SLCC Student, Work Study - Program Associate I, America Reads Tutor (Part-Time)

Job Summary

The Thayne Center for Student Life, Leadership, and Community Engagement provides a supportive and inclusive office for students to explore community involvement, leadership, and volunteerism.

By providing opportunities in conjunction with local nonprofits we cultivate an environment to test our student’s interests and areas of study while assisting them to realize they have the knowledge and skills to affect positive change in our community.

America Reads Lead Tutors work with various stakeholders to reduce chronic absenteeism. Our partner sites include the United Way of Salt Lake, and the YMCA, among others.

Tutors work at the partner site for 10-20 hours per week, receiving a schedule from the partner about which students will benefit most from consistent motivation and support.

During their time at the partner site, tutors will build a mentoring relationship with the students and share their passion for reading and education.

In this program, the tutor will get direct experience working with students, practicing customer service skills, learning about the education system, and working in a fast-paced environment.

This is a community work-study position (more info can be found below). Community work-study should not be your primary source of income, but to help with supplemental expenses only.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties Reduce Chronic Absenteeism in the school.

• You will work on a Chronic Absence prevention and intervention project throughout each semester. Including but not limited to meeting with students, tracking attendance data, and implementing interventions to help reduce absenteeism.
• Weekly to daily check-ins and check-outs (CICO) with students who have attendance / truancy issues.
• Be a positive presence in the hallways during class changes.
• Build relationships with the students by engaging with them during lunch hour and other transition times.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties Continued

• Maintain excellent communication with the Coordinator for Student Community Leadership and the partner site.
• Reflect on their tutoring experience through trainings, completing an ePortfolio, and written prompts.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must have an SLCC Federal work-study award through SLCC’s Financial Aid office.
• Must be able to earn a Work Study award.
• Must be enrolled in 6 credit hours per semester
• Must work at least 10 hours and no more than 20 a week during the semester.
• Must be comfortable talking with students, staff, and faculty.
• Must have basic computer skills.
• Tutors may create their own work schedules within available tutoring hours at their school sites.
• Must commit to attending an orientation at the outset, as well as 2 trainings per semester.
• Must be able to leave campus and access the partner site using their preferred transportation method.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience teaching others or tutoring.
• Experience working with elementary aged students.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to read, write and speak well in English, bilingual skills a plus!
• Ability to communicate effectively with diverse populations.
• Desire to work with elementary age students from diverse backgrounds and experiences
• Serve as a positive role model and mentor.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of people with a variety of abilities and backgrounds, to maintain good working relationships across the College.
• Ability to work with all groups from a variety of academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds, and with community college students, faculty, and staff, including those with disabilities.

Non-Essential Responsibilities and Duties