Job Description
General Description
The CUNY EDGE Program Tutor will be responsible for the following:
- Provide academic support during assigned hours
- Perform front desk activities, including scheduling and record-keeping
- Develop a full working knowledge of academic skills development materials and strategies
- Participate in outreach activities (e.g. presenting information regarding study skills and academic support) on behalf of the program
- Represent the program and support students using tutoring services through courteous professional behavior
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned
Other Duties
- Identify and support the mission of the CUNY EDGE Program
- Demonstrate the ability to work with diverse groups of people
- Assist students with problem-solving skills through improved subject knowledge
- Improve student communication skills
- Develop strategies to improve student self-sufficiency
- Improve student general learning skills
Qualifications
- Strong GPA in college coursework
- Excellent communication skills
- Flexibility with regard to work environment
- Ability to work with students one-on-one and in small groups
- Ability to work with student from diverse backgrounds and underrepresented communities
- Availability to work at least 6 hours per week during the 2018-2019 academic year
- Evening hours may be necessary
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).
RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Key Features
Academic Affairs
Part Time
$15.00-$15.00
6.00-10.00
May 20, 2019 (Or Until Filled)