Marist College
Higher Education
Opportunity Program
TUTOR COUNSELOR
POSITION AVAILABLE
The
HEOP Office is currently accepting applications for a Tutor Counselor
(TC). Application Deadline is
Friday, December 5, 2003. If you
are interested, continue reading....
DESCRIPTION:
The
Higher Education Opportunity Program is a comprehensive academic support
services program designed for New York State residents who have not had
educational opportunities which prepared them for college and who meet the
income guidelines established by the Board of Regents.
HEOP
students receive a broad range of innovative support services, including
participation in a 6-week pre-freshman Summer Program, academic, personal and
career counseling, individual and small group tutoring, leadership training and
student development workshops.
The
College and the New York State Higher Education Opportunity Program jointly
sponsor the HEOP program. Students are
admitted without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, race, disability or
creed.
The
Tutor Counselor position includes various roles that are essential to the
positive supervision of the pre-freshman.
The TC must be a role model, illustrating the appropriate behavior of a
college student. He/she must follow the
rules, regulations and policies established by Marist College and HEOP at all
times. As a counselor, the TC takes on
a helping or advising role to assist students throughout the Summer Program and
the academic year. The TC serves as a
disciplinarian during the Summer Program but not during the academic year. A Peer Counselor (PC) is responsible to plan
educational, cultural, social and recreation programs during the Summer Program
and both the PC and TC are responsible to do this during the academic
year. The TC will assist the PC with
program implementation during the summer program. During the Summer Program the TC will also serve as a tutor for
the Math course and potentially a Special Topic course. During the academic year the TC continues to
work with the first year students and may be expected to work in the HEOP
Office. The TC position may be used as
an internship.
QUALIFICATIONS:
·
The Tutor Counselor must have a minimum overall GPA of
2.9 and B+ or better in college level math courses and knowledge of computers.
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Applications will be accepted from first year students,
but preference will be given to current sophomores and juniors.
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You must demonstrate having the qualities of being a
positive role model.
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You must be willing and able to attend training sessions
with the HEOP staff throughout the Spring 2004 semester.
·
You will be expected to return to campus for training no
earlier than Monday, June 21, 2004. You
will need to be available throughout the Summer Program that runs from Sunday,
June 27 to Friday, August 6, 2004.
·
Although the Tutor Counselor position is a yearlong
position, continuance in the position is based on satisfactory
performance. Preference will be given
to applicants who are interested in holding the position for more than one
year.
·
Experience dealing with young adults and/or a similar
type of program is a plus.
·
The Tutor Counselor will also serve as a tutor for the
Math course and potentially a Special Topic course. The Tutor Counselor will be expected to attend class with the
students and tutor them during study sessions and during other times.
·
The Tutor Counselor will also assist with the
implementation of activities and special events.
·
The HEOP Office does require a certain dress code during
the summer and while working in the office during the academic year. This will be further discussed during your
interview.
REMUNERATION:
·
Room and board for the six-weeks during the Summer
Program. Board is not included on most weekends or during the training period.
·
The projected salary for the Summer 2004 is
$2184, which includes the six-week program and a week of training. The above figures are pending Summer Program
funding approval from the State Education Department Higher Education Opportunity
Program Bureau, which occurs after the 2004 New York State budget is
passed. During the academic year the TC
may have the opportunity to work in the office. It is expected that the TC continue contact with the
students. The TC may also have the
opportunity to tutor first year students in math during the academic year. The rate of pay during the academic year is
based on the established rate of pay for a Level 2 student employee for time
spent with the students or the tutor rate for any tutoring time.
·
The TC position may be used as an internship for some
majors.
HOW TO APPLY:
Please
submit the following items to Kristine Cullen HEOP Suite LB 337.
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A resume.
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If you are applying to the Tutor Counselor position and
are not an HEOP student we will need an unofficial copy of your academic
transcript.
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Two letters of recommendation.
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A completed Student Employment Application, available in
the HEOP Office.
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An essay that covers the following information: 1) Why
do you want to be an HEOP Tutor Counselor? 2) How was your pre-freshman summer
experience? (If applicable) 3) In your
opinion, what should be expected of the Tutor Counselor? 4) What academic and social issues are
important for the pre-freshmen to learn to help them during the academic year?
Peer Counselor/ TC announcement 11/03