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Job Description / Duties

POSITION PURPOSE
The College Lab Assistant 2 – Chemistry Option promotes student success in all chemistry courses, provides ongoing expertise on promoting student success in chemistry and related courses; and works as a team to manage the daily operations of the Academic Success Center. This position provides lead work for a rotation of chemistry and other subject related tutors consisting of student employees and volunteers.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND RESULTS

1. Promote student success in all chemistry courses and with chemistry elements in other disciplines and other related courses.

Priority: Essential Percent of Time: 65%

•Provide walk-in and appointment tutoring for chemistry and related courses
•Assess the learning skill levels of students seeking assistance for learning improvement
•Assist students with locating, understanding, and using resources and equipment
•Coach learning strategies to promote students learning independently
•Plan and implements academic assistance activities for individuals and groups
•Provide expertise on the content of chemistry courses for which students regularly seek assistance
•Provide expertise for commonly requested non-course assistance
•Keep current on relevant technology such web-based instructional delivery, on-line tutoring, and similar technology
•Monitor national best practices for college academic support for chemistry students and promote their use in the center.
•Lead academic success workshops as requested on such topics as "Chemistry 1020 Review Session”
•Communicate regularly with faculty to clarify student needs and evaluate services; adjusts service delivery as needed
•Coordinate College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA) Level 1 training materials and delivery for all Academic Success Center workers in collaboration with other ASC staff.
•Coordinate tutors for embedded tutoring based upon demonstrated need and availability.

2. Manage the daily operations of Chemistry tutoring area.

Priority: Essential Percent of Time: 20%%

•Assist the Academic Success Director in the selection of work study tutors
•Coordinate the daily workflow of the chemistry tutors
•Serve as a mentor for new chemistry tutors, promoting effective tutoring techniques and providing support for challenging situations
•Assist in the supervision and evaluation of the chemistry tutors
•Manage the schedules for chemistry and other assigned tutors
•Provide training and support for chemistry and other assigned tutors.
•Manage the data collection and record keeping within the Academic Success Center for chemistry tutors and other assigned tutors by the Director.
•Secure and maintain chemistry resources for students.
•Provide onboarding and tutor training for chemistry peer tutors.
•Monitor and promote optimal usage of the chemistry tutoring support such as appointment vs walk-in tutoring and 1:1 vs group tutoring
•Schedule and lead subject training for chemistry tutoring.
•Assemble or prepare resources for commonly requested assistance
•Attend chemistry and related department meetings upon invitation
•Collaborate with Power of You staff, Starting Point staff, and other programs within Students Services in the assessment and support of shared students
•Confer with faculty on optimal academic support techniques and support for individual students
•Promote Academic Support Services available in the Academic Success Center (i.e. class-room visits, tours of the center etc.)

3. Work as a team to manage the daily operations of the Academic Success Center.

Priority: Essential Percent of Time: 10%

•Assist with managing the flow of students for walk-in and appointment tutoring in the Academic Success Center.
•Maintain regular communication with the Director
•Maintain knowledge of the operation enough to assist when the center is short-staffed
•Attend staff meetings and other campus-level meetings and events as required
•Assist with the preparation and evaluation of statistical data on student use of the center
•Assist with the administration of the Accuplacer test or other approved testing instruments to students in conjunction with college staff or student employees.

4. Perform other duties as assigned to ensure the smooth functioning of the department and maintain the reputation of the organization as a viable business partner.

Priority: Secondary Percent of Time: 5%

Qualifications / Required Skills

KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Minimum Qualifications (expected to have to enter job):
Associate or higher degree in chemistry or a closely related field such as chemistry
AND
One (1) academic year of teaching/tutoring experience in chemistry at the high school level or above
OR
An equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Preferred Qualifications (desired but not expected to have to enter job)

•Bachelor’s degree in chemistry or a closely related field.
•Demonstrate and effort to improve cultural competence and actively takes steps to include diversity training or professional development.
•Ability to apply knowledge of course content and tutor techniques to support student success.
•Human relations skills sufficient to assist and motivate students from a variety of ethnic, cultural, academic, economic and social backgrounds.
•Ability to communicate effectively with faculty members, counselors, administrators and related personnel regarding student needs, department needs and other concerns.
•Ability to apply knowledge of college policies and procedure to assist students
•Ability to acquire knowledge and curriculum changes, developments in the writing field, and tutoring methodologies to maintain up-to-date service delivery.

Contact Information

For more information go to
https://minneapolistech.peopleadmin.com/postings/2132