Professional Tutor

About Us

Founded in 1852, GSC is a member of the University System of Georgia. The college has a distinctive legacy of excellent scholarship and service. GSC offers nearly 30 degrees, which includes multiple associate and baccalaureate pathways for students. With an enrollment of over 3,100 students, GSC offers an intimate academic setting with state-of-the-art classrooms and laboratories. In this setting, students receive individualized attention that only a small college with dedicated faculty and staff can provide.

Job Summary

The Professional Tutor provides comprehensive academic support designed to improve student learning, persistence, academic confidence, and successful course completion. The position provides high-quality individual and group tutoring, proactive outreach to students who may benefit from additional support, coordinated care with faculty and campus partners, and workshops and activities that promote student success.

Responsibilities

Tutoring Services - 70%

• Provide individual and small-group tutoring in assigned academic areas, such as at the dorms and in the success center, through scheduled, walk-in, group, embedded, and virtual formats as appropriate.
• Help students understand course concepts, strengthen foundational skills, and develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and independent-learning skills.
• Assist students with study strategies, test preparation, time management, academic organization, and other skills that support academic success.
• Collaborate with faculty to identify common areas of student difficulty and provide targeted academic support.
• Maintain accurate tutoring and participation records while upholding academic integrity and appropriate professional boundaries.

Student Outreach and Coordinated Care - 20%

• Conduct proactive outreach and follow-up with students identified through faculty referrals, advising, early alerts, or other student-success initiatives.
• Collaborate with faculty, advisors, and campus partners to identify student needs, address barriers, and coordinate appropriate support.
• Connect students with appropriate academic and campus resources and follow up as needed to encourage engagement.
• Document student contacts, referrals, outreach efforts, and follow-up activities in appropriate institutional systems.
• Promote tutoring and academic-support services through classroom visits, student communications, orientations, and campus events.

Workshops and Student-Success Activities - 10%

• Develop and facilitate workshops on study skills, time management, test preparation, note-taking, academic organization, and other student-success topics.
• Coordinate review sessions, study groups, and other targeted academic-support activities.
• Assist with orientation, student-success programming, and other campus engagement activities.
• Develop tutoring, workshop, and academic-success resources for students.
• Evaluate participation and effectiveness of workshops and activities to support continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications

Associate's degree from an accredited college or university.

Preferred Qualifications

Previous experience in tutoring, teaching, academic coaching, advising, or student support in a college or university setting.

Experience with early-alert, student-success, case-management, or coordinated-care systems.

Experience developing or facilitating academic-success workshops, group tutoring, or other student-support programming.

Demonstrated academic success in STEM areas such as Engineering, Computer Science, and Information Technology.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

Demonstrated proficiency in one or more academic areas appropriate for college-level tutoring.

Strong interpersonal, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to explain academic concepts clearly to students with varying levels of preparation.

Ability to work independently and collaboratively with students, faculty, advisors, and other student-support professionals.

Demonstrated commitment to student learning, persistence, academic achievement, and student success.

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

Institutional Values

Commitment to Excellence: Prioritize high standards in all endeavors, striving for distinction in education, research, and community engagement.

Student Success: Focus on enhancing regional workforce by effectively preparing students for successful careers, thereby ensuring a substantial return on their educational investment.

Innovation and Creativity: Encourage creative thinking and innovative solutions, driving progress and adapting to the evolving needs of our society and the wider world.

Belonging: Embrace and celebrate multiple perspectives, fostering an environment that enriches learning and promotes respect and understanding.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Gordon State College is an equal employment, equal access, and equal educational opportunity employer. It is the policy of Gordon State College to recruit, hire, train, promote and educate persons without regard to race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status as required by applicable state and federal laws (including Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, Sections 503, and 504, ADEA, ADA, E.O. 11246, and Rev. Proc. 75-50).

For questions or more detailed information regarding this policy, please email the Gordon State College Office of Human Resources at humanresources@gordonstate.edu. Individuals requiring disability related accommodations for participation in any event or to obtain print materials in an alternative format, please contact Human Resources.

Other Information

This is a part time, non-benefited position working up to 19 hours per week.

Pay range is $15.00 to $20.00 per hour.

Pay rate will be based on education and qualifications.

Background Check

Employment offer is contingent upon completing a background investigation including a criminal background check demonstrating your employment eligibility with Gordon State College, as determined by Gordon State College in its sole discretion, confirmation of the credentials and employment history reflected in your application material and, if applicable, a satisfactory credit check. Applicants may also be subject to a pre-employment drug test.