Title: English Tutor (Portsmouth)
Agency: Tidewater Community College
Location: Portsmouth - 740
FLSA: Nonexempt
Hiring Range: $17.64
Full Time or Part Time: Part Time
Additional Detail
Job Description:
Tidewater Community College has served South Hampton Roads - both students and employers - for 50 years. It has grown from 1 campus into a regional educational and economic force. TCC is the largest provider of higher education and workforce services in Hampton Roads, enrolling nearly 25,000 students in 2024-25. Founded in 1968 as a part of the Virginia Community College System, Tidewater Community College (TCC) services South Hampton Roads with 4 campuses in Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach, 7 regional centers and 2 important cultural institutions. The college had 3,399 graduates in 2024-2025, 40 percent of whom pursued degrees that would let them transfer to 4-year institutions. Of South Hampton Roads residents enrolled in higher education 33% enrolled at TCC. TCC's institutional accreditation is affirmed through 2027 by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
Position Summary:
Tutors provide academic support to increase student academic achievement by meeting with students to clarify learning objectives and outcomes and work on study skills. Tutors serve as a supplement to classroom or online teaching. Tutors assist faculty, deans, and the Learning Assistance Supervisor in supporting the student success initiatives of Tidewater Community College.
Functional Responsibilities:
- Meet with students in a one-to-one, small-group, drop-in, or online tutoring format(s) to provide learning assistance in English and other writing assignments.
- Tutor students in basic computer literacy to include accessing student email, creating and saving documents and other file types, and navigating Canvas.
- Help with developing study strategies (textbooks, handbooks, online resources, etc.) for students requesting tutoring services.
- Participate in team meetings, tutor-training sessions, and professional development training.
- Partner with instructors to offer outreach-learning opportunities in the classroom and team up to offer course-relevant workshops.
- Maintain familiarity with campus resources available to students.
- Maintain a resourceful supply of course-relevant handouts in learning assistance centers.
- Demonstrate patience, encouragement, and empathy to students having difficulty.
- Assist with additional duties as assigned.
- May be required to perform other duties as assigned.
- May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Significant knowledge of the concepts taught in College Composition I and II including grammar, mechanics, the essay structure, argumentation, citation styles, and research.
- Must have obtained an "A" or "B" grade in the course(s) for which tutoring will be performed.
- Effective oral, written, and technical communication skills.
- Ability to contextualize transferable academic study techniques and learning strategies into collaborative learning sessions.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and comply with FERPA.
- Ability to work independently and as a team member.
- Experience providing excellent customer service to people from varying educational, cultural, and social backgrounds.
- Demonstrated experience with responsibility, reliability, and punctuality.
Additional Considerations:
- Previous experience working in a tutoring position