The Supplemental Instruction (SI) Leader position works
collaboratively with the Director of Online Tutoring Services in
providing comprehensive and integrated academic support to
students. The SI Leader will impact the retention of students
through providing supplemental instruction for students enrolled in
online sections of certain course(s). The Academic Success Center
(ASC), under the College of Applied Studies and Academic Success
strives to support the academic success of residential and online
Liberty University students by providing free supplemental
instruction for various courses each semester.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
1. Lead multiple online Supplemental Instruction sessions each week
to create interactive student discussion on difficult course
content (40%).
2. Create interactive activities appropriate for online sessions in
order to engage students in the session and the course content
rather than simply lecturing students (40%).
3. Integrate effective course-specific study and learning
strategies to maximize students’ potential for academic progress
(10%).
4. Participate in mandatory SI Leader Orientation, training
sessions, and scheduled meetings as required by the Director of
Tutoring Services (5%).
5. Complete SI-related administrative duties as assigned by the
Director of Online Tutoring Services (5%).
QUALIFICATIONS AND CREDIENTIALS
Minimum Qualifications:
- Current Residential undergraduate or graduate student
- "A" or "B" in the course you wish to tutor
- Cumulative LU GPA of at least 3.0
- Good communication and interpersonal skills with individuals
from varying educational, cultural, and social backgrounds
Enthusiasm for ministering to and helping students improve
their knowledge of course content and effective study habits
Excellent level of responsibility, reliability, punctuality,
and organization
Appropriate and professional behavior
Preferred Qualifications:
- Letter of recommendation from the instructor of the
course(s)
- Previous tutoring experience
- An "A" in each course you wish to tutor
- Excellent communication skills
ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES ESSENTIAL TO THE FUNCTION OF THE
JOB Communication and Comprehension
- Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing
to convey clear, well articulated information.
- Ability to understand, speak, and write English in order to
convey messages and correspond in an articulate and professional
manner.
- Possess public communication skills that allow professional
representation of Liberty University to a variety of business and
community customers and associates.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Excellent computer skills.
Problem Solving
- Intuitively able to reason, analyze information and events, and
apply judgment in order to solve problems of both a routine and
complex nature.
Physical and Sensory Abilities
- Frequently required to sit for extended periods to perform
deskwork or type on a keyboard.
- Regularly required to hear and speak in order to effectively
communicate orally.
WORKING CONDITIONS Work Environment
The working environment in which one will typically perform the
essential functions of this position is a climate-controlled office
setting. It is well lighted and the noise level is moderate.
Driving Requirements
None
Work Hours
Varies
Time Type
Part time
Location
Remote Location
Pay Rate
Starting at $12.77
Student employees are paid at least the current Virginia minimum
wage per hour. Pay may vary by position and department based on job
responsibilities, required skills, available funding, and market
conditions.
The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe it
is our moral and legal obligation to meet the responsibility of
ensuring that all management practices regarding employees are
conducted in a nondiscriminatory manner. In compliance with Title
VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and other applicable federal and
state statutes, all recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for
all job classifications will be administered without regard to
race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or
childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable
status protected by law, including state of employment protected
classes. It is, therefore, our policy and intention to evaluate all
employees and prospective employees strictly according to the
requirements of the job. All personnel related activities such as
compensation, benefits, transfers, job classification, assignments,
working conditions, educational assistance, terminations, layoffs,
and return from layoffs, and all other terms, conditions and
privileges of employment will be administered without regard to
race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or
childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable
status protected by law, including all applicable state of
employment protected classes. The University is a Christian
religious-affiliated organization; and as such, is not subject to
religious discrimination requirements. The University’s hiring
practices and EEO discrimination practices are in full compliance
with both federal and state law. Federal law creates an exception
to the “religion” component of the employment discrimination laws
for religious organizations (including educational institutions),
and permits them to give employment practice preference to members
of their own religious beliefs.
