"Embedded Tutor, Hospitality"

Company Description

Monroe Community College is a unit of the State University of New York (SUNY) and is one of only nineteen community colleges across North America selected for board membership in the League for Innovation in the Community College. Founded in 1961, MCC prides itself on providing an affordable, quality education for more than 12,000 students in the Rochester area. MCC is a large institution offering over 100 programs across two main campuses, two specialized centers, and various community sites.

Monroe Community College expects and upholds equity, inclusion, and a sense of belonging in our educational programs, policies, campus life, employment, and community involvement. We believe that diversity enriches our lives and leads to understanding and appreciation of our differences and commonalities. In order to achieve academic and institutional excellence, we actively recruit, engage, and retain students, faculty, staff, and community partners who represent the diversity of our region, nation, and world. The College welcomes candidates who are committed to MCC's mission of access and academic excellence and a desire to work in a diverse and dynamic environment.

Job Description

Function of Position: Reporting to the Coordinator of Course-Based Learning Assistance, Embedded Tutors work with other students to help them to develop effective learning strategies and to become self-regulated learners. These tutors are embedded directly into a particular section of a selected course to help students with discipline-specific content and learning and study strategies, to foster the development of more independent, intentional learners. Embedded tutors provide academic support to students in the section only to which the tutor is assigned and should attend the course once per week (as an audit).

Examples of Duties & Responsibilities:

• Foster the development of independent, intentional learners;
• Help students understand and use effective learning strategies
• Provide tutor assistance in subject areas in one-on-one and group settings
• Develop and nurture rapport with students, peers, and faculty
• Attend training activities to comply with certification requirements before and/or during semesters
• Adhere to tutoring center protocol and tutoring expectations as outlined in the Tutor Handbook
• Promote critical thinking and problem solving
• Help to identify and fill learning gaps with discipline specific content
• Collaboration with lead instructors to identify specific student needs
• Individualized instruction and supervision
• Promotion of independence
• Development of time management skills
• Establishment of a collegial learning environment

MCC Expectations:

• Adheres to the College Code of Conduct.
• Contributes to, supports, and maintains an equitable, inclusive, and collaborative College environment.
• Maintains technological competencies utilized by the College.
• Commits to the philosophy of a comprehensive community college.
• Commits to professional growth, which includes seeking ongoing training in diversity, equity and inclusion to better serve students.

Requirements

Required Qualifications:

• Associates degree or higher
• Experience working with diverse college populations
• Hospitality or culinary experience and/or training
• Technology savvy

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• Some tutoring experience

Additional Information

Job Type: Part Time

Hours: 10-20 Hours per Week

Pay Rates:

• Peer: Current MCC Student - $15.50/hr
• Paraprofessional: Associates Degree - $16.00/hr
• Professional: Bachelor's Degree - $17/hr, Master's Degree - $19/hr, PHD - $21.00/hr, Adjunct - $25.00/hr (to qualify for adjunct pay rate, applicants must have at least one assigned course for the semester)

Monroe Community College prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, familial status, gender identity or expression, age, genetic information, national or ethnic origin, physical or mental disability, marital status, veteran status, domestic violence, victim status, criminal conviction, or any other characteristic or status protected by state or federal laws or College policy in admissions, employment, and treatment of students and employees, or in any aspect of the business of the College.

Non-Discrimination

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