Website St. Petersburg College
Compensation: $16.35 an hour
Hours: 20-25/week
Departmental Mission:
As a key component for faculty and student success within the College’s Academic Services division, Learning Resources dynamically integrates library and tutoring services into one centralized department that supports the mission of developing and sustaining innovation in research, learning, and technology; fostering and supporting intellectual curiosity, academic independence, and student achievement; and establishing and nurturing strong partnerships and connections with students, faculty, staff, and the community.
Position Expectations:
Located at the St. Pete/Gibbs STEM Learning Resources Center, this position is for a part-time Sr. Instructional Support Specialist to work approximately 20-25 hours a week, tutoring individuals and small groups in mathematics, both in person and online. The preferred candidate should be well-versed in college-level mathematics, including calculus and liberal arts math. Knowledge of physics and/or chemistry is strongly preferred.
The STEM Learning Resources Center is open 8:30 am – 5:30 pm, Monday through Thursday and 8:30 am – 1:00 pm, Friday. Daily work schedules may vary. A weekly commitment to working at least one evening or one day on the weekend remotely may also be expected.
Position Summary:
This class is the second of four levels in the Instructional Support series. Incumbents develop and maintain tutoring support lessons and materials for courses and promote tutoring services. Responsibilities may include developing resource materials for tutors; tracking tutoring services; training less experienced tutors; specializing in unique tutoring services (e.g., learning disabilities); and performing the duties of the lower level.
Education:
Bachelor's degree.
Experience:
Two years related experience.
* An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job may be acceptable in lieu of those requirements listed above.
Knowledge:
- Applicable subject matter(s);
- Educational plans and material development principles;
- Education principles and practices;
- Applicable technologies related to subject material;
- Basic training principles;
- Recordkeeping principles;
- Computers and related software applications
Skills:
- Educating students;
- Working with students of diverse backgrounds;
- Preparing educational plans and materials;
- Maintaining an appropriate learning environment;
- Maintaining student records;
- Training staff on work methods;
- Using a computer and related software applications;
- Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with subordinates, coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to give and receive work direction.
Physical:
Positions in this class typically require: reaching, standing, walking, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.
Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
All applications of interest must be submitted through the College's employment system. Applications without a cover letter may not receive the committee's full consideration.
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- External Candidates: Apply Here
