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Description Position Summary: Student tutors facilitate student academic skill development. This position requires excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Tutors coordinate learning and provide one-to-one and small group tutoring within the Tutoring Center, as well as online. Tutors will work with students to assess their learning needs, set short-term goals for the session, long-term goals for academic development, and assist them in reaching those goals. Tutors will act as referral agents for students struggling either academically or personally and should have a genuine concern for the needs of students.Job Type Part-timeDescription Position Summary: Student tutors facilitate student academic skill development. This position requires excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Tutors coordinate learning and provide one-to-one and small group tutoring within the Tutoring Center, as well as online. Tutors will work with students to assess their learning needs, set short-term goals for the session, long-term goals for academic development, and assist them in reaching those goals. Tutors will act as referral agents for students struggling either academically or personally and should have a genuine concern for the needs of students.CLASSIFICATION Work Study/Work AssistDEPARTMENT Savannah Resource CenterREPORTS TO Shellee Castanada, Resource Center CoordinatorLENGTH Fall and SpringLOCATION Savannah Campus, Savannah, MOEssential Functions: Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to Attend tutor training workshopsConduct small-group and/or one-to-one tutoringHelp students develop positive study habits and study skillsHelp students with projects and to prepare for quizzes and testsExplain concepts and ask questions that encourage students to think and work independentlyEncourage students to complete homework assignmentsBe at work on time as scheduledMaintain contact with the Tutoring Center CoordinatorExhibit excellent customer service skills toward all students and NCMC faculty/staffPerform other record-keeping and resource maintenance dutiesSchedule and conduct online tutoring when requestedRequirements Qualifications:Skills: Students must have a strong knowledge of the subject they are tutoring. Strong verbal and written communication. Ability to explain concepts clearly. Active listening and approachable demeanor. Strong interpersonal communication skills and the ability to work with a wide range of students.Physical Demands: Moving about between buildings on the NCMC campus, ascending and descending stairs, reaching, pulling, and pushing when filing, able to do repetitive tasks, remain stationary at a desk for extended periods of time.Environmental Demands: Fluctuations while walking on tile and carpeted floors in a heated and air conditioned environment.#J-18808-Ljbffr