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Instructional Tutor Center Technician
Salary
$31.29 Hourly
Location
5100 Sierra College Blvd, Rocklin, CA
Job Type
Full-Time
Job Number
2627-00004
Division
Student Services
Opening Date
08/06/2026
Closing Date
9/7/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
Description
Sierra College has a strong commitment to the achievement of equity and inclusion among its faculty, staff, and students and values the rich, diverse backgrounds that make up the campus community. A strong candidate for this position must have the understanding and ability to successfully support individuals with varying backgrounds. This includes persons with disabilities, various gender identities and sexual orientations, as well as individuals from historically underrepresented communities and other groups. Our District is committed to providing strategies for success and proactive student-centered practices and policies focused on eliminating equity gaps to ensure the District provides an inclusive educational and employment environment focused on strategies for success and equitable outcomes for all.
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION
Under general supervision from assigned manager and general direction from instructional faculty, provides instructional support facilitates student tutoring; supervises and provides training to student workers and other short-term, temporary staff; supports Tutor Center colleagues; and assists in the development of Tutor Center policies and procedures; and provides purchasing, inventory, and maintenance duties for supplies, materials, and equipment.
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If you have any questions about this position, please contact the Human Resources Department at hr@sierracollege.edu.
Examples Of Functions and Tasks
REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES
The following duties are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all of the listed duties and/or may be required to perform additional or different duties from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices.
Assists with the daily operations of the Tutor Center and study hall use in physical and virtual spaces; coordinates daily tasks and projects; provides assistance, support, and mentoring services to student workers and users, including conflict resolution; facilities, prioritizes, monitors, and schedules tutoring services and activities, including registration, attendance, and orientation; provides information regarding available services, policies, procedures, and in the purpose and use of materials and equipment; develops, maintains, organizes, and provides materials, handouts, instructional resources, and related materials; selects, prepares, and sets up materials and equipment; refers students to District services or resources, as needed.
Participates in planning, organizing, and coordinating of Tutor Center activities, services, and objectives; assists with developing and implementing procedures and policies.
Conducts orientations, workshops, class presentations, tours, meetings, and other Tutor Center activities, as needed.
Provides instructional support in online teaching environments, including Learning Management Systems (LMS).
Provides administrative support for Tutor Center; greets, receives, and/or screens visitors, mail, emails, and telephone callers; refers matters to appropriate manager or staff, as needed; serves as a liaison between students, faculty, and District staff, including providing information on student progress, assisting with student issues and concerns; performs data entry; processes and verifies accuracy of forms; checks out and in materials; organizes and maintains reference materials and lending libraries; creates, verifies, and maintains files, spreadsheets, and databases, including student employment records and those of a confidential nature; gathers, compiles, and tabulates statistical data; verifies accuracy and completeness of reports and records; assists with maintenance of department webpages on the District website.
Participates in the preparation and administration of assigned budget; researches and inventories materials and supplies, and determines future needs; discusses new products or special needs with District staff; maintains expenditure records; communicates funding needs or issues with appropriate manager or District staff; advocates for the needs of the department; and creates prioritized lists of needed equipment for administration; provides input regarding annual budget development.
Partners with Marketing Department to create promotional and informational materials.
Serves as a backup resource to Tutor Center colleagues; assists co-workers within assigned area, as needed.
Provides onboarding support, general work training, guidance, supervision assistance, and directs activities of students, temporary employees, or District staff; assists with recruiting, selecting, and training tutors, volunteers, or other temporary help for the Tutor Centers; monitors hours worked.
Performs related duties that support the overall objective of the position.
Minimum Qualifications
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE GUIDELINES
Any combination of education and experience that demonstrates the required above knowledge and abilities is qualifying. Examples of ways to obtain the above knowledge and abilities could include, but are not limited to, the following:
Education/Training
Experience
QUALIFICATIONS
The following generally describes the knowledge and ability required to enter the job and/or be learned within a short period of time in order to successfully perform the assigned duties.
Knowledge of:
Ability to:
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT
The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
Environment: Work is performed primarily indoors in an education center/classroom/laboratory setting.
Physical: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office and/or classroom/laboratory setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally walk, stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination, including use of a computer keyboard; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.
Vision: See in the normal visual range with or without correction; vision sufficient to read computer screens and printed documents; and to operate assigned equipment.
Hearing: Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.
Supplemental Information
WHY SIERRA?
Sierra College is a Community College located near Sacramento, California where a heavy emphasis is placed on academic excellence and student success. Since its founding in 1936, Sierra College has focused on quality instruction and meeting the evolving needs of the students and communities that it serves. The Sierra Community College District covers more than 3,200 square miles and serves the Northern California foothill counties of Placer and Nevada, as well as parts of El Dorado and Sacramento. We serve over 17,000 students throughout the region in both on-ground and online courses, including students at our main Rocklin Campus as well as at two centers located in Grass Valley and Tahoe/Truckee. Our District prides itself on academic excellence.
Sierra College has a strong commitment to the achievement of equity and inclusion among its faculty, staff, and students and values the rich, diverse backgrounds that make up the campus community. A strong candidate for this position must demonstrate a profound understanding of and experience with successfully supporting individuals with varying backgrounds. This includes persons with disabilities, various gender identities and sexual orientations, as well as individuals from historically underrepresented communities and other groups. Our District is committed to providing strategies for success and proactive student-centered practices and policies focused on eliminating equity gaps to ensure the District provides an inclusive educational and employment environment focused on strategies for success and equitable outcomes for all.
As an institution, Sierra College is committed to eliminating the equity gap in all student populations with dynamic, learner-centered practices and policies that fully engage the college community. The ideal candidate will share the College's commitment to helping its racially and socioeconomically diverse students succeed in their degree and career objectives. Currently, Sierra College enrolls 17,800 students per term, where approximately: 23% of Sierra College's students are Latin(o)(a)(x)(e), 3% are African-American/Black, 2% are Filipino, 6% are Asian, 1% are American Indian/Alaskan Native, 8% are Multiethnic and 55% are White.
The successful candidate will join a College dedicated to the use of culturally responsive strategies and methods that meet the varying needs of our students, faculty, staff, and surrounding community. Sierra College demonstrates its commitment to equity by supporting ongoing professional development for students, faculty, and staff. These opportunities include trainings and workshops on equity and inclusion, active Academic Senate standing committees concerned with student success and equity, a Presidential Equity Advisory Committee (PEAC), culturally responsive student engagement centers, support for our undocumented and AB540 students, campus-wide equity summits, a robust set of programs, events, and conferences related to equity-mindedness and supporting the success of our diverse students.
Need Help With Your Online Account?
If you have any questions about this position, please contact the Human Resources Department at hr@sierracollege.edu.
Helpful Tip:
Please note that as described above a strong candidate for this position must demonstrate a profound understanding of and experience with successfully supporting individuals with varying backgrounds; and therefore, hiring committees assess candidates for these knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Applicants may want to consider incorporating culturally-inclusive/equity-minded strategies practiced and/or evidence of the responsiveness to and understanding of the racial, socioeconomic, and cultural diversity of community college student populations throughout their application materials (including application and documents uploaded, if any).
Please see the Sierra College website for additional helpful tips and tools for prospective applicants.
Travel expenses may be partially reimbursed for candidates traveling beyond a 150 mile radius for second round interviews. All other travel expenses will be borne by the candidate (if in person interviews).
Key Information Regarding Our Hiring Process
Hiring Subject to Board of Trustees Approval
Please note that all new hires require approval from our Board of Trustees during one of their public meetings. Official hire dates will follow this approval. More information about the Board of Trustees and their meetings can be found at https://www.sierracollege.edu/administration/board-of-trustees/.
H1B1 Visa Sponsorship Not Available
At this time, we do not offer H1B1 visa sponsorship for new employees.
Terms and Conditions of Employment:
Other terms and conditions of employment are specified in the applicable collective bargaining agreements on file in the District Human Resources Department. Position description of record on file in the Human Resources Department.
EEO/TITLE IX EMPLOYER
Sierra College is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to nondiscrimination and the achievement of diversity and equity among its faculty, staff, and students.
Persons with inquiries about the application of Title IX and/or EEO may contact the Director of Diversity, EEO & Title IX (Title IX Coordinator) at the address below, at (916) 660-7006 or via email at EEOT9@sierracollege.edu.
Persons with questions regarding reasonable accommodation of physical and other disabilities should contact the Sierra College Human Resources Department at (916) 660-7105.
If you have limitations hearing or speaking, the State of California offers a specially-trained Communications Assistant (CA) that can relay telephone conversations for all of your calls. Dial 711 to reach the California Relay Service (CRS). Dialing 711 is for everyone, not just those who have difficulty hearing on a standard phone. If you prefer having your calls immediately answered in your mode of communication, dial one of the toll-free modality and language-specific numbers below. The call will be routed to the CRS provider.
TTY/VCO/HCO to Voice
English 1-800-735-2929
Spanish 1-800-855-3000
Voice to TTY/VCO/HCO
English 1-800-735-2922
Spanish 1-800-855-3000
From or to Speech-to- Speech
English & Spanish 1-800-854-7784
Sierra Community College offers benefit packages to full-time employees including: family coverage health, dental and vision insurance, Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) OR State Teachers Retirement System (STRS) retirement, income protection, life insurance, sick leave, vacation, and holidays as provided according to District policy.
Employer Sierra Community College
Address 5100 Sierra College Blvd
Rocklin, California, 95677
Phone (916) 660-7105
Website https://www.sierracollege.edu/