Title: Spanish Peer Tutor
Job Classification: Tutor, Non-Exempt
Department Name: Medical Education
Supervisor: VIDA Program Director
Position Purpose
Under the supervision of the Director of the VIDA Program, the Spanish Peer Tutor will conduct tutoring sessions. Maximum work allowance of twenty (20) hours per a two (2) week period. Videotaping of encounters with students will be recorded and viewed for educational purposes. All tutoring sessions including students progress must be kept confidential.
Essential Functions
- Conduct individual and small group tutoring sessions.
- Produce in class and out of class content and assignments.
- Work with clinical faculty to create OSCE material and manage the OSCE day.
- Monitor student progress and provide feedback.
- Arrive on time for sessions.
- Maintain open communication with Peer Tutor team and check e-mails/teams messages regularly for important updates.
Required Educational Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences or related field.
Skills and Abilities
- Must have strong communication skills while interacting with fellow tutors and students.
- Must have strong interpersonal skills when interacting with others.
- Must have strong reading and writing skills to absorb and use the detailed case training and exam procedural information.
- Ability to explain complex Spanish language structure formalities and abnormalities.
- Ability to provide constructive feedback to students.
- Ability to role play a patient-physician interaction from both perspectives and/or act as an interpreter for patient-physician interaction.
- Ability to teach at student skill level.
- Abilities to follow rules and procedures for exam.
- Must be objective when interacting with and rating examinees of all backgrounds.
- Must have excellent recall ability in order to rate the examinees.
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous experience in healthcare or related area.
- Excellent academic standing.
- Enrollment as a current student.
- Speak, read, and write clearly in English and Spanish.
- Native Spanish speaker or a minimum of three (3) years high school/college coursework with a minimum grade point of average of 3.0.
Other Requirements
Items Used
Standard office equipment including computer and printer/copy machine.
Physical Requirements
- Sit: Frequently
- Stand: Frequently
- Walk: Frequently
- Bend: N/A
- Squat: N/A
- Climb: N/A
- Crawl: N/A
Mental Requirements
- Read/Comprehend: Occasionally
- Write: Occasionally
- Perform Calculations: N/A
- Communicate Orally: Frequently
- Reason and Analyze: Occasionally
Environmental Requirements
- Is exposed to excessive noise: No
- Is around moving machinery: No
- Is exposed to marked changes in temperature and/or humidity: No
- Drives motorized equipment: No
- Works in confined quarters: No
- Dust: No
- Fumes: No
Disclaimer:
The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required to employees assigned to this job.
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Job Description Preparation Date: August 14, 2023
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