Require Tsaile Learning Center Manager in Tsaile, AZ
Job title: Tsaile Learning Center Manager
Company: Dine College
Job description: Navajo Language Tutor
Tsaile Campus
Duty Schedule:
Monday-Friday, 8am-8pm (Flexible) but no more than 20 hours a week.
Summary/Objective of Position:
The Navajo Language Tutor must be knowledgeable with the Navajo Langauge in both written and spoke formats. The tutor will be responsible for tutoring students in the Navajo Language courses, i.e. NAV 101, 102, 201, 202 and 211 with written and presentation formats. The tutor will assist with conducting workshops for each subjects beginning with NAV 102, etc. The tutor will compile and develop a resource to share with students who are taking the Navajo Language courses. Highly encourage Tutor have completed both NIS 111 and NIS 221 courses to assist with NIS tutoring as well. Recommend Tutor will continue to work with the Navajo Studies program for professional development with Navajo Language courses.
Description of Essential Functions of the Position
Disclaimer: This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions
associated with the job. While this list is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to
revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
TUTORING AND COACHING
- Assist students individually and/or in small group setting with grammar,pronunciation,composition and questions in the Navajo Language.
- Use guided questions to assist students to think critically, further help students understand their Navajo speaking and writing.
- Assist students in understanding the basic subject content and apply knowledge of the Navajo Language and Culture history.
- Help students understand and explain their assignments, and assist with online course platforms such as Blackboard, Zoom, etc.
- Compile and develop Navajo Language resources / share w/ students to help guide their Navajo Language and Culture learning.
- Be knowledgeable of Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) when working with student information using EX/JI, etc.
- Participate and lead workshops on elements of Navajo Language and Culture via in-person and/or online using Zoom, etc.
- Become familiar with campus resources; compile research-based resources to share w/ students.
- Provide a supported learning environment for all students from multicultural and diverse backgrounds including students with disabilities,
- Assist in the day-to-day general operations of the Learning Center
- Collaborate with faculty and support staff to identify needs for interventions, i.e.. tutoring to ensure students' academic success with Navajo Language and Culture assignments.
- Work with faculty and Learning Center staff to improve delivery of tutoring needs.
- Promote the Learning Center's tutoring program at college sponsored activities.
- Collaborate and coordinate workshops with Student Affairs program to ensure academic success.
- Maintain a caseload of students seeking tutoring with Navajo Language and Culture classes.
- Provide feedback lo referring sources re: attendance and progress with Navajo Language and Culture courses.
- Complete and submit Monthly Tutoring Logs in a timely manner,
- Complete and submit Monthly Reports in a timely manner.