Physics/Calculus Tutor (Hourly)
Austin Community College
Cypress Creek Campus, TX
Job posting number: #7279845 (Ref:R-6642)
Posted: September 11, 2024
Job Description
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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.
As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:
Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching
Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities
Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.
Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes
Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others
Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC
Job Posting Title:
Physics/Calculus Tutor (Hourly)Job Description Summary:
To provide support to students through the provision of individual and/or group tutorial services.Job Description:
Description of Duties and Tasks
Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Tutors students according to set priorities and academic goals.
Assists students one-on-one or in groups in the subject discipline, college study skills, and Learning Lab resources.
Organizes supplemental learning materials.
Provides feedback on student progress.
May assist with research, development, delivery, and evaluation of specialized tutoring services and/or resources for tutorial activities.
May lead study groups in the subject matter.
Knowledge
Must possess the required knowledge and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the job's essential functions can be performed.
Tutoring techniques, standards, and supplemental learning materials for individual and group tutoring.
Learning Lab services.
Processes and resources for organizing and leading study groups.
Skills
Must possess required skills and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the job's essential functions can be performed.
Maintaining an established work schedule.
Maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials.
Effectively using interpersonal and communication skills, including tact, patience, and diplomacy.
Effectively using organizational and planning skills with attention to detail and follow-through.
Understanding and following instructions precisely.
Providing quality tutorial services to groups and individuals and feedback regarding student performance and/or progress.
Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with individuals from diverse backgrounds, including students, fellow tutors, and faculty.
Maintaining a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a manner that promotes good relations with students, co-workers, and staff.
Technology Skills
Demonstrated proficiency using standard office software applications.
Required Work Experience
For all tutor levels, one semester of work-related experience is required.
Preferred Work Experience
Tutor III: At least one year of related experience to the discipline.
Required Education
Degree or substantial undergraduate coursework in the discipline and demonstrated competence in the subjects that will be tutored.
Preferred Education
Tutor III: Associate or Bachelor's degree in discipline or related field.
Physical Requirements
Work is performed in a learning lab environment on campus in an academic setting.
Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, kneeling, pushing, and pulling.
Occasional lifting of objects up to 20 pounds.
Safety
Work safely and follow safety rules. Report unsafe working conditions and behavior. Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.
Pay Rate
$25.10/Hour
Number of Openings:
1Job Posting Close Date:
September 20, 2024Clery Act
As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.
Disclaimer
The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.
