Tutor I - VI, Accounting (Hourly)

Austin Community College • Austin, TX

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

To provide academic support to accounting students through the provision of individual and/or group tutorial services; coordinates with students, lab tutors, and faculty regarding tutorial services. Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area. As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that: Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities. Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC.

Requirements

• Tutoring techniques, standards, and supplemental learning materials for individual and group tutoring.
• Learning Lab services.
• Processes and resources for organizing and leading study groups.
• Maintaining an established work schedule.
• Maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials.
• Effectively using interpersonal and communications skills including tact, patience, and diplomacy.
• Effectively using organizational and planning skills with attention to detail and follow-through.
• Understanding and following instructions precisely.
• Providing quality tutorial services to groups and individuals and providing feedback regarding student performance and/or progress.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with individuals from diverse backgrounds, including students, fellow tutors, and faculty.
• Maintaining a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a manner that promotes good relations with students, co-workers, and staff.
• Demonstrated proficiency using standard office software applications as well as AI tools in an ethical and responsible manner.
• Tutor I: at least one semester of related work experience.
• Tutor I - III: Associate's degree or substantial undergraduate coursework (12 semester hours) in the discipline, and demonstrated competence in the subjects that will be tutored.
• Tutor IV - VI: Bachelor's or Master's degree in the discipline, and demonstrated competence in the subjects that will be tutored.

Nice To Haves

• Tutor II: at least one year of related work experience
• Tutor III: at least two years of related work experience
• Tutor IV: at least three years of related work experience
• Tutor V: at least four years of related work experience
• Tutor VI: at least five years of related work experience
• Tutor I - VI: at least 18 semester hours of coursework at the graduate level in the discipline, and/or active professional license in the discipline.

Responsibilities

• Tutors students according to set priorities and academic goals.
• Provides assistance to students on a one-on-one or group basis in the subject discipline, college study skills, and Learning Lab resources.
• Organizes supplemental learning materials.
• Provides feedback on student progress.
• May assist with research, development, delivery, and evaluation of specialized tutoring services and/or resources for tutorial activities.
• May lead study groups in the subject matter.
• Physical tutoring on campus in a learning lab as well as virtual classroom tutoring via Zoom or similarly ACC-approved platforms.

Benefits

• ACC medical benefits effective the first of the month after their first 60 days of employment.
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• Retirement plans (Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) and the Optional Retirement Program (ORP-Faculty and Administrators Only))
• ACC Money Purchase Plan (ACCMPP) as a retirement program required by federal law for hourly employees.
• AD&D (Accidental Death & Dismemberment)

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees