Student Employment – Tutor Non-Certified, ESL (Part Time)

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Job Summary

English as Second Language (ESL) Tutor

We are looking for native English speakers to help with speaking, writing, and grammar skills of ESL students, and other non-English native speaker students at the college. If hired, you will help students on an appointment basis either online (via Teams) or physically. We are looking for someone to work at the at the Taylorsville campus, the South City Campus, or some days at each. This position is a partnership between the Center for Languages and both (a) the ESL program, and (b) the Student Writing and Reading Center.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities & Knowledge Skills & Abilities

Tutor SLCC students who need support of English as their additional language.

• Assist students with understanding and leveraging their course’s instructional materials and assignments.
• Establish and maintain tutoring hours throughout the semester/academic year.
• Attend CfL meetings, complete required trainings, and consistently follow protocols for scheduling, checking in/out, time submission, communicating unavoidable absences, etc.
• Help organize and host cultural events along with other tutors and/or language faculty.
• Participate in CfL activities, possibly including occasional brief, informal cultural presentations to other tutors, students and faculty.
• Host weekly or biweekly conversation tables for speakers of the target language in the CfL depending on demand. With the support of the CfL director, identify and reach out to community groups, SLCC’s International and ESL students, and SLCC faculty and staff to create awareness of the conversation table and to generate reasonable attendance.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of people with a variety of abilities and backgrounds, to maintain good working relationships across the College.
• Ability to work with all groups from a variety of academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds, and with community college students, faculty, and staff, including those with disabilities.

Minimum qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Native English speaker.

Preferred Qualifications

• Current student of SLCC.
• Language teaching or tutoring experience.
• Advanced Spanish speaker.
• Having taken writing or linguistics courses in English.

SLCC Information

Salt Lake Community College is Utah’s largest open-access college in the state. We proudly educate 45,000+ students pursuing degrees in 100+ programs across 8 areas of study, and Utah’s fastest growing industries and four-year baccalaureate programs consistently welcome SLCC graduates. Every SLCC employee has a hand in transforming students’ lives to strengthen its surrounding communities. SLCC employees work at 8 locations across the valley and capital city of Salt Lake with easy access to the beautiful Wasatch Mountains, world-class outdoor recreation, sporting events, museums, history, and arts and entertainment.

Salt Lake Community College seeks and values contributions from each community member and welcomes new perspectives. A respectful work environment is its top priority; academic excellence and lasting transformation occurs when we can collaborate freely. As an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution, SLCC leads the state with the highest enrollment of students from the Latinx/a/o community. SLCC is committed to serving students and being a model for inclusive and transformative education.

Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is fully committed to policies of equal employment and nondiscrimination. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, religion, protected veteran status, expression of political or personal beliefs outside of the workplace, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

SLCC is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). In addition to URS, SLCC offers several other retirement account options.

This position is subject to a successful completion of a criminal background check.

This position is not eligible for benefits.

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