"Paraprofessional Psychology Tutor, Learning Support Systems, 2025"

Company: Monroe Community College

Job Location: Rochester, New York

Category: Tutors and Learning Resources

Type: Adjunct/Part-Time

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.
MCC embraces inclusion and diversity, offering activities and programs to enhance the personal and professional development of faculty, staff, and students. 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 Director of Learning Support Systems, Paraprofessional Tutors are staff who work with students to help them to develop effective learning strategies and to become self-regulated learners. These tutors help students with discipline-specific content.
Examples of Duties & Responsibilities:
Primary Functions:

• 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
  • Psychology
• Develop and nurture rapport with students, peers, and faculty
• Attend training activities to comply with certification requirements before and/or during semesters
• Collaborate with faculty on providing workshops and in setting tutoring expectations
• 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
• Promote student understanding of Psychology as a science

Secondary Functions:

• Visit classrooms, as needed, to introduce students to tutoring
• Assisting with other learning assistance projects as assigned

Requirements:
Required Qualifications:

• Associates or working towards a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology
• Experience working with diverse college populations
• Technology savvy

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Psychology
• Two years of tutoring experience

Additional Information:
Pay Rate: Associates Degree - $15.50/hr.
Job Type: Part Time
Hours: 10-20 Hours per week
Non-Discrimination
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.
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Application Instructions:
Interested applicants may apply at one of the links below.
Please note: Current employees will need to use the internal application link. If you are not an employee, please click on the external application link to create an account.
Click here: Internal Application
Click here: External Application
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