Lamar State College Port Arthur is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including and as it pertains to pregnancy and wages), national origin, disability, age, genetic information, protected veteran status, and/or retaliation.
If you have questions, please email the Human Resources department at HumanResources@lamarpa.edu or call 409-984-6560.
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Job Summary
The Part-time Tutor/Testing Assistant has responsibilities that include, but are not limited to, assisting students to understand different subjects and addressing, supporting, and encouraging students in the learning process. The Part-time Tutor/Testing Assistant will also review materials used in classes, explain various topics, and address all doubts and questions of students regarding that topic. The Part-time Tutor/Testing Assistant will also read to students for testing depending on the student’s accommodations. This is a non-exempt position that reports to LSCPA’s Student Success Center.
Duties/Responsibilities
- Provide one-on-one or small group tutoring for students with emphasis on study strategies; consults with individual students to identify their needs in a variety of academic subjects
- Provide instructional assistance in the computer lab
- Monitor work and attendance and alert faculty and staff to any problem or special information about a student
- Administer Texas Success Initiative (TSI) Pre-assessment Activities and TSI Assessment Test and analyzes diagnostic results to help determine remediation options for students also, administer HESI exams
- Keep records of tutorials, as requested the Testing & Student Success Center Coordinator
- Participate in professional development activities
- Assist with duties in the front desk for example, check in students for testing, answering phone calls, scheduling tests, assist students and staff with any inquires
- Assist the Testing & Student Success Center Coordinator in training new student workers
- Other related duties, as assigned
Minimum/Preferred Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- Demonstrated proficiency, through assessment, in specific tutoring subject areas such as reading, writing, and mathematics instruction that lead to college readiness
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Strong decision-making skills
- Desire to assist students with special needs in a learning environment
- Ability to adapt instructional techniques to meet diverse learning needs.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Teaching experience
- Associate’s degree
Lamar State College Port Arthur is an E-Verify Employer.
This position is security-sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of the Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes the employer to obtain criminal history record information. Click here for the Security Sensitive Release Form located at the bottom of the page.