Senior Instructional Support Specialist (Health)

Job ID: 1001733

Position Description

Salary Range: $46,978.82 – $56,961.82
Pay Grade: 109
FLSA Status: Exempt
Salary Admin Plan: Career Service
Veterans’ Preference Eligible: Yes

Please note: This position is funded by the Carl D. Perkins Career & Technical Education Program grant, which has been in place at St. Petersburg College for over 30 years.
Position Summary:
Incumbents develop and maintain tutoring support lessons and materials for courses and promote tutoring services. Responsibilities may include developing resource materials for tutors; tracking tutoring services; training less experienced tutors; specializing in unique tutoring services (eg. learning disabilities); and performing the duties of the lower level.
Key Position Information:
Knowledge of Anatomy & Physiology and Pathophysiology.
Preferred knowledge of pharmacology and medical-surgical nursing.
Ability to tutor one-on-one with students of various health programs and develop/conduct group presentations.
Experience using Microsoft Office.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Provides support for students in their academic endeavors including: assisting with understanding critical thinking; providing guidance with organization, prioritizing, and time management skills; preparing students for testing; and customizing and individualizing instructional support.
Develops, organizes, and maintains instructional support lessons and materials for part-time tutors; mentors them in how to break down and simplify complex concepts.
Develops ways to teach all types of learners adding hands-on materials and adapting visual to auditory approaches or visa/versa.
Develops collaborative educational plans for at-risk students; updates and maintains student records; communicates regularly and in a timely fashion with involved faculty and staff on student progress and on-going student needs.
Collects data and tracks progress.
Promotes workshops and tutoring; makes room reservations; creates invitations; and organizes content and schedules.
Acts as a positive role model; serves as a reliable source to troubleshoot/navigate any issues that arise as needed.
Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Associate degree; two (2) years of related work experience including clinical experience; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.
Preferred: Bachelor’s degree and experience in an allied health setting or in higher education

Knowledge:
Educational plans and material development principles;
Education principles and practices;
Applicable technologies related to subject material;
Basic training principles;
Recordkeeping principles;
Computers and related software applications.
Skills:
Mentoring OPS Health tutors;
Educating students;
Working with students of diverse backgrounds;
Developing educational plans especially for at-risk students
Maintaining an appropriate learning environment;
Maintaining at-risk student records and provide, as requested, feedback to faculty;
Understanding of medical principles and practices to effectively communicate with faculty and students
Using a computer and related software applications;
Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with subordinates, coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to give and receive work direction.
Physical:
Positions in this class typically require: reaching, standing, walking, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.
Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions described herein. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in a job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in a job description.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
This work typically requires the following physical activities to be performed. A complete description of the activities below is available upon request from Human Resources.
Balancing-maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
Pushing-use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward, downward, outward.
Climbing-ascending, descending ladders, stairs, ramps, requires body agility.
Reaching-extending hands or arms in any direction.
Crawling- moving about on hands, knees, or hands, feet.
Repetitive Motion- substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.
Crouching- bending body forward by bending leg, spine.
Speaking- expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.
Feeling-perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
Standing- for sustained periods of time.
Fingering-picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
Stooping- bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.
Grasping- applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
Talking 1expressing ideas by spoken word.
Handling-picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
Talking 2-shouting to be heard above ambient noise.
Hearing 1- perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
Visual Acuity 1- prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading.
Hearing 2-receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound.
Visual Acuity 2- color, depth perception, field of vision.
Kneeling- bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
Visual Acuity 3- determine accuracy, neatness, observe facilities/structures.
Lifting- raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.
Visual Acuity 4- operate motor vehicles/heavy equipment.
Mental Acuity-ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning.
Visual Acuity 5- close acuity for inspection of small defects, machines, use measurement devices, or fabricate parts.
Pulling-use upper extremities to exert force, haul or tug.
Walking-on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site.
TYPE OF WORK
Work performed is primarily:
Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force to move objects.
Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Heavy work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Very heavy work: Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects
WORK ENVIRONMENT
May be required to work hours other than the regular schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays. Work may require some travel.
This position requires regular and reliable attendance and the employee’s physical presence at the workplace.
May be subjected to fumes, dusts, extreme temperatures, and intense noise.
Work is performed in a dynamic environment that requires sensitivity to change and responsiveness to changing goals, priorities, and needs.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions described herein. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in a job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in a job description.
St. Petersburg College has the right to revise a classification or job description at any time. The Board of Trustees of St. Petersburg College affirms its equal opportunity policy in accordance with the provisions of the Florida Educational Equity Act and all other relevant state and federal laws, rules and regulations. The college will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or against any qualified individual with disabilities in its employment practices or in the admission and treatment of students. Recognizing that sexual harassment constitutes discrimination on the basis of sex and violates this Rule, the college shall not tolerate such conduct.
Should you experience such behavior, please contact Pamela Smith, the director of EA/EO/Title IX Coordinator at 727-341-3261; by mail at P.O. Box 13489, St. Petersburg, FL 33733-3489; or by email at eaeo_director@spcollege.edu.Please indicated the position you wish to apply for in your request.
The College shall not discriminate against a qualified individual with disabilities because of the disability of such an individual in regard to job application procedures, hiring, advancement, or discharge of employees, employees compensation, job training or other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment. Except when undue hardship exists, the College shall endeavor to provide reasonable accommodations to a qualified individual with a disability. If you have questions regarding this policy please contact the Director of EA/EO by phone at (727)341-3261, by mail at PO Box 13489, St Petersburg Fl 33733-3489, or by email at eaeo_director @spcollege.edu.
Qualifications listed in a position description are used as a guideline to hiring. Other comparable qualifications of a candidate may be considered by the President in lieu of those suggested in a position description. (BOT rule 6hx23-2.02).
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions described herein. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in a job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in a job description.

St. Petersburg College has the right to revise a classification or job description at any time

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