ASL Professional Tutor (Part-Time)

Category: Administration
Department: Center for Academic
Achievement
Locations: Poughkeepsie, NY
Position ID: 197503
The American Sign Language (ASL) Professional Tutor will
provide remote, and in-person tutoring to individuals and small groups and may work in various DCC locations. For this position, we are
seeking a dedicated and qualified ASL Tutor to provide comprehensive support to students enrolled in ASL courses. The successful candidate
will work collaboratively with ASL instructors, following a prescriptive framework, to deliver high- quality tutoring services that enhance
students’ language proficiency, cultural understanding, and overall success in ASL courses provided by the college. The successful candidate
will be passionate about fostering a supportive and inclusive learning environment, dedicated to promoting ASL proficiency, and committed to
the success of students in the ASL courses.

Under the supervision of the Tutoring Coordinator in the Center for Academic Achievement
department, the ASL Professional Tutor will:

• Demonstrate a strong understanding of language teaching principles and
  methodologies.
• Facilitate one-on-one and small group tutoring sessions following the prescribed ASL curriculum.
• Provide
  constructive feedback and correction to students to improve their ASL skills.
• Possess advanced fluency in American Sign
  Language.
• Instruct students in ASL linguistics, including handshape, grammar, classifiers, non-manual markers, and other
  parameters.
• Demonstrate a proficiency in ASL glossing techniques.
• Have a working knowledge of Deaf Culture, Deaf History,
  ASL/Deaf Literature, and other relevant topics.
• Communicate effectively with students, faculty, and staff to create a positive and
  inclusive learning environment.
• Mentor ASL students on cultural and social conventions within the contemporary Deaf
  community.
• Collaborate with ASL instructors to develop student goals and objectives.
• Have an aptitude with basic computer
  applications to support students’ technological needs
• Thoroughly and accurately document tutoring sessions to meet reporting
  requirements.
• Assist and support students with course materials, along with ASL practice and projects.
• Reinforce study
  strategies, encourage independent learning, and model positive academic behavior.
• Recognize and respect students’ diverse
  backgrounds.
• Demonstrate exceptional interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills.
• Manage technology needed to
  support specialized tutoring, including but not limited to Banner, Kronos, TutorTrac, Bookings, D2L Brightspace, Google Suites, Starfish,
  and GoReact.
• Maintain consistent tutoring practices and build relationships with students.
• Participate in prospective
  student and first year programs including orientation, introductory seminar courses, and recruitment initiatives.
• Additional duties
  as assigned by the Tutoring Coordinator.

Job Requirements:
Minimum Qualifications

• Fluency in American
  Sign Language (ASL) with experience in interpreting or teaching.
• Strong knowledge of ASL linguistics, including handshape, grammar,
  classifiers, and non-manual markers.
• Familiarity with Deaf Culture, Deaf History, and ASL/Deaf Literature.
• Bachelor’s
  Degree, in a field of study that enhances the individual’s ability to assist students as an ASL Professional
  Tutor.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with students in a community college environment,
  preferably in the delivery of academic support services.
• Two years of experience providing tutoring or the delivery of instruction
  to ASL students.
• Master’s Degree, in a field of study that enhances the individual’s ability to assist students as an ASL
  Professional Tutor.

Additional Information:
The performance of this work is primarily in-person and on-site. Flexible hours
required; some travel will be necessary.

This position is 5 hours per week during the fall and spring semesters only (approximately
30 weeks per year).

Salary: $28.97 – 34.02 per hour and Part Time Non-Teaching Educator (DUE)

All applicants are subject to a
background check to include criminal, employment, and education.

Dutchess Community College is an AA/EOE employer. As part of the
State University of New York (SUNY), in its continuing effort to seek equity in education and employment, and in support of federal and
state anti-discrimination legislation, has adopted a policy to provide an educational and employment environment free from unlawful
discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity,
familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, or criminal
conviction.

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