Student Employment - Medical Tutor

The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine • Erie, PA

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About The Position

The student tutor will provide students who are failing a course or performing poorly in a course with instructional help outside of their normal classes. A tutor should be capable of assisting in all subjects. This assistance is typically provided to groups of five or less students but can be offered individually, if a group cannot be formed.

Requirements

• Must possess required knowledge and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent communication skills
• The student tutor must demonstrate the motor skills required of all LECOM medical school students as specified in the Health & Technical Standards section of the student handbook
• Maintaining an established work schedule
• Ability to be self-reliant and follow instructions
• Maintaining confidentiality of work related information and materials
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships
• The ability to accept work requests from other managers and supervisors in a respectful and cooperative manner and to independently answer such requests
• The ability to work cooperatively and collegially with others, consistent with a workplace of dignity and respect and EEO rules and regulations
• The ability to devote full attention and energy to the important work of LECOM in a timely fashion
• Be able to be flexible to accept other duties needed/assigned for the Institution’s needs
• Current LECOM student
• LECOM grade point average of 3.5 or higher
• Completion of at least the first semester of medical education at LECOM (students repeating the year may not qualify)
• With the approval of the Associate Dean of Pre-Clinical Education, a first year medical student in their first semester with previous experience or expertise in a given subject area may be permitted to serve as a tutor for first year medical students and students in the Post Baccalaureate program requiring assistance in that subject area.

Responsibilities

• Promote and preserve the mission of LECOM
• Act in a friendly, professional manner when dealing with faculty, students and visitors at all times
• Maintain confidentiality, professional appearance and pleasant demeanor
• Meet with those students, on an as needed basis, that have been assigned to them by the Coordinator of Student Tutoring
• Providing individual or group instruction that will help the student or students improve their performance
• Student tutors should regularly provide the Coordinator of Student Tutoring with the names of those students who fail to attend scheduled sessions and those whose performance has improved to a level where tutoring assistance is no longer necessary
• A tutor will report to the Coordinator of Student Tutoring
• Weekly time sheets will be submitted to the Administrative Assistant to Pre-Clinical Education
• Other duties as needed / assigned by the Provost and/or her designee to maintain efficient and effective daily operations

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed