Job No. 154634
- Job Title:
- English Learning Assistant
- Employer:
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Mercy College-Main Campus
- Location:
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Dobbs Ferry , NY
- Posting Date:
- 14-Jan-2025
- Description:
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Job Posting Summary
English Learning Assistants (ELAs) provide general academic support as well as strategies for success in learning online, such as time management and metacognition, that foster confidence and self-reliance. ELAs may schedule one-on-one meetings to discuss and review assignment instructions, writing process, paragraphs, outlines, and papers. ELAs may also provide small group support to increase students’ connection to their online class community.
Position Requirements:
• Must establish rapport and communicate effectively and respectfully with students and instructors via email and in online classes and meetings. Must possess excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Must demonstrate expertise in the content area as outlined
Log in at specified times to meet with students online and assist with navigating the learning management system (LMS) and its content.
• Collaborate with and assist the course instructor with one-on-one mentoring.
• Communicate in a supportive and positive manner with students.
• Encourage students to ask questions and express their needs.
• Assist individuals or small groups in gaining understanding of concepts, strategies, and assignments.
• Comply with policies and procedures of the Department and the University including but not limited to the University’s Code of Conduct and maintain students’ information confidentiality.
• Accurately log work hours on Banner timesheets in Mercy Connect and submit them on time.
• Attend training and professional development workshops as available.
Qualifications
GPA of 3.5 or better in undergraduate/graduate English courses.
Complete a mock tutoring session on Zoom.
Verbal recommendation from a professor in the graduate English program.
About Mercy
Mercy University is a dynamic, independent, coeducational New York City area university that offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate degree and certificate programs in six schools: Business, Education, Health and Natural Sciences, Liberal Arts, Nursing, and Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Mercy is the region's largest private, nonprofit, Minority-Serving Institution, proud to serve a student body that is highly diverse. As a federally designated Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI), Mercy University, has been ranked nationally among top colleges in the country for Hispanics by the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) and by Excelencia in Education, earning their prestigious Seal of Excelencia for intentionally serving Latino students.
Mercy University was further recognized by HACU as a national leader in awarding bachelor's degrees to Hispanics in several disciplines, including Psychology, Sociology, and Business. Westchester Magazine has also named Mercy the Best College in Westchester County in 2019, 2020, and 2022.
Mercy is committed to offering an inclusive learning environment to help a diverse student body set a course for their future. To support its student body, Mercy has been awarded a number of federal grants which enable us to better develop and deliver education to our students.
Mercy’s student body reflects the rich diversity of the New York metropolitan area. Enrollment, including full-time and part-time undergraduates and graduates, is approximately 8,800. Mercy students learn on campuses in Dobbs Ferry, the Bronx, and Manhattan as well as online.
At Mercy University we strive to provide employees and their families with a comprehensive and valuable benefits package. We offer high-quality health care plans, retirement benefits, tuition discounts, flexible spending, and much more.
Our Mission:
Mercy University is committed to providing motivated students the opportunity to transform their lives through higher education by offering liberal arts and professional programs in personalized and high-quality learning environments, thus preparing students to embark on rewarding careers, to continue learning throughout their lives and to act ethically and responsibly in a changing world.
- Contact information:
- Mercy College-Main Campus
- Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
- United States
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