[Pols-announce] Fw: Student-Athlete Support Services: Tutor Job Posting

[Pickerel, Linda M.]

Please forward to any students you think might be interested ..
________________________________
From: Robinson, Michelle <m.robinson at ku.edu>
Sent: Friday, June 25, 2021 12:43 PM
To: KU Pols <kupols at ku.edu>
Subject: Student-Athlete Support Services: Tutor Job Posting


Good afternoon.  I hope you are having a wonderful summer.



Student Athlete Support Services is currently accepting applications for tutors for the Fall 2021 semester.  We wanted to reach out to your office to see if you could possibly circulate the job posting below to your students to see if anyone is interested in applying to be a tutor for our program.  Tutors are not permitted to tutor classes in which they have teaching or grading responsibilities.



Thanks so very much for your help and please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions. - Michelle



Kansas Athletics Student Athlete Support Services: Tutors Needed for Fall 2021



Link to online application:

https://recruiting.ultipro.com/KAN1002KAI/JobBoard/58287c1b-0e20-47bd-9088-a7b706d8f0d9/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=9c3f6978-6ff2-4cd1-9e14-f9820cc64882



Tutor Job Posting

The Learning Services staff in Kansas Athletics Student Athlete Support Services is currently hiring tutors for the Fall 2021 semester.  Tutors needed for the following courses: Applied English courses for English language learners • General humanities • Accounting • Biology • Business-related courses (DSCI, IST, MKTG, MGMT, SCM) • Chemistry • Communications • Economics • Finance • HSES • Mathematics • Physics • Psychology • Sociology

Duties and Responsibilities of all Positions at Kansas Athletics:

1.       Adhere to University, Big 12 Conference, Kansas Athletics, and NCAA policies and procedures;

2.       Maintain knowledge of departmental activities, sports schedules, and procedures;

3.       Foster cooperative working relationships with fellow staff members within the Department;

4.       Support the athletics department goals and philosophies as described by the Director of Athletics and work to achieve and uphold the department’s mission statement and core values;

5.       Maintain a positive attitude toward performing job duties and in working with other staff members;

6.       Exhibit professional decorum at all times while representing Kansas Athletics, including routine events and meetings that occur outside of the office and on the road.

7.       Maintain the confidentiality of all information obtained while an employee of Kansas Athletics including all private, confidential, or sensitive information and ensuring compliance with FERPA, HIPAA, and other applicable regulations.

Duties and Responsibilities of the Tutor Position:

1.       Prepare for tutoring sessions by reviewing what will be accomplished during each session. This includes text review and strategy instruction;

2.       Begin all sessions punctually, use time for academic tasks, and focus on the student's needs;

3.       Attend all scheduled sessions. The Tutor Coordinators must be notified 24 hours in advance prior to any canceled sessions;

4.       Attend and participate in discussions and follow-up meetings for tutors as scheduled by the Learning Services Staff;

5.       Communicate student progress by completing academic update reports on a weekly basis;

6.       Participate as a member of the staff "Learning Community" by working to solve student problems and developing improved tutoring techniques;

7.       Serve as an "expert learner" model for student-athletes;

8.       Teach learning strategies to student-athletes;

9.       Maintain absolute confidentiality with regard to academic progress and/or personal information concerning student-athletes.

Required Qualifications for the Tutor Position:

·         Applicants must have a 3.5 G.P.A or higher in the subject(s) tutored (or have earned an A/B in the specific course tutored);

·         Available to work a minimum of ten hours each week;

o    maximum of 20 for international students;

o    maximum of 29 hours for students and non-students;

·         Non-English speaking applicants must have taken and passed the English proficiency examination.

Preferred Qualifications:

·         Experience in tutoring and/or teaching;

·         Available to work a varied schedule during the week - weekday mornings and/or evenings are preferred, including Sundays.

·         Working knowledge of Zoom, Blackboard and Google drive

Please include a letter of recommendation and a copy of either your advising report or your unofficial transcript, along with the resume.  Also, please enter your Fall availability and how many hours/week you would be available to work.

Have a wonderful day!



Michelle



Michelle M. Robinson
Director, Kansas Athletics Tutoring Program
Student Athlete Support Services
1651 Naismith Drive
Lawrence, Kansas  66045-4069

KUAthletics.com<www.KUAthletics.com>
(785) 864-7982 (office)
(785) 393-5836 (cell)

Follow us: Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/KUAthletics> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/KUAthletics> | Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/kuathletics/>


-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://lists.ku.edu/pipermail/pols-announce/attachments/20210625/5d906ec3/attachment-0001.html>