Avid Learning Specialist (Tutor II) Part-Time

Job Summary and Responsibilities/Duties

For best consideration, please submit application materials by July 21, 2024.

Provides holistic learning strategies, mentoring, and retention support for students under the day-to-day guidance of the AVID Coordinator. Works with the AVID Coordinator, content area instructor, and other College staff to assess student needs and to develop and implement customized learning interventions for individuals and small groups.

Essential Duties:

• Provides learning strategies, academic coaching, content tutoring, and support to students in target areas such as organization, inquiry, reading to learn, and collaboration using a welcoming, strengths-based approach, individually and/or in small groups. Provides student contact by appointment or drop-in via phone, email, video chat, or in-person in the learning center, lab, classroom, or other setting as appropriate.

• Assesses student needs via AVID assessment tools, learning skills assessment tools, and evidence of current student class work.

• Connects students to campus resources and programming that will positively affect their persistence and retention at MHCC. Refers students with non-academic support needs to other campus resources.

• Collaborates with the AVID Coordinator to develop customized learning interventions for students, including content area and learning skills support. Supports integration of learning skills and AVID strategies into content curriculum and student routines.

• Creates and manages case notes documenting student interactions and plan of assistance. Reviews and responds to received case notes.

• Attends content area and college and academic success strategies courses or workshops as assigned; attends campus events to promote services to students, make connections with students and faculty, and familiarize self with target curricula.

• Maintains awareness of student progress in courses and AVID Program; maintains records of student progress and content of sessions; communicates regularly with content area faculty and tutors about course curriculum and student progress.

• Assists with planning and facilitation of workshops for students and employees such as Bridge Programming or learning community events.

• Participates in the advertisement and promotion of tutoring services, peer academic mentoring, and overall AVID|LSC services and supports. May assist with orienting students to services, creating marketing materials, creating learning videos, and posting to social media.

• Attends in-service and/or executive staff, department, and division meetings as directed by manager.

Additional Duties:

• Assists with and conducts outreach for AVID Program on campus and at secondary institutions

• Provides direction and guidance to student employees in the department as needed.

• Participates in professional development activities as requested.

• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Minimum and Desired Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree in education, mathematics, science, social science, humanities, English as a second language (ESL), English language learning (ELL), teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL), special education, or related field

Experience/Training:

• Minimum (1) year of experience supporting learning within an educational environment

• Experience working with historically underserved and culturally diverse populations

• Experience using Socratic tutoring methods

• Basic skills using Microsoft Office and/or O365 applications

• Experience using video conferencing software

Desired Qualifications:

• Significant coursework in science, social science, special education, ESL, ELL, or TESOL

• Experience teaching, tutoring, or academic coaching at the secondary or post-secondary level

• Experience working with adult and/or secondary learners

• Experience with the AVID Program at the secondary or post-secondary level

• Bilingual skills in Spanish, Vietnamese, or Russian.

Additional Qualifications and/or Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

• Cultural competency in terms of awareness of and sensitivity to cultural differences and the challenges of adapting to a new cultural environment.

• Interpersonal communication skills.

• Knowledge and understanding of issues significant to diverse communities.

• Emotional intelligence and growth-mindset.

• Ability to relate well to and understand the experiences of college students from historically underrepresented and marginalized backgrounds.

• Ability to communicate tactfully, collaborate effectively, and empathize compassionately.

• Ability to manage time efficiently, prioritize tasks, and complete tasks under minimal supervision

• Ability to create a positive, welcoming environment for students with negative educational experiences.

Working Conditions and Important Information

Working Conditions:

Work is typically performed in a normal office environment with exposure to a potentially emotional and stressful environment when resolving interpersonal conflict and providing student support. Work is often performed at a computer terminal with normal risks of visual eye strain and repetitive hand/wrist motion for data entry and keyboarding functions. Work is completed within designated areas on the Gresham campus and, as appropriate and needed at scheduled hours, from home (remote online support).

SALARY

Salary placement will be based on applicable education and/or years of relevant equivalent experience at the sole discretion of the College, per the guidelines in the applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement. Please include all relevant education and full and part-time experience in your application that you want the College to review towards potential placement. Hired employees will not have an opportunity to update past education and/or experience or appeal initial placement after the time of hire.

Part-time Tutors are paid based on accumulated work hours according to the salary schedule below; all new employees will start at level 1.

Level

• Accumulated Work HoursTutors10 - 1000$31.3421001 - 2000$33.0332001 - 3000$34.5443001 - 4000$36.0754001 or more$37.69

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

MHCC only accepts applications through our online application system at http://agency.governmentjobs.com/mhcc/default.cfm. For technical assistance, please call 855-524-5627.

Please note: We do not request or read letters of recommendation. Also, it is not necessary to upload a large number of documents with your materials. We are looking for the required documents. Faculty applications require a current resume, cover letter and official transcripts (copies are fine for application purposes) and/or any required certificates or licenses.

Please note: this is initially a self-screening system. We recognize that our application process can be lengthy, so before you begin, please read all of the stated requirements to determine if you meet them. Applicants must meet all of the stated minimum qualifications and additional requirements to be considered for this position. Based on your responses to the qualifying questions, the system may automatically screen you out from further consideration.

Position subject to budget consideration and approval.

Final candidates will be subject to a criminal background check as part of the employment process.

MHCC is NOT able to support Visa applications for employment at the college. Applicants must already be eligible to work in the United States to be considered.

MHCC provides qualifying veterans and disabled veterans with preference in employment in accordance with ORS 408.225, 408.230, and 408.235; OAR 105-040-0010 and 105-040-0015.

Qualifying veterans and disabled veterans may obtain preference by submitting as verification of eligibility a copy of the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214 or 215) or a letter from the US Dept. of Veteran's Affairs indicating receipt of a non-service connected pension to your application. Disabled Veterans must also submit a copy of their Veteran's disability preference letter from the Dept. of Veteran Affairs, unless the information is included in the DD Form 214 or 215.

If you are seeking this preference, appropriate documentation must be provided at the time of application. You may submit an electronic copy in the document upload area of the application in the section marked "veterans' preference document," or fax to 503-491-7257 or mail to Human Resources, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR 97030. If you do not have your documentation, you may request it through your Veterans' Administration Office.

Applicants with disabilities may request accommodation to complete the application and interview process. Please notify Human Resources at least three working days prior to the date of need.

Mt. Hood Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that actively supports workforce diversity.