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Spanish Tutor
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Job ID 4228
Job Type On-Campus Jobs-Academic Year
Employer Spanish & Portuguese
Date Posted Nov 20, 2024
Category Academic
Job Description

Student Staff members are ambassadors of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. Your work and engagement in the Department affect how the campus perceives us.

Job Description:

  • Can be recommended by professors for their excellent Spanish skills
  • Tutor students of Spanish, from SPAN 101 through 220 in speaking, reading, and listening skills
  • Hold 20-minutes required conversation sessions with students
  • Receive student, faculty, and staff visitors in a professional and welcoming manner
  • Provide an inclusive, mindful, welcoming and open work environment
  • Be on time and present for regularly scheduled tutoring hours
  • Keep tutoring area clean and neat
  • Help with digitizing and other technology-related projects
  • Run errands and make photocopies for the department coordinator and perform other duties as assigned
Job Requirements

Job Requirements:

  • Qualified candidates must demonstrate Spanish language ability by passing SPAN 305/306 (or an equivalent class) with a grade of B or better, testing out of Spanish via Macalester's language placement exam, or speaking Spanish fluently as a heritage or native speaker
  • Preferred candidates are sophomores, juniors or seniors
  • First Years candidates should have experiences in Spanish speaking countries or experiences in teaching or tutoring in other settings (i.e. study abroad, language spoken at home (heritage speaker), community work or volunteering, summer camps, etc.)
  • Tutors will need to attend the Department’s Orientation meetings that take place twice a year, in fall and spring
  • Ability to work independently and take initiative
  • Consistency, patience, reliability
  • Friendly demeanor and positive attitude
  • Computer skills
  • Writing/editing ability
  • Willingness to learn and accept responsibility
  • Be open to feedback
  • Punctuality
  • Must be available to work a minimum of 4 hours per week during tutoring hours (M-F 9am-4pm)

By applying to this position, the department may contact the Title IX and Nondiscrimination Office to inquire about an applicant's disciplinary status with the college. Current or past policy violations do not automatically disqualify or exclude an applicant from this selection process. However, they may be taken into consideration.

Available Openings 4
Hours 6.0 to 10.0 hours per week
Hourly Rate $15.57/hour
Time Frame Spring
Contact Name Michael Zis
Contact Email zis@macalester.edu
Work Location N/A
Phone N/A


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