Remote Tutor - Biology (Part-Time)

CCC Social Sourcing • Chicago, IL

3d • Remote

About The Position

City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) is seeking a Remote Tutor (Part-Time) to provide students with tutoring and instructional support in Biology. The role aims to help students improve their academic capabilities, progress academically, and promote independent learning. Remote Tutors assist students in comprehending course materials, developing effective study skills, and utilizing educational technology. This position may involve individual and small group tutoring, as well as supporting online courses as an embedded tutor. The tutor will work with students across various programs to enhance their academic success and build confidence.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university in a field of study and subject area related to Biology, OR similar technical certifications and training.
• High degree of demonstrated skill using Zoom, learning management systems such as D2L, and other relevant educational technologies.
• Employees working remote are responsible for providing a stable internet environment with a connection speed of at least 300 megabytes per second (Mbps).
• Proficiency in the subject area to be tutored (Biology).
• High degree of proficiency in creating learning and study resources for students at a range of skill levels.
• Knowledge of effective tutoring techniques and strategies in Biology.
• Knowledge of tutoring strategies used for improving students study skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work within a culturally diverse environment.
• Ability to interact effectively with students and to motivate students to succeed.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Nice To Haves

• Completion of tutoring certification preferred.
• Experience in teaching, tutoring, or delivering academic support to students at the post-secondary instructional level is strongly preferred.
• Experience working in a large, urban community college environment with a diverse cultural and ethnic student body is highly desirable.
• Skill in tutoring students at the developmental or foundational level in reading, writing, or math.

Responsibilities

• Provides academic assistance in tutoring to students on an individual or group basis in Biology.
• Tutors students to help them gain a deeper comprehension of course materials and a better understanding of work assignments to improve their academic success.
• Crafts effective tutoring plans to address tutee’s weaknesses and strengths.
• Provides students with learning strategies including ways to improve study skills and retention, how to organize work, effective use of time, and how to build better study habits to improve academic capabilities.
• Provides students with skills for using educational technology and computers, relevant to their area of expertise or required for the course work they support within that expertise, to improve the student’s academic capabilities.
• Schedules individual tutoring sessions online, based on students requests for tutoring in a specific subject area, course or discipline.
• Assists students in problem solving and applying critical thinking techniques in the context of Biology.
• Helps students develop positive attitudes and a high level of motivation towards learning and studying, build self-confidence and reduce anxiety or fear of failure in academic work.
• Prepares students for standardized testing and provides strategies to overcome test anxiety.
• Participates in tutor orientation and attends professional development and training sessions to increase competency in subject areas and improve tutoring skills.
• May conduct academic skill reviews and lead workshops on academic skills.
• Provide ongoing communication with students, Instructors and academic advisors regarding academic progress of individual students.
• Maintains records on tutoring activities.
• Provides periodic student assessments and evaluations as required.
• Supports the class Instructor remotely as an embedded tutor, pro-actively engaging students in learning exercises, monitoring students’ level of comprehension, and assisting students in the class struggling with materials and course content.
• Meets remotely with Instructor to discuss implementation and use of lesson plans, review feedback on learning activities, and to assess students’ progress and challenges in the classroom.
• Conducts in-class presentations remotely on various strategies to improve academic capabilities including study and note taking skills, reading comprehension skills, and writing skills, as well as other skills relevant to the embedded class but within the tutors’ area of expertise.

Benefits

• Salary: $21.31-$24.59/hr
• Benefits information is found at https://www.ccc.edu/departments/Benefits/

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level