Student Support Services Tutor Coordinator
Job Description
Paul D. Camp Community College is a small 2-year college in Southeast Virginia. Campuses are located in Franklin and Suffolk. There also is a center in Smithfield. The college offers associate degrees, certificates, and career studies certificates In transfer and career/technical programs; credit and non-credit workforce services and training for businesses and industries; special interest classes for the community; and summer classes for youth through the Regional Workforce Development Center. A dual enrollment program for high school students, online courses, and developmental studies classes are available at the college as well.
Paul D. Camp Community College provides accessible, quality higher education, workforce training and community development in our service region, while supporting success for a diverse student population, and fulfilling the needs of our employers.
The primary purpose of the Student Support Services (SSS) Tutor Coordinator is to provide support services to a wide-range of diverse students to include: economically disadvantaged, first-generation, and students with disabilities in order to promote their success by assisting in their academic journey by providing academic reinforcement through tutoring services.
The Tutor Coordinator will have a keen understanding of Camp’s academic courses and instructional methodologies. Additionally, the Tutor Coordinator will develop and present SSS information sessions for participants to provide information on tutor services; collaborate with faculty to ensure that tutoring services are aligned with specific course instructions; and create effective study skills strategies for students that will assist in their understanding of course materials. The Tutor Coordinator will develop and maintain a database of all tutees, hours tutored, course name, length of time tutored, and the name of tutors; and track the progress and success of each tutee and their grade point average. This position will also conduct information sessions for students on various study skills techniques (time management, goal setting, note taking, etc.) in order to aid and advance individual student academic success.
This is a wage position limited to working no more than 1,500 hours during the 12 month period of May 1 – April 30, regardless of the hire date. The wage employment period resets on May 1 of the following year. All wage employees are limited to working no more than 29 hours per week on average over the 12-month period. This wage position offers no state benefits.
Paul D. Camp Community College provides accessible, quality higher education, workforce training and community development in our service region, while supporting success for a diverse student population, and fulfilling the needs of our employers.
The primary purpose of the Student Support Services (SSS) Tutor Coordinator is to provide support services to a wide-range of diverse students to include: economically disadvantaged, first-generation, and students with disabilities in order to promote their success by assisting in their academic journey by providing academic reinforcement through tutoring services.
The Tutor Coordinator will have a keen understanding of Camp’s academic courses and instructional methodologies. Additionally, the Tutor Coordinator will develop and present SSS information sessions for participants to provide information on tutor services; collaborate with faculty to ensure that tutoring services are aligned with specific course instructions; and create effective study skills strategies for students that will assist in their understanding of course materials. The Tutor Coordinator will develop and maintain a database of all tutees, hours tutored, course name, length of time tutored, and the name of tutors; and track the progress and success of each tutee and their grade point average. This position will also conduct information sessions for students on various study skills techniques (time management, goal setting, note taking, etc.) in order to aid and advance individual student academic success.
This is a wage position limited to working no more than 1,500 hours during the 12 month period of May 1 – April 30, regardless of the hire date. The wage employment period resets on May 1 of the following year. All wage employees are limited to working no more than 29 hours per week on average over the 12-month period. This wage position offers no state benefits.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in human services, education or related field to the purpose and responsibilities of the position, and/or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Working experience training and/or tutoring.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and implement innovative learning and study strategies to support tutoring initiatives.
- Demonstrated experience using word processing/spreadsheet software (i.e. Microsoft Office Suite).
- Experience using student information systems such as PeopleSoft.
- Strong interpersonal communication skills to work with faculty and staff to ensure the success of the students.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate, orally and in writing, with a diverse population of faculty, staff, and students to reach common goals of student success.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Demonstrated proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access).
- Knowledge of TriO Student Support Services or similar TriO programs.
- Demonstrated experience and working knowledge of software used to support educational systems, i.e., EAB Navigate, VA Wizard, online tutoring programs (i.e. Brainfuse), and learning management systems (LMS), such as Canvas.
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