SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION LEADER

Essential Duties

Ascertain course requirements and maintain contact throughout the term with the course professor.

Actively recruit participants for SI sessions.

Be prepared and be on time for each SI session.

Be familiar with campus resources available to students.

Plan SI sessions using a wide variety of interactive learning strategies (without re-teaching, lecturing, or completing students' assignments for them).

Prepare handouts, informal quizzes, and other learning aids for SI sessions.

Maintain a professional attitude at all times.

Administrative responsibilities

Collect attendance data survey for every session and turn it in weekly (Online)

Follow all procedures and policies

Meet with the course professor regularly

Report immediately to the coordinator when critical issues arise

Meeting with the course professor

Time Commitment

Allot 3 hours per week for professor follow-up with 2 meetings per week at a minimum

Allot 3-hour preparation for SI instruction

Allot 3 hours for SI instruction

Allot 3 hours for office hours

Attend one-half day paid training and orientation prior to the fall / spring semester.

Attend and participate in SI Leader group meetings in order to report and discuss any issues, concerns, and study strategies with SI Coordinator and other SI Leaders.

Required Qualifications

Have and maintain an overall GPA of 3.3 or above.

Acquired an A for SI course advisement

COURSES :

GENERAL / INTRO BIOLOGY

GENERAL / INTRO CHEMISTRY

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

MATH / PHYSICS

PUBLIC HEALTH

WRITING

Minimum Requirements

Be able to work flexible hours of 15-20 hours per week.

Be a model student who understands the importance and application of effective study skills and strategies.

Possess good organizational and time management skills. (SI Leaders are responsible for submitting attendance sheets, lesson plans, and timesheets in a timely manner.)

Effective communication skills.

Prior enrollment in the selected course highly desirable.

Faculty recommendation (content competency is required).

Capacity to work with students with diverse backgrounds.

Commitment to work the time promised.

Be able to attend a paid mandatory training prior to the fall / spring semester.

Teaching and / or tutoring experience strongly desired

Understanding different concepts of learning styles and different tactics for teaching and developing student comprehension.

Masters student at CDU or Juniors / Senior undergraduate status at CDU

Preferred Qualifications

N / A

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.

Occasional stooping. Frequent standing. Constant walking, sitting, climbing, reaching high / low levels, finger movement, feeling, speaking clearly, hearing conversationally, and seeing far and near.

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.

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.

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.

Occasionally required to work in confined space.

Special Requirements

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.

As a condition of enrollment and employment, proof of a COVID-19 vaccination and booster will be required for CDU students, faculty, and staff entry to the CDU campus.

FLSA

Non-Exempt

Category

Part-Time

Salary Range

$25-$26 / hr.