Academic Success Center Conversation Partner

Northfield, OH - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

St. Olaf College Student Employee Job Description

Job Title: Conversation Partner

Classification: Student Employee (non-exempt)

Name and Address of Employer:St. Olaf College 1520 St. Olaf Ave Northfield MN 55057

If the position requires the student to work off campus provide the name and address here:

Department Name: Academic Success Center

Unit Number (5 digits): 14152

Length of Position:See Employment Authorization

Contact Person/Supervisor: Anne Berry

Pay Rate (Check One) Standard Hourly Rate X Supervisory/Special Skills Hourly Rate

Description of the Position: (Purpose of the Position):

Conversation partners offer an opportunity for students to practice speaking in a supportive space with feedback related to language campus culture and discourse strategies. Conversation partners work mostly but not exclusively with multilingual students in their first year at St. Olaf in order to help them feel competent and confident joining the conversations (academic and social) that are taking place all around them on campus.

Transferable Skills:

This position is ideal for students who might have a future in language education and cross-cultural interaction. Conversation partners gain valuable experience

tutoring and mentoring
listening and providing feedback
thinking about language discourse and communication
using empathy and showing encouragement
working with students from diverse backgrounds

Duties and Responsibilities:

Conversation partners must be flexible and ready to try different approaches to help students reach their goals. Activities might include talking about classes and course content college and campus culture and current events; reading or listening to a text together and then discussing the text or making use of it for an academic purpose (summarizing evaluating defending); practicing strategies for in-class discussion. All conversation partners must

Participate in relevant tutor training
Adapt to the needs of each student
Keep track of visits in Academic Success Center system

Qualifications: (Education/Experience/Skills)

Conversation partners must

have strong interpersonal skills
be open-minded and welcoming toward cultural and linguistic differences
be self-aware reflective patient comfortable working with peers
be self-motivated self-directed and highly accountable
have prior experience with writing or academic tutoring

This job description is for general information purposes. It is not intended to list all duties and responsibilities of the position. This job description is subject to change at any time by St. Olaf College with or without prior notice.

DescriptionSt. Olaf College Student Employee Job DescriptionJob Title: Conversation PartnerClassification: Student Employee (non-exempt)Name and Address of Employer:St. Olaf College 1520 St. Olaf Ave Northfield MN 55057If the position requires the student to work off campus provide the name and addr...