Advisor and Tutor
- Employer
- Livingstone College
- Location
- Salisbury, NC, US
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- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Livingstone College
Salisbury NC
Position Advisor & Tutor
Division: Academic Affairs
Department: Success Center
Reports to: Director of Success Center
Position Summary The Advisor & Tutor is a vital staff person in the Success Center who will provide assistance and outreach to students and campus partners. An advisor/tutor acts as a mentor and coach for students in the first two years of the General Education curriculum. The advisor/tutor plays a key role in inspiring, motivating, and challenging students. He or she will support enrollment, student development and retention services while ensuring high quality learning in accordance with college policies and procedures.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
The results you will deliver each day that matter most!
Assist in the Success Center by:
- Reviewing classroom or curricula topics and assignments.
- Assisting students with homework, projects, test preparation, papers, research and other academic tasks.
- Working with students to help them understand key concepts, especially those learned in the classroom.
- Teaching skills to improve academic performance, including study strategies, note-taking skills and approaches to answering test
- questions.
- Demonstrating academic best practices for specific subjects and assignments, including research and writing tactics.
- Developing and distributing teaching materials to supplement classroom lessons, including study guides.
- Conducting practice tests to track progress, identify areas of improvement and help set goals for exam preparation.
- Providing students positive and constructive feedback.
- Feedback on progress where appropriate.
Education/Experience
What you will need to be successful!
Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred. In addition, applicant must have:
Thorough knowledge of a specific academic subject or expertise in
test preparation.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills to clearly explain challenging concepts, provide instructions and deliver feedback.
- Ability to motivate and encourage students to improve their academic performance using effective goal-setting strategies.
- Creativity and flexibility in order to personalize their learning approach for individual students.
- Patience and compassion for students as they develop skills and improve their performance.
Life at Livingstone College
Why we believe you will love working at Livingstone College!!
Livingstone College is a private historically black college that is secured by a strong commitment to quality
instruction, academic excellence, and student success. Through a Christian-based environment suitable for
holistic learning, Livingstone provides excellent business, liberal arts, STEAM, teacher education, and
workforce development programs for students from all ethnic backgrounds designed to promote lifelong
learning and to develop student potential for leadership and service to a global community
Organization
Our Mission:
Livingstone College is a private, historically black institution that is secured by a strong commitment to quality instruction. Through a Christian-based environment suitable for learning, it provides excellent liberal arts and religious education programs for students from all ethnic backgrounds designed to develop their potential for leadership and service to a global community.
Our History
Livingstone College was originally founded in 1879 as Zion Wesley Institute by a group of African Methodist Episcopal Zion ministers for the purpose of training ministers in Concord, in Cabarrus County, N.C. After three brief sessions, directed by Principals Bishop C. R. Harris and Professor A.S. Richardson, Zion Wesley Institute was closed. In 1881, Dr. Joseph Charles Price and Bishop J. W. Hood changed their roles from delegates to the Ecumenical Conference to fund-raisers, with a sole purpose of re-establishing Zion Wesley Institute.
Eventually, the Rowan County Town of Salisbury, just 20 miles northeast of Concord, offered Zion Wesley Institute Board of Trustees a generous $1,000 donation and an invitation to relocate the institution to Salisbury. The trustees accepted both gifts, and the College re-opened in Salisbury in 1882 on J. M. Gray’s farm, called Delta Grove, which consisted of one building and 40 acres. Besides moving from Concord to Salisbury, the College also changed its name, becoming Livingstone College, in honor of David Livingstone, a British Christian missionary, philanthropist and African Explorer. Dr. Price, the founder of Livingstone College, became its first president and served from 1882 to 1893.
Holistic Learning:
Livingstone College offers a Holistic Learning Environment that is designed to address the needs of a diverse student population. As a church-affiliated institution, Livingstone College seeks to attract professionals who are committed to supporting and fostering such principles. Such commitment and support paved the way for the launching of a very unique initiative. The initiative is entitled "The Total Learning Environment." "The Total Learning Environment" is a new holistic approach to academic preparation, whereby we will create a learning environment designed to change attitudes and modify student behavior. Students who matriculate on the campus of Livingstone College, in addition to their academic preparation, will participate in a number of activities and programs, designed to address the cultural scars of their past, enabling them to leave our institution with the academic preparation to compete in our global economy, and where they will have immediate positive impact on our society. Additionally, our students will be prepared to positively address the challenges, which plague the African-American community - particularly those challenges that exacerbate their dilemma. The College implemented a curriculum, which helped to develop "The Center for Holistic Learning." One of the first programs of its kind, "The Center for Holistic Learning" promotes both the awareness and mastery of the following modules/concepts:
- Health, Wellness & Fitness
- Emergency Response & First Aid
- Political Action & Social Responsibility
- Volunteerism, Public Service
- Cultural and Social Awareness
- Debt Management, Personal Responsibility, & Philanthropy
- Individual & Organizational Leadership
- Spanish as a 2nd Language
- Technology & The 21St Century
- Faith-Based Strategies for the Enhancement of the Quality of Life
Our Home:
Livingstone College is located in the heart of Rowan County’s historic Salisbury, North Carolina. Known by many as “The Jewel of The South”, Livingstone College sits quaintly against a picturesque backdrop of lush green grass and majestic maple and oak trees, making it the ideal learning environment. With an enrollment of 1200 students, the College is strategically located 45 miles from Charlotte and the Piedmont Triad of Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point, North Carolina.
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