Education Required:

• Associate degree from a regionally accredited postsecondary institution with documented successful completion of undergraduate coursework in desired tutoring discipline(s).
• Demonstrated expertise in discipline-related coursework.
• Work experience, coupled with technical certification(s) may substitute degree requirements

Experience Required:

• Previous experience providing learning support, instruction, and/or mentorship

Education Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited postsecondary institution with documented successful completion of undergraduate coursework in desired tutoring discipline(s).

Experience Preferred:

• Three years of experience providing learning support and/or instruction
• Previous work experience in an educational institution
• Ability to speak, write, and understand a language in addition to English
• Experience tutoring and/or instructing English language learners, students with disabilities, and adult learners
• Proficiency in using the Canvas learning management systems
• Proficiency in using Microsoft environments

The Center for Academic Engagement’s Professional Tutors provide effective tutoring to enhance the learning of students in specific subject areas. As a provider of learning support, the Professional Tutor responds to the individual needs of students by personalizing tutoring strategies and methodologies while building their self-efficacy, problem solving abilities, content mastery, and metacognitive skills. These learning processes may occur through in-person, online, and course embedded mediums.