Orange Coast College

 

Instructional Associate (Construction Technology)

Job# O-001-20 

Salary: $51,380.00 - $69,271.00 Annually

Deadline: 11/22/19

 

 

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Summary 

Provides instruction support in the form of tutorial assistance in classroom, on-line interactive, learning laboratory, or drop-in tutorial settings to students who are involved in all levels of pre-college to advanced lower-division college course work.  Instruction support requires competence in the subject matter taught at the College and the ability to schedule and assign student or emeritus tutors. 

Distinguishing Career Features

The Instructional Associate is part of a career path for instruction support in on-line, classroom/lab, or walk-in learning center environments. Instructional Assistants typically do not possess an Associate's degree or trade credential, may serve under a lab coordinator, or assist instructors in a limited-term course of study.  Advancement to Associate requires the academic credentials described in this description and the ability to support a variety of walk-in and scheduled lab environments, technologies to enhance learning, and learning styles.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

 Specific duties may vary among departments and jobs.  Incumbents typically perform a substantial portion or all of the following kinds of duties: 

• Tutors students on an individual and small-group basis in all levels of the specific curriculum taught at the College.  Tutors students who may have learning difficulties, carrying out remedies for learning problems in subject matter, resources, or technologies.   

• Assists and advises students to enhance skills in problem analysis, grammar and syntax, proper use of the tutorial and computer-aided laboratory equipment.  Presents and may customize demonstrations and drills to students along with an explanation of concepts. In walk-in learning lab environments, schedules, trains, oversees and monitors the attendance of students and other temporary tutors.  Trains and assists students and other temporary help in the use of interactive and computer-aided tools, materials, and equipment. 

• In on-line interactive courses, provides instructional support to remote students by messaging, social media, and telephone help for both subject matter and instructional technology.  Prepares indexed and accessible documentation of helpful responses. 

• Provides and may coordinate tutorial assistance, small group discussions, and computer-assisted instruction support (for on-line coursework) in such a way as to enhance students' after having to have difficulty grasping the subject matter, or are more effective in one-on-one level settings. 

• Maintains student attendance records including in scheduled labs.  Performs data entry and other clerical duties related to the specific lab area. Organizes and maintains reference materials related to software and tutorial program information.  

• Creates written instructions for use of resource center or laboratory services and computer equipment, as necessary.  

• Prepares and distributes supplementary instructional materials and handouts.  Sets up materials in language labs. 

• Assists instructors in administering, monitoring, collecting, and scoring quizzes and examinations.   May conduct statistical analysis of tests to assess the effectiveness of test elements and recommend grading curves.  Maintains test files. 

• Researches available supplemental learning materials.  Consults reference works and/or performs searches to research concepts related to student questions across the foreign language or related curriculum. 

• Tutors and instruct students in learning and test-taking strategies (e.g., flashcards, study guides, test-taking techniques, coping with stress, and otherwise alleviating test anxiety). 

• Under faculty guidance, designs and presents remote tools and other forms of help to on-line students who are having difficulty with the subject matter or online access. 

• Assists faculty by organizing and participating in cultural and vocational awareness activities that enhance student learning. 

• Maintains lab equipment and makes repairs as needed, calling for maintenance, as necessary. Delivers materials and equipment to classrooms, laboratories and/or offices, as requested.  Ensures that labs and learning centers are clean, orderly, and functional. 

• Processes timesheets, purchase requisitions, and other standardized documents following established procedures. 

• Performs other duties as assigned that support the overall objective of the position.

 

Qualifications and Physical Demands

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

 

Knowledge and Skills:

The position requires in-depth knowledge of one or more lower-division majors or languages.  Requires awareness of the difficulties students may have with learning respect to the grasp of course content, learning styles, adaptive technologies, computer-aided and on-line support.  Requires working knowledge of tutorial and instructional techniques. Requires a well-developed knowledge of computer-aided instructional techniques and general purpose learning applications. Requires working knowledge of computer operating systems used by the College. Requires knowledge of and skill at using the web-based access and conducting research.  Requires skill at writing examples and problems to help students learn the subject matter.  Requires knowledge of and skill in using proper English grammar, vocabulary, syntax, spelling and punctuation.  Requires sufficient human relations skill to convey technical concepts to others and to facilitate a small group learning process.  Requires a basic knowledge of standard and common office clerical practices.

Abilities:

Requires the ability to carry out all the responsibilities of the job including general instruction support, providing tutoring and assistance in assigned subject matter for adult students of diverse backgrounds, abilities and skill levels. Requires the ability to make demonstrations to small groups.  Requires the ability to relate positively to students in a teaching/learning environment, develop and maintain effective working relationships, and recognize the difficulties students may have in comprehending the subject matter.  Requires the ability to support and supplement instructors' specific curriculum and assignments at the level being taught.  Requires the ability to administer tests.  Requires the ability to listen actively and effectively, identify and solve problems, facilitate learning for students, and build student confidence in the subject matter.  Requires the ability to convey concepts both orally and in writing, speak in an engaging, clear, and concise manner, and follow standing instructions.  Requires the ability to oversee and mentor student-tutors and perform general clerical tasks. Requires the ability to operate and maintain computer-aided learning equipment and utilize software applications that are dedicated to the subject matter.

 

Education and Experience:

The position requires an Associate's degree in the academic major being supported and two years of tutoring or instructional lab experience which may be concurrent with education, or 12 credit hours of upper division credit hours in the major.   A Bachelor's degree is preferred and may substitute for experience.

Licenses and Certificates:

May require a valid driver's license.

 

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