"Tutor III"

Job Description

Johnson County Community College
Position: Tutor III
Department: Academic Affairs
Type of Position: Part-time Temporary
Exemption Status: Non-Exempt
Work Schedule, Hours per week: Evenings and Weekends, up to 12 hours per week
Opportunity for hybrid schedule: No
Starting Salary Range: $20.47-$26.35 and determined based on relevant years of work experience provided on application and resume.

Position Summary: Tutor students through a variety of modalities and methods in specific subjects higher-level courses and content, incorporating executive functioning skills; refer students to other relevant resources. Assist with creation and implementation of center-specific projects and training as appropriate; work with various campus partners to create learning opportunities for students; assist in other daily activities in the relevant center.

Required Qualifications:

• Considered highly skilled and proficient in discipline.
• Conducts complex, important work under minimal supervision and with wide latitude for independent judgment.
• Requires a Masters degree or Bachelors with appropriate field experience (as determined by the position),
• 3 years of teaching/tutoring experience.
• Degree in Education, Special Education, or a similar field.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Reading Specialist Experience

Position Details: Job duties include but are not limited to:

• Tutor students through drop-in, by-appointment, semester-long tutoring, embedded, group tutoring and/or lab demonstrations (online and/or in-person) in higher-level courses and complex content-areas, using techniques such as course-specific learning strategies and processing techniques deemed appropriate by the relevant supervisor; build rapport and supportive relationships with students.
• Assist with the creation and implementation of center-specific projects, including developing and maintaining physical and electronic center resources (i.e., textbooks, anatomical models, microscopes, calculators, and online guides), and developing online guides and learning materials (ex: LMS learning modules), delivering content-specific workshops, and meeting with students through the Academic Integrity Remediation process.
• Work with faculty, staff, and other campus entities to create learning opportunities for students, including developing and delivering content-specific workshops for in-class and in the center delivery (ex: Smart Starts, topic review sessions) Refer students to appropriate resources within the larger Academic Resource Center and across campus based on expressed student needs. -
• Assist center director and ARC staff with campus outreach events (ex: Math Awareness Week, Science Week, Hare & Bell Writing Contest, Welcome Week, resource fairs), including in-class visits and workshops.
• Assist in the hiring and training of new tutors as necessary and serve as a mentor to other center staff, modeling tutor expectations and reinforcing best practices.
• Participate in mandatory center and campus training, including pedagogical training maintaining content expertise, and other campus-wide training opportunities as appropriate; maintain an awareness of the current local and national higher education climate and content-specific concerns
• Maintain accurate and detailed records, adhering to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), and keeping appropriate staff updated on student progress and problems.

*Other duties as assigned.

To be considered for this position we will require an application and resume.

*Unofficial transcripts are required for all Adjunct faculty and Faculty positions.

Benefits Category

For Part‑time partial is employees who have a more flexible schedule working less than 630 hours a year

• Tuition discount for JCCC courses
• More flexibility on scheduling

Additional Incentives:

• Free access to the Gym on campus for all employees and dependents
• Discount to the Hiersteiner Child Development Center
• Snow days
• Professional development funding and training opportunities
• Mentorship program
• Recognition and awards programs
• Employee wellness programs

About JCCC:

Established in 1969, Johnson County Community College is dedicated to transforming lives and strengthening communities through learning. Located in Overland Park, Kansas, JCCC has enjoyed a national reputation for educational excellence and student success for more than 50 years. That's five decades dedicated to smaller class sizes, more resources and a thriving campus culture - not to mention our competitive tuition rates and extracurricular experiences that transcend the norm.

Mission: JCCC inspires learning to transform lives and strengthen communities.

Vision: JCCC will be an innovative leader in equitable student access, learning and success