Professional Tutor

Number of Positions In Requisition

4

Job Details

The Professional Tutor provides individualized academic support to students across all Thomas Jefferson University programs and subject areas. This role assists students with a wide range of academic needs supporting learning at various stages from foundational concepts to advanced coursework and capstone-level projects. Tutors meet with students one-on-one either in person or remotely and deliver structured student-centered guidance to promote academic success.

Job Description

Essential Functions

• Interacts with co-workers visitors and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Provides individualized tutoring to students across Jefferson programs and subject areas supporting undergraduate and graduate-level coursework including advanced and capstone-level learning.
• Assists students with understanding course material developing academic skills and applying concepts through guided practice and problem-solving strategies.

• Delivers timely constructive verbal and written feedback to support student learning and academic progress.

• Maintains accurate scheduling session documentation and records of tutoring interactions in accordance with program guidelines.

• Completes required training and collaborates with academic support leadership to ensure consistent service quality and alignment with tutoring standards.

Competencies (Knowledge Skills and Abilities Required):

Calendar/scheduling; expertise/experience with tutoring and writing support/instruction preferably in a university or writing center setting; experience with best practices for writing support; excellent communication both oral and written

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelors degree required; graduate degree or graduate student preferred

AND

Experience:

• Some experience tutoring or working one-on-one with students on writing preferably in a university writing center or learning center

Work Shift

Rotating (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University

Primary Location Address

130 S 9th Street Philadelphia Pennsylvania United States of America

Nationally ranked Jefferson which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65000 people strong dedicated to providing the highest-quality compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrows professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College Jefferson College of Nursing and the Kanbar College of Design Engineering and Commerce dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8300 students. Jefferson Health nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age race color religion creed sexual orientation gender gender identity marital status pregnancy national origin ancestry citizenship military status veteran status handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues including medical (including prescription) supplemental insurance dental vision life and AD&D insurance short- and long-term disability flexible spending accounts retirement plans tuition assistance as well as voluntary benefits which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues including those who work less than part-time(including per diemcolleagues adjunct faculty and Jeff Temps) have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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