Job Title

Head Supplemental Instruction Leader

Department

Rinella Learning Center Student Group 1 JM

Worker Type

Student (Fixed Term)

Pay Information

For hourly student pay rates, please visit the Student Job Classification page on the Office of Human Resources website. For salaried student positions, contact the department for pay information.

Duration of Appointment

Position reoccurs each semester until graduation.

Maximum Scheduled Weekly Hours

1

Job Description Summary

Supplemental Instruction (SI) provides regularly scheduled, out-of-class, peer-facilitated sessions in historically difficult classes. All students in the courses with SI are invited to attend the free SI study sessions. The SI Leaders are key people in the program who have demonstrated competence in the subject and earned an A or B in the course. The Head SI Leader (HSI) acts as the team lead for their specific subject area.

Job Description

Essential Duties

• For Academic and Administrative Assistance settings, the student must: Engage in web authoring, JAVA, SQL, Basic C++, and create databases using various software packages.
• Provide support for divisional/departmental services.
• Provide supervisory functions including, but not limited to, scheduling, determining training needs, preparing training materials, and conducting training sessions.
• Work is done independently of supervision.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstrate evidence of advanced technical and customer support leadership, skills in mentoring, training, expert management, and intermediate business.
• For University Police setting, the student must: Serve as public safety dispatcher, emergency response coordinator, and handle confidential information.
• Work performed is highly complex and requires extensive training (either coursework or in-house departmental training).

Additional Position Information (if applicable)

Responsibilities

• Perform all essential duties of an SI Leader, as well as 4-5 hours per week devoted to HSI specific tasks

• Understand all operational aspects of scheduling programs, TutorTrac, and be able to train new SI Leaders as required

• Assist with the observation and evaluation process of SI Leaders

• Be a resource and guide for training for all SI Leaders

• Attend weekly meetings with the SI Coordinator

• Lead monthly team meetings with SI Leaders to promote SI Leaders in their leadership development and to increase program effectiveness

• Assist in the facilitation of EDT 310 B training modules

• Assist in the recruitment and hiring process of potential SI and HSI Leader candidates

Minimum Qualifications:

• Complete two semesters of being an SI Leader

• Required 3.2 cumulative GPA

• Demonstrate strong leadership, interpersonal, and organizational skills

• Available during the final month of the semester to shadow the current HSI 

Required Application Documents

NA

Posting Contact Information

Kevin Carr, carrk@miamioh.edu

Additional Information

A criminal background check may be required. All campuses are smoke- and tobacco-free campuses.

This organization participates in E-Verify.

Reasonable Accommodations
Requests for reasonable accommodations for disabilities related to employment should be directed to ADAFacultyStaff@miamioh.edu or 513-529-3560. Questions and follow-ups regarding requests should also be directed here.

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Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Statement
Miami University, an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, encourages applications from protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Miami University prohibits harassment, discrimination and retaliation on the basis of age (40 years or older), color, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, military status, national origin (ancestry), pregnancy, race, religion, sex/gender, status as a parent or foster parent, sexual orientation, or protected veteran status in its application and admission processes, educational programs and activities, facilities, programs or employment practices. Requests for reasonable accommodations for disabilities related to employment should be directed to ADAFacultyStaff@miamioh.edu or 513-529-3560.

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