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University of Houston - Clear Lake Assistant Director, Tutorial Services in Houston, Texas
Assistant Director, Tutorial Services
Description
The Assistant Director, Tutorial Services is responsible for oversight of the Tutor and Embedded Tutors (ET) and serves as a coordinator of contact for faculty who utilize ET's. In the absence of the Director, the Assistant Director is responsible for the daily operations of the Student Success Center. Establishes a tutor peer mentor program and actively participates in campus outreach, orientations and recruitment events. It is expected that the Assistant Director of Tutoring will develop strong partnerships with faculty, students, and staff across the university to strengthen the tutorial services of the SSC.
Duties:
Oversees the daily operations of the tutoring and ET tutoring program. Prepares and monitors tutor schedules and tutor/ET session attendance records in an effort to optimize tutor and ET availability to students and to ensure tutors remain current on various learning skill development and student support practices.
Evaluates tutorial and ET activities by developing tools in which feedback is available and interpreted to ensure the tutoring and ET programs remain relevant on campus. Develops and maintains a comprehensive programmatic assessment plan for both tutoring and embedded tutoring programs. Aligns program goals and learning objectives with those of the Student Success Center, Division of Student Services and Initiatives, as well as the University of Houston-Clear Lake.
Supervises the recruitment, hiring, training of all tutors and the ET program.
Builds relationships with faculty across campus in an effort to enhance tutoring and embedded tutoring programs by developing a current working knowledge of student academic support needs.
Enacts innovative marketing program for Tutoring and ET programs.
Participates in Student Success Center outreach to students referred through early alert, mid-term grade, and academic suspension counseling programs and performs related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Required:
Master's degree.
Three years of experience developing and implementing programming in a higher education setting.
Experience hiring, training, and supervising others.
Knowledge of College Student Development Theory and program and learning outcomes assessments.
Knowledge of different tutorial models.
Knowledge and skills in working with students from various backgrounds as well as students with disabilities.
Ability to learn and understand PeopleSoft and Microsoft Office suite programs.
Must be highly organized with the ability to prioritize tasks.
Must have strong and effective communication skills with a passion for helping students.
Required Attachments by Candidate Resume, Cover Letter/Letter of Application
Notes to Applicant:
Full-time position with benefits. Background check required. To apply, please complete the online application and attach a resume and a cover letter. Applications without the required documents will be disqualified.
Schedule: Full-time
Organization: C0148 Success Center