[Hiring] Academic Services Tutor @UMA Education
Mar 21, 2025 - UMA Education is hiring a remote Academic Services Tutor. 💸 Salary: $53,600 usd. 📍Location: USA.
UMA is a nonprofit healthcare educational institution with a national presence. Headquartered in Tampa, Florida and founded in 1994, UMA offers content-rich, interactive online programs as well as hands-on training at our Clearwater, Florida campus.
- Medical (including prescription), Dental, Vision (UMA subsidized)
- FSA/HSA (Depending on Medical Plan chosen)
- $50,000 Life Insurance (UMA paid)
- Additional Voluntary Life Insurance (Team Member paid)
- Employee Assistance Program – EAP (UMA paid)
- Long Term Disability (UMA paid)
- Short Term Disability (Team Member paid)
- Supplemental Insurance such as Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital (Team Member Paid)
- Paid Time Off – 15 days accrued in year 1, 9 holidays, and 1 day of Volunteering Time Off
- 401k (eligible upon completion of 90 days of employment and must be at least 21 years of age)
- Pet Insurance
- Identity Theft Protection
Purpose of the Position:
The Academic Services Tutor position is to provide personalized academic support to identified adult learners, enhancing their basic skills in reading, writing, math, and study skills. This role leads live tutoring sessions, creates individualized learning plans, and promotes student engagement to ensure academic success. The tutor will also perform administrative tasks to track student progress and collaborate with faculty to align tutoring efforts with the institution's educational goals.in the organization.
What You’ll Do:
- Develop and Update Learning Materials: Create, maintain, and update basic skills content in reading, writing, math and study skills to support adult learners.
- Lead Live Tutoring Sessions: Conduct live sessions with students with individual or groups of students, guiding them through the content and ensuring they understand the material.
- Create Learning Plans: Develop individualized learning plans for students based on their needs and progress, ensuring they have a clear path to success.
- Promote Student Engagement: Foster an engaging and interactive learning environment to encourage student participation and motivation.
- Monitor Student Progress: Track and update student progress in gradebooks and session logs, ensuring accurate records of completion and performance.
- Provide Adult Basic Education: Offer instruction in basic learning skills for adults, helping them build a strong foundation for further education.
- Administrative Duties: Perform administrative tasks such as updating gradebooks, scheduling sessions, and maintaining accurate records of student interactions.
- Support Student Success: Assist students in overcoming learning challenges and provide additional resources or support as needed.
- Collaborate with Faculty: Work closely with other faculty members to align tutoring sessions with the overall curriculum and institutional goals.
- Continuous Improvement: Evaluate and improve tutoring methods and materials to enhance the effectiveness of the academic support provided.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Career Level Expectations:
- Applies broad theoretical job knowledge typically obtained through post-secondary education or equivalent work experience.
- Work is supervised.
- Handles problems and uses critical thinking to solve.
- Communicates facts, policies and practices related to job area.
- Desire for growth and professional development.
Required Skills/Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in reading, math, English, education, training, or a related field. Two or more years’ experience leading courses or training sessions with adult learners.
- Familiarity with lesson planning, understanding of characteristics/needs of non-traditional adult learners, proficiency presenting and leading courses/sessions online, strong work ethic with a high level of attention to detail.
- Ability to professionally communicate fluently in verbal and written English.
- Ability to support a diverse and inclusive work environment.
- Computer literacy/basic computer skills to effectively navigate and utilize the technology required for the role.
Preferred Requirements:
- Master’s degree in education or an academic content area.
- Strong or advanced proficiency in any of the above required skills/experience.
- Certifications, Licenses.
- Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and other business tools such as Microsoft Teams.
Compliance:
- Demonstrate knowledge of, and carefully follows all applicable state laws and rules, federal and state compliance requirements and regulations including those prescribed by the U.S. Department of Education, accrediting agencies, state regulations and internal policies and procedures.
- Effectively communicate compliance requirements to other staff as appropriate and quickly escalate any compliance concerns to the Compliance department.
Work Environment/Physical Demands:
- This is a full-time remote position.
- Home office set up, quiet place to work, and ability to hard wire into high-speed internet connection.
- May require setup of computer equipment; accommodation consideration available upon request.
- Flexibility to work a regular schedule of evenings and weekends as needed.
Anticipated starting salary is based on experience and qualifications.
OUR VALUES
Our institutional values are shaped and validated by our team members. They describe how we strive to operate and are the standards of behavior we look to embody.
ACT WITH INTEGRITY
We operate honestly and ethically in an industry-compliant fashion. We are fair and trustworthy in our interactions with all we serve. Our team members, at all levels, lead by example and strive to do the right thing for our students and for each other. We are disciplined professionals who strive to be straightforward and dependable.
CHAMPION STUDENT OUTCOMES
We live by a strong commitment to our students and are passionate about preparing them for meaningful careers. We are deeply dedicated to ensuring students’ educational and career success. We excel at building our students’ confidence and empowering them to reach their full potential.
COMMIT TO TEAM MEMBER SUCCESS
We are committed to our team members’ success and to each other’s success. We strive to create an environment that attracts and retains the best talent while offering continuous learning, professional development and career growth opportunities. We recognize and reward our team members for their contributions to the organization and to our students.
PURSUE RESULTS WITH PURPOSE
We pursue results with a sense of urgency and purpose. We take responsibility for achieving ambitious, measurable results and hold each other accountable. We think strategically and critically, greet new ideas and challenges openly, and look for innovative solutions to challenges.
HAVE FUN. BUILD ENERGY
Enjoying what we do is central to achieving our goals. Building energy, having fun, being optimistic and creating a positive working environment are all critical to our success and that of our students. We strive to be inspired and to inspire others. We consistently show appreciation and celebrate our successes, both large and small.
WORK AS ONE
We believe that diverse, inclusive teams produce breakthrough results. We strive to build and maintain positive relationships with colleagues from all types of backgrounds by showing respect and humility when interacting with each other and resolving conflicts in a constructive manner. By working together, we win together - as one - ensuring that the goals of the company are the focal point of our efforts.
UMA will NEVER ask you to send money or ask you to provide bank account information in order for you to get reimbursed for tools to work. If you have been contacted by someone claiming to be from UMA about a job posting, you can always verify the position at https://workatuma.com/
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Salary
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$53,600 usd
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Remote
Location
USA
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Job Type
full-time
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Posted
Mar 21, 2025
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| 📍 | Be aware of the location restriction for this remote position: USA |
| ‼ | Beware of scams! When applying for jobs, you should NEVER have to pay anything. Learn more. |
