Instructional Assistant, Veteran and Military Connected Services
Department: Veteran and Military Connected
Location: Metropolitan Campus
Reports To: CW Director, Veterans/Military Connected Services
Recruitment Type: External/Internal
Requisition ID: req5806
Employment Type: Part-Time Support Staff
Union Position: Non-Union
Work Schedule: Mostly standard college operating hours, with some evenings and weekend hours possible
Number of Openings: 1
Job Description:
SUMMARY
Supports the College-Wide Director,
Veterans and Military Connected Services and the Veteran Center Program
Managers with grant initiatives. Provides academic support to
veteran and military connected students utilizing assessment, tutoring and instruction. Works directly with students assisting in one
-on-one, small group, and classroom settings. Supports the Program’s objectives and initiatives as directed.
ESSENTIAL
FUNCTIONS
- Facilitates one-on-one, small group or classroom tutoring sessions
- Administers, scores, assesses and evaluates educational and career assessments to identify participants’ strengths and weaknesses in subjects.
- Diagnoses student tutorial needs
- Assess content of the College’s high-risk courses and develop and teach content-based curriculum to drive student success
- Develops and presents supplemental curricula, materials and instruction for non-credit skills courses
- Instructs and monitors participants use of math computer programs and graphing 34 Cuyahoga Community College Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Services calculator
- Assists in the development of educational action plans
- Conducts educational workshops on major subject study-skills
- Assists in tracking and maintaining a computerized records database of individual student progress, including academic achievement, enrollment retention, graduation and transfer
- Performs other duties as assigned
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE/TRAINING
- Bachelor’s Degree in Math, English, Science or related field
- Significant related experience may substitute for education
- Minimum of two years of academic experience working directly with academically under-prepared students
- Experience working with veteran or military connected community
- Demonstrated previous success in motivating and encouraging students
- Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills
- Experience in Microsoft Outlook, PowerPoint, Word and Excel
KNOWLEDGE,
SKILLS and ABILITIES
- Possess
sensitivity to appropriately respond to the needs of a diverse population
- Ability
to travel between College campuses to perform duties
- Ability
to determine needs of students and identify solutions
- Ability
to be creative and exercise initiative
- Ability
to foster a team environment and work collaboratively
- Possess
working knowledge of fundamental tutoring/instructing concepts, practices
and procedures with the ability to apply in varied situations as it
pertains to the departmental focus
- Demonstrated
knowledge of exemplary instructional methods and practices
- Demonstrated
commitment to providing exemplary customer service
- Demonstrated
experience in implementing supplemental instruction, curriculum
development and program evaluation
- Possess
intermediate-level of proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite or
equivalent software
- Demonstrated
knowledge of utilizing math computer programs and graphing calculators
- Ability
to organize work and set priorities within a general structure
- Possess
strong organizational and time-management skills
- Possess
exce