Federal Work Study, Supplemental Instruction (SI) Leader, Learning Support Systems - Monroe Communit - Military veterans preferred

Monroe Community College

Location: Rochester, NY Category: Student Employment Posted On: Tue Jun 10 2025 Job Description:

Function of Position:

Reporting to the Coordinator for Course-Based Learning Assistance, Supplemental Instruction (SI) Leaders are current or recent MCC students who work with other students to help them to develop effective learning strategies and to become self-regulated learners. SI Leaders are embedded directly into a course to model best practices and serve as a liaison between faculty and students. SI Leaders lead weekly collaborative sessions outside of class time to help students with discipline-specific content, learning strategies, time-management, and problem solving.

This is a Federal Work Study position. Eligible applicants MUST have received prior approval from the Financial Aid Office. If you are unsure of your eligibility, please contact Financial Aid before applying.

Examples of Duties & Responsibilities:

• Foster the development of independent, intentional learners
• Help to identify and fill learning gaps with discipline specific content
• Help students understand and use effective learning strategies
• Provide support in one or more sections of a historically difficult course
• Attend class regularly
• Plan and lead group learning sessions outside of class
• Combine "how to learn" with "what to learn," to facilitate student learning, help students better understand concepts or applications of course content, and promote higher order thinking and problem solving
• Engage students in collaborative learning
• Foster independence in learning through the Socratic method and other questioning strategies
• Develop and nurture rapport with students, peers, and faculty
• Attend training activities to comply with certification requirements before and/or during semesters

Secondary Functions:

• Attend ongoing professional development opportunities

Required Qualifications:

• Applicants must be Federal Work Study eligible (you can confirm your eligibility with a Financial Aid representative)
• Current MCC Student
• Two faculty letters of reference
• Course transcripts with As and Bs in the courses for which they wish to tutor
• Technology savvy

Pay Rate: $15.50/hour

Hours per week: Up to 20 hours/week

Non-Discrimination

Monroe Community College prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, familial status, gender identity or expression, age, genetic information, national or ethnic origin, physical or mental disability, marital status, veteran status, domestic violence, victim status, criminal conviction, or any other characteristic or status protected by state or federal laws or College policy in admissions, employment, and treatment of students and employees, or in any aspect of the business of the College. MCC provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.

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