Job Title: Academic Tutor/Student Advocate
PVN ID: ME-2310-005893
Category: Instruction and Social Service
Location: MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE

Job Description

General Description

Part Time Tutor/Student Advocate— Liberty Partnerships Program

CUNY Medgar Evers College is seeking to fill the position of Tutor/Student Advocate in the Liberty Partnerships Program. The Tutor/Student Advocate will assist the Director in implementing the Liberty Partnerships Program day school program designed to promote successful graduation, college readiness and career development among high school students. The Tutor/Student Advocate for the Liberty Partnerships Program reports to the LPP Director. This is a part-time, grant-funded position.

A Tutor will work alongside the MEC LPP Team to support scholars with completing all required work for the school semester or year. MEC LPP Tutors will also be responsible for the following:
  • Help students learn and understand new concepts and complete assignment in any and or all of the following subjects: High School Mathematics, Science and or English
  • Prepare plans to help scholars stay on track with their work
  • Follow up with classroom teacher to ensure scholar has completed school work
  • Push into classrooms to support teachers in the facilitation of their lessons
  • Help scholars in completing all projects and assignments
  • Co-facilitate LPP workshops when needed
  • Collect student data 
 

Other Duties

  • Complete other LPP tasks as needed

Qualifications

  • College background preferred but not required
  • Experience or willingness to work with disadvantaged youth
  • Ability to demonstrate strong knowledge in specific academic subjects
  • Experience in working with youth

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
MEC Liberty Partnerships Program
Status
Part Time
Pay Range
$15.00-$15.00
Hour(s) a week
6.00-19.00
Closing Date
Dec 04, 2023 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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