Athletic Academic Tutor

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Description

This position will tutor student-athletes in various subjects, according to department policy and NCAA rules.

Job Duties

• Provide tutoring on a regularly scheduled basis to a caseload of assigned student-athletes.
• Tutor student-athletes in either one-on-one or in small group sessions.
• Be consistently available to tutor throughout the semester including during Samford Final Exam week.
• Complete specific documentation regarding each tutoring session held through a system called Teamworks Academics.
• Attend required Academic Enhancement Center (AEC) beginning of semester training sessions.
• Abide by all policies of the AEC.
• Operate with academic integrity and abide by NCAA, Samford, and Southern Conference rules.
• Develop and maintain strong rapport with AEC staff by communicating in-person and via email regarding student-athletes’ academic progress, tutoring procedures, and related issues.

Qualifications

• This position requires a high school level education, minimum education being a sophomore in college.
• This position requires a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
• The person hired must have a thorough understanding of the content of the courses they are interested in tutoring, preferred that the courses were taken at Samford.
• This position requires the person hired to have strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• The person hired must have the ability to serve as an appropriate academic/ personal role model for student-athletes.
• The person hired must be available to worked tutoring hours as schedule. Time is flexible upon the availability that is given to the coordinator by the tutor.
• Hours of Operation: Mondays- Thursdays 8:00 am- 9:00pm, Fridays 8:00 am- 12:00 pm, and Sundays 5:00 pm- 9:00 pm.
• The above statements describe the general nature of the job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and duties.

Employer

Samford University

Address

800 Lakeshore Drive

Birmingham, Alabama, 35229

Phone

2057262011

Website

http://www.samford.edu