Student Worker - PASS Lab Tutor
Location: 10 - Davenport Campus - Davenport, IA 52803
Part-Time
Student Employment Opportunity: PASS Program Lab Tutor
This position is for current Palmer College of Chiropractic students
only.
Palmer's PASS Program is currently hiring student workers to serve as Lab
Tutors for next term. We are looking to fill PASS Lab Tutor positions for the
following classes and welcome applications from qualified students interested
in supporting their peers. Please specify in your application which class
you are applying for.
Spinal Anatomy(1 opening)
Gross Anatomy II (2 openings)
Function:
PASS tutors are motivated to help their peers be successful by learning how to
learn and provide peer academic support to students in a variety of courses in
turn, helping to shape students' experience at Palmer College of Chiropractic.
The Palmer Academic Support Services (PASS) Lab Tutor is responsible for
providing Palmer students supplemental group lab assistance in D.C. academic
courses. PASS Lab Tutors review not only the content area of the lab portion
of the course, but also present learning strategies, and test preparation
techniques. Students selected as Lab Tutors must meet and maintain certain
qualifications to be part of the PASS program and are considered employees of
the department.
Duties and Responsibilities
Attend the mandatory New Tutor Orientation at the beginning of employment.
Tutors will attend meetings periodically as a team and individually with
the Coordinator of the PASS program and/or director of Academic Support
Services.
Tutors contract for a specific number of hours per trimester based upon
their schedule and availability. Any notable change in the number of hours
worked or the times the hours are scheduled are to be discussed with the
PASS Program Coordinator prior to making adjustments.
As a Federal Work Study student, Lab Tutors must submit accurate
timesheets that comply with policies and procedures of Financial Planning
and Academic Support Services and will be paid for hours scheduled or
approved by the PASS Program Coordinator. All work study students are
expected to act and treat their position as an employee of the college.
Falsifying information related to a work-study position will result in
permanent termination from the program and charges of misconduct may be
filed under the Code of Student Ethics.
Tutors are expected to arrive at their scheduled tutorial sessions
prepared and on time. If a tutor must cancel a session, the PASS Program
Coordinator should be contacted in advance so an announcement may be made
to the class for which the tutorial supports, or a cancellation notice can
be posted prior to the session.
The Lead Lab Tutor is expected to work collaboratively with faculty
members whose course they are supporting. It is mandatory that tutors
maintain consistent communication with faculty to ensure the tutorial
sessions closely correspond to what the faculty member has presented and
emphasized in class.
Lab Tutors are to provide open lab and /or Sunday tutorial sessions
regardless of the number of students in attendance.
Tutors focus on clarifying, reviewing, enhancing, and reinforcing
students' learning. Tutors shouldNOT present new-uncovered material to
the students.
The Lead Lab Tutor is expected to maintain and submit accurate
attendance lists for all tutorial sessions. This list will be provided at
the beginning of the term for the length of the term and is required to be
updated weekly.
All information in the PASS program attendance sheet and information
provided by students to PASS Lab Tutors are confidential under FERPA. The
PASS tutor may not share personal information pertaining to a student with
anyone other than the Student Support Services department. A breach in
confidentiality will result in dismissal from the program and ethics
charges will be filed.
Specific rules and regulations for the use of the Cadaver Anatomy Labs can
be found in the PASS Program Handbook and should be reviewed prior to
beginning work.
Qualifications
Tutors will be model academic students with a minimum of 3.0 G.P.A. and
have good basic study habits. Final grades below 3.0, in any trimester,
will be grounds for PASS Lab Tutor dismissal. Tutors must meet the college
academic standards and a tutor on academic probation is not eligible to
work.
A minimum ‘B' grade must be achieved in the course that the student
desires to tutor for.
Have successfully completed at minimum, the first two trimesters, going
into the third with a 3.0 G.P.A; or be going into the second trimester
with an "A" in the course that the student desires to tutor for.
Collaboration/Teamwork: Able to work productively within a team structure
and identify and manage group dynamics.
Tutors will be able to work effectively with students from diverse
backgrounds.
Tutors will serve as a role model for students.
Communication: Articulate thoughts and concepts clearly and effectively. o
Break down content in a clear and meaningful way to students in their
group o Actively listen to and answer questions during tutorial sessions.
Critical Thinking/Problem Solving: Exercise sound reasoning to analyze
issues, make decisions, and overcome problems.
o Help students learn how to learn the material. o Help students refine study
skills and become independent learners.
Tutors will engage in ethical behavior according to policy and personal
values.
Tutors will demonstrate personal accountability and effective work habits
(e.g., punctuality, working productively with others, organizational, and
time management skills).
Tutors will complete all attendance on time, along with other required
tutoring database entries.
Length of Employment
Formative and summative evaluations will be conducted for all tutorial
sessions toward the end of the trimester and/or as needed. Tutors will receive
a letter of extension of employment or dismissal at the end of each trimester.
When a letter of extension is received, tutors will need to submit an updated
schedule, and hours requested, if they choose to continue tutoring.
