Part-Time Temporary - Tutor (Pool) 2022

Tasks

• Provide feedback to students using positive reinforcement techniques to encourage, motivate, or build confidence in students.

• Teach students study skills, note-taking skills, and test-taking strategies.

• Review class material with students by discussing text, working solutions to problems, or reviewing worksheets or other assignments.

• Provide private instruction to individual or small groups of students to improve academic performance, improve occupational skills, or prepare for academic or occupational tests.

• Assess students' progress throughout tutoring sessions.

• Schedule tutoring appointments with students or their parents.

• Monitor student performance or assist students in academic environments, such as classrooms, laboratories, or computing centers.

• Organize tutoring environment to promote productivity and learning.

• Participate in training and development sessions to improve tutoring practices or learn new tutoring techniques.

• Develop teaching or training materials, such as handouts, study materials, or quizzes.

• Maintain records of students' assessment results, progress, feedback, or school performance, ensuring confidentiality of all records.

• Prepare lesson plans or learning modules for tutoring sessions according to students' needs and goals.

• Collaborate with students, parents, teachers, school administrators, or counselors to determine student needs, develop tutoring plans, or assess student progress.

• Prepare and facilitate tutoring workshops, collaborative projects, or academic support sessions for small groups of students.

• Research or recommend textbooks, software, equipment, or other learning materials to complement tutoring.

• Communicate students' progress to students, parents or teachers in written progress reports, in person, by phone, or by email.

• Identify, develop, or implement intervention strategies, tutoring plans, or individualized education plans (IEPs) for students.

• Travel to students' homes, libraries, or schools to conduct tutoring sessions.

• Administer, proctor, or score academic or diagnostic assessments.

Skills

• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

• Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.

• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

• Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

• Learning Strategies - Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.

• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

• Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

• Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

• Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.

• Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.

• Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

• Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Knowledge

• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

• Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

• Psychology - Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

• Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.