Paraprofessional Tutor ( In House: Paraprofessional Learning Consultant ) (Pool)

Mount Wachusett Community College • Leominster, MA

15h • Hybrid

About The Position

This job posting is for a "Pool" position, meaning there may or may not be available openings at this time. When an opening occurs, the hiring manager will select from the pool of applicants on file. Applicants will not be notified of their status unless selected for an interview, which could happen soon after applying or up to a year later. Paraprofessional Learning Consultants (Paraprofessional Tutors) conduct consultations with students in the Learning Success Center (Academic Support and Testing Center) or other programs. This involves building rapport, understanding individual student learning styles, skills, and needs, facilitating student growth and independence as active learners, and documenting consultations. Consultations can be individual, in small groups, or round-robin, and can be face-to-face or online via synchronous technology like Zoom.

Requirements

• Successful completion of 12 college level credits
• Minimum overall GPA of 3.0
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Additional qualifications may be required based on subject matter.

Nice To Haves

• Prior tutorial experience
• Ability to serve a variety of student demographics, including historically marginalized students, first generation, students with accommodations, and at-risk 7-12 students
• Associates Degree
• Candidates with credentials and/or experience in multiple areas are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual and small group consultation in-person, online, and/or concurrently as the situation requires.
• Provide consultations and workshops on executive function development, including time and effort management, resource organization, study and note-taking skills, test-taking skills, or related topics as needed.
• Implement Grit, Growth Mindset, and Universal Design for Learning philosophies and strategies in consultation design and student interaction.
• Develop rapport with students to understand learning styles, strategies, and needs that shape consultations.
• Collaborate with students to set consultation learning goals.
• Use appropriate learning techniques and strategies to achieve learning goals, including but not limited to VARK, Bloom's Taxonomy, Gradual Release of Responsibility, Socratic Method, SQ3R, etc.
• Model proven learning behaviors by exercising appropriate study and data search activities for finding new or verifying existing content knowledge and concepts.
• Support in-house student questions related to learning technology access, including LMS systems (Blackboard, MyLab), printing, and productivity suites (Microsoft, Google).
• Complete documentation and correspondence related to consultation, employment, and work-related duties in a timely and thorough manner.
• Interact with students using proven interpersonal communication skills, including active listening, wait time, paraphrasing, etc.
• Maintain ethical and professional boundaries with students.
• Refer students to appropriate student services and academic affairs resources as needed.
• Staff the program area during in-house shifts.
• Assist with the general upkeep and appearance of the program area.
• Assist with the design, development, and review of the program's instructional and operations material (e.g. Learning Success Guide and other materials related to LSC operations).
• Engage in regular program-designated professional development (minimum 2 events) each semester.
• Maintain knowledge of practices in courses (texts, tools, etc.), content delivery order, and methods for instruction and consultation.
• Refer concerns and questions to the program director as needed.
• Perform other work-related tasks as requested by the program director.

Benefits

• Yes

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree