Supplemental Instruction Coordinator - Academic Success Center - UTK

University of Tennessee•Knoxville, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Supplemental Instruction Coordinator provides leadership for the Supplemental Instruction (SI) program as well as provides on-site supervision to undergraduate and graduate staff serving as tutors, supplemental instructors, and graduate assistants. The SI Coordinator will work to implement best practices in academic supports, foster a collaborative learning environment, and engage in strategic planning in order to grow and develop the Supplemental Instruction program. The coordinator communicates with campus partners to increase academic support access, align curricular needs with academic support services, and manages the Supplemental Instruction and embedded tutoring programs, which includes ensuring oversight and the availability of services during the evenings and on weekends. The SI Coordinator also develops and leads the complex and ongoing training and support to SI Leaders and embedded tutors, which includes the coordination of intensive training sessions that take place during off-schedule hours (weekends and evenings). The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has shaped leaders, changemakers, and innovative thinkers since its founding in 1794. The university is home to more than 38,000 students and 10,000 statewide employees—the Volunteers—who uphold the university’s tradition of lighting the way for others through leadership and service. UT Knoxville offers over 900 programs of study across 14 degree-granting colleges and schools. As Tennessee’s flagship land-grant university, its footprint spans the entire state. The university holds the highest Carnegie classification for research activity and has deep partnerships with industry leaders and the US Department of Energy’s largest multidisciplinary laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The Knoxville campus serves and recruits for UT Knoxville, including the Institute of Agriculture and the Space Institute, as well as the UT Institute of Public Service. UT Knoxville considers its employees its number one asset. With values that focus on work-life balance, compensation, and innovation leadership, all Vols are supported to advance professionally. Employees have access to career development and coaching, continued education, and an extensive list of development and training possibilities. The Volunteer employee experience implements structures and practices to attract and retain top-tier talent, fostering a strong staff community and supporting a culture of involvement and engagement for everyone. The university holds a strong commitment to its land-grant mission of learning and engagement, with a tradition of service and leadership that carries that Volunteer spirit throughout the state and around the world. It has been ranked nationally as “Best Employer for New Graduates,” “One of America’s Best Large Employers,” and “Best Workplace for Women,” and has been designated as “Best Place for Working Parents” by Forbes Magazine.

Responsibilities

Provides leadership for the Supplemental Instruction (SI) program
Provides on-site supervision to undergraduate and graduate staff serving as tutors, supplemental instructors, and graduate assistants
Implements best practices in academic supports
Fosters a collaborative learning environment
Engages in strategic planning in order to grow and develop the Supplemental Instruction program
Communicates with campus partners to increase academic support access and align curricular needs with academic support services
Manages the Supplemental Instruction and embedded tutoring programs, which includes ensuring oversight and the availability of services during the evenings and on weekends
Develops and leads the complex and ongoing training and support to SI Leaders and embedded tutors, which includes the coordination of intensive training sessions that take place during off-schedule hours (weekends and evenings)