.
• Maintains regularly scheduled hours for Tutoring Services for tutoring and embedded support.
• Assists students in navigating relevant course technology.
• Incorporates principles and strategies of digital literacy and academic success coaching into tutoring interactions.
• Develops and conducts study sessions or workshops in collaboration with appropriate personnel.
• Creates tutorials and other learning materials for students to be posted online.
• Communicates with faculty for appropriate alignment of tutoring, study session, or embedded course content support. Consults Disability Services for advice in providing accommodations in the tutoring environment.
• Maintains records of tutoring and study sessions. Participates in departmental assessment of student learning outcomes as appropriate.
• Follows tutoring and educational best practices, including maintaining confidentiality and professionalism.
• Participates in professional development to ensure quality tutoring practices for all delivery formats, especially adhering to CRLA and ACTLA certification standards.
• Performs other related duties and responsibilities as assigned.
  
  

Essential Duty? Yes Percentage Of Time 100

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Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• Transcripts
  
  

Optional Documents