Tutor - Respiratory Care - Part Time

Tutor - Respiratory Care - Part Time Malcolm X College

Malcolm X College is seeking a tutor for the Respiratory Care department. The part-time tutor bridges the gap between the college and the needs of the student. This position also helps students make academic progress, while promotingindependent learning and self-reliance.

The Malcolm X College Academic Support Center supports student success through peer, professional, and embedded tutoring. Services are offered through one-on-one sessions, small group study sessions, chapter reviews, and workshops.

Essential duties include:

• Providing academic assistance and tutoring to students on an individual or group basis on Respiratory Care
• Tutors students to help them gain a deeper comprehension of Respiratory Care concepts and skills and a better understanding of work assignments to improve their academic success.
• Crafting effective tutoring plans to address tutee's weaknesses and strengths; motivating students and providing them with confidence to feel successful.
• Providing students with learning strategies, including ways to improve study skills and retention, how to organize work, effective use of time, and how to build better study habits.
• Scheduling individual tutoring sessions at the Academic Support Center, based on students requests for tutoring in a specific subject area.
• Assisting the tutee in problem-solving and applying critical thinking techniques in the context of a specific discipline or subject area.
• Helping students develop positive attitudes and a high level of motivation towards learning and studying, build self-confidence and reduce anxiety or fear of failure in academic work.
• Tutors students and provide students with strategies to develop effective study habits and skills to improve academic capabilities.
• Preparing students for standardized testing and providing strategies to overcome test anxiety.
• Participating in tutor orientation and attending professional development and training sessions to increase competency in subject areas and improve tutoring skills.
• May conduct academic skill reviews and lead workshops on academic skills.
• Providing ongoing communication with students, instructors, and academic advisors regarding academic progress of individual students.
• Maintaining records on tutoring activities.
• Providing periodic student assessments and evaluations as required.

Qualifications include:

• Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university in Respiratory Care or a related field of study, OR be a Registered Respiratory Therapist and hold a current State of Illinois Respiratory Care Practitioner license.
• Current clinical work experience and at least 2 years of recent clinical experience strongly preferred.
• Completion of tutoring certification preferred.
• Experience in teaching, tutoring, or delivering academic support to students at the post-secondary instructional level is strongly preferred.
• Experience working in a large, urban community college environment with a diverse cultural and ethnic student body is highly desirable.
• Knowledgeable of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Malcolm X College has been named a 2024 Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges award winner! NISOD joins Diverse: Issues in Higher Education in recognizing Malcolm X College 's best-in-class student and staff recruitment and retention practices, inclusive learning and working environments, and meaningful community service and engagement opportunities.