"Tutor - Iron Mountain 2025-2026"

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Position Information

Position Title: Tutor - Iron Mountain 2025-2026

Department: Academic Support

Campus Location: Iron Mountain

Pay Rate: $12.68

FTE: .20

Position Type: Student

Job Summary/Basic Function

Assist students in improving academic achievement by meeting with them to clarify course content and improve study skills. Other assistance might include: reviewing class material, discussing the text, predicting test questions, brainstorming ideas for papers, or working on solutions to problems. Tutoring is a supplement to teaching.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be a Bay College Student at time of employment
• Demonstrated competence of course content in which tutoring is to be conducted (having earned at least a “B”, and/or an above average recommendation from instructor).
• Good interpersonal communication skills (both verbal and written).
• Ease in relating to people from varying educational, cultural, and social backgrounds.
• Demonstrated level of responsibility, reliability, and punctuality.
• Demonstrated appropriate and professional behavior.
• Basic computer literacy with the ability to use video conferencing software like ZOOM.
• Demonstrated leadership qualities and/or experience in a tutoring program.
• Knowledge of academic and academic support needs of community college students
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to changing work situations.
• Ability to demonstrate courtesy, tact and discretion in dealing with college students as well members of the local community.
• Good organizational skills
• Understanding of and sensitivity to individuals from diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to respond with judgment and discretion to common inquiries or problems from students

Preferred Qualifications

(Not specified)

Months Per Year

(Not specified)

Work Hours

Dependent upon tutoring schedule, but typically works up to 10-15 hours per week

Supervision Exercised

N/A

Supervision Received

Academic Support Coordinator

Work Environment

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, but may be loud in areas of equipment operation.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by personnel assigned into this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified. Job related functions may be performed with or without accommodations.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop, kneel; crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Mobility around the campus is a normal part of the position’s functions.

Job Duties

• Provide tutorial and academic support services for students in a group setting.
• Follow all policies and procedures outlined in the Bay College Catalog and the Tutor Training Manual.
• Participate in an initial training program and in any on-going training.
• Organize, facilitate, and track tutorial sessions.
• Participate in projects such as workshops, training materials, or outreach projects to develop Bay College’s repertoire of services.
• Maintain communications with staff and coordinators.
• Attend tutoring staff meetings.
• Participate in program evaluation.
• Assist in maintaining and cleaning tutoring rooms and reception area.
• Assist with the general operation of the center. Tasks include reproducing reference materials, greeting students at the front desk and organizing tutors’ reports.
• Take on additional responsibilities as assigned by the program manager.
• Maintain competence in the course(s) via systematic review of content.
• Participate in professional development activities
• Any other duties as assigned.

Department Information

Contact(s): Beth Berube, Director of Human Resources; Melissa VanBrocklin, Human Resources Specialist

Contact Phone/Extension: 906-217-4016

Contact Email: hr@baycollege.edu

Contact Fax: 906-217-1625

Posting Detail Information

Posting Date: 05/05/2025

Close Date: (Open Until Filled: Yes)

Documents Needed to Apply

Required Documents: Resume, Cover Letter, Transcript

Supplemental Questions

1. Are you comfortable leading study groups of 3 or more students? (Yes/No)
2. Please list any skills, specialties, experiences, or certifications you have that are relevant to tutoring and / or your subject area (e.g. MLA citations, lab reports, Microsoft Excel, Photoshop, technology, online coursework/Blackboard, etc.) (Open Ended Question)
3. What subjects do you feel that you are competent to tutor? (Open Ended Question)
4. Please list your availability for tutoring: (times of day and days of the week) (Open Ended Question)
5. This position requires you to be a student of Bay College. Do you intend to be a student of Bay College at time the tutoring position would begin? (Yes/No)