Part-time Professional Peer Tutor

Description

University Overview: 

MidAmerica Nazarene University (MNU) is a private, liberal arts university with a variety of undergraduate, graduate, and adult education programs, accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.  Located in the Kansas City metropolitan area, MNU seeks to educate students to serve with purpose within the educational context of the liberal arts, and a Wesleyan-holiness theological perspective.  MNU has an enrollment of approximately 1500 students with half considered traditional residential students.  For more information about MNU, see our website:  www.mnu.edu.

Description Overview: The professional tutor will work with individual students and groups of students to determine levels of understanding, answer questions, and help students to understand subject matter.

Job duties:
• Complete required tutor training.
• Provide tutoring services in a one-on-one and group setting.
• Help students clarify course expectations and prepare for tests.
• Share strategies for student success during tutoring sessions.
• Tidy work areas.
• Maintain electronic records.
• Assist with departmental duties and workshops as assigned (may include proctoring exams and/or assisting with front desk duties)

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a diverse student population verbally and in writing.

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in the areas related to student success: academic support, disability services, diversity and inclusion
• Computer literacy including Microsoft Office Suite and familiarity with database management
• Demonstrated commitment to and understanding of the interests of historically underrepresented groups.
• Two years of college or experience working in higher education or closely related field preferred.

Application: Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. To apply for this position, attach the following to your application: 

• Letter of application
• Resume/curriculum vita - specify what subject you're interested in tutoring.
• Cover Letter
• Official Transcripts
• Personal statement of Christian faith - see below.

Questions may be addressed to Gieselle Taylor, Director of Persistence at gdtaylor@mnu.edu.

Statement of Faith - MidAmerica Nazarene University is an intentionally Christian Community and desires that all employees in positions of leadership reflect a foundational Christian position in word, attitude and action.  While there is no predetermined length or format for the Personal Statement of Faith, the norm is a one or two page narrative document describing the applicant’s central Christian beliefs, significant formative influences in the applicant’s Christian experience (e.g., religious experiences of conversion or the affirmation of one’s faith, one’s family and/or home life, spiritual aspirations), and ways in which the applicant’s faith is being demonstrated in daily patterns and practices.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements:

Work is performed in a normal office setting, in an open reception area. Travel between buildings on campus is possible; occasional weekend and evening work during can be expected.  Deadlines, disturbances of workflow, and/or irregularities in work schedule are expected and occur on an intermittent basis. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the job’s essential functions.

MidAmerica is very much interested in reviewing applications from qualified members of traditionally underrepresented groups in America, including women and racial and ethnic minorities. MidAmerica Nazarene University policy prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, gender, age, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, marital status, or disability in the recruitment and admission of students and in the operation of all university programs, activities, and services.   Any concerns regarding discrimination on the basis of gender or disability should be addressed to the Human Resources Director.

*Christian faith and employment at MidAmerica Nazarene University: MidAmerica Nazarene University is an expression of the Church of the Nazarene. It reserves the right to prefer employees based on religion (Title VII, Section 702-703, U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964). Preferred candidates demonstrate a strong commitment to the Christian faith, active participation in a local church, and a philosophy of Christian higher education consistent with the Wesleyan tradition.

Read the university’s full Non-Discrimination/Equal Employment Opportunity Statement at www.mnu.edu/jobs.