Tutor

Tutor Position

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Meet with students one-to-one or in small groups to provide learning assistance and strategies on current course material.
• Maintain a weekly schedule of available hours for student appointments of no less than 10 hours per week and no more than 20 hours per week.
• Keep regular and accurate records of tutoring sessions using available software and/or relevant forms.
• Visit class(s) to make contact with the faculty member at least once to obtain any necessary course syllabi or materials.
• Attend tutor-training sessions as required by the Tutor Coordinator.
• Attend workshops in order to obtain necessary certification.
• Utilization of Tutor Match Services

Qualifications/requirements:

• Be a current undergraduate or graduate student of CDU
• Have a minimum GPA of 3.0 for undergraduates and 3.5 for graduates.
• Completion of a particular course tutoring with earning at least a "B"
• Recommendation from a faculty member of each course to tutor.

Knowledge/ability/skills:

• Good interpersonal communication skills and ease in relating to people from varying educational, cultural, and social backgrounds.
• Good level of responsibility, reliability, and punctuality.
• Appropriate and professional behavior at all times.
• Demonstrated database management skills.
• Ability to establish priorities, meet deadlines and attain growth-oriented goals.
• Must possess excellent computer skills and be proficient in MS Windows, Word, Excel, etc.

Complexity:

• The ability to perform highly detailed work with sustained attention and care while providing/obtaining information on numerous inquiries is paramount to success in this position.

Physical demands:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work environment:

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Ability to work effectively with a diverse community.

Mental demands:

• The mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Frequent variety of unrelated tasks. Constant calculating interrupted work, a variety of interrelated tasks, and use of sustained concentration, reasoning, judgment, resourcefulness, analytical ability, and ingenuity.

Special requirements:

• Ability to work effectively with a diverse community.

COVID-19 Vaccination: As a health professions institution of higher education, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science seeks to protect the health and safety of the University community. Accordingly, CDU will require COVID-19 vaccinations for all University students, faculty, and staff subject to limited exceptions and exemptions. The University vaccine requirement has been implemented consistent with federal and state law related to medical exemptions for students, faculty, and staff. Requests for disability and religious accommodations from faculty and staff will be evaluated consistent with the law and University policies and procedures.

Salary or hourly rate range: $17/hr. for undergraduate students and $20/hr. for graduate students

Part Time

EEO Statement: Charles R. Drew University is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity. Applicants will be considered without regard to gender, race, age, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, marital status, disability or covered veteran status.

Fair Chance Statement: Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science will consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local "Fair Chance" laws.