The High School Equivalency Program (HEP) is a federally funded five-year discretionary grant under the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Migrant Education, aimed at assisting migrant and seasonal agricultural workers and their immediate family members in earning their High School Equivalency (HSE) diploma.

HEP Tutors are tasked with providing tutoring in Math, Science, Writing, Reading, and Social Studies, all pertinent to the Spanish and English HSE exams.

Tutors work flexible hours during weekdays (Monday - Friday), including evenings, and occasionally on weekends. They may also provide services at off-campus sites, collaborating with academic staff to enhance students' learning objectives. The average workweek consists of 10-15 hours.

Tutors Must:

• Be familiar with the objectives, policies, and guidelines of HEP
• Attend student, staff, and tutor meetings
• Complete mandatory UNM and departmental trainings
• Assist in coordinating workshops, orientations, and events
• Be willing to learn and execute all tutoring duties
• Perform miscellaneous job-related tasks as assigned

Primary Duties:

• Provide tutoring and mentoring to HEP participants
• Tutor program participants individually and/or in groups
• Develop and prepare lesson plans for tutoring sessions
• Maintain communication with assigned participants regarding tutoring and instructional needs
• Keep tutor logs for each tutoring session
• Report tutoring and instructional needs/concerns of assigned participants to HEP staff
• Prepare tutoring reports for HEP staff
• Ensure the instructional needs of assigned participants are met by regularly monitoring student progress files.

Qualifications (Minimum)

• Bilingual in Spanish and English.
• Must have a 2.5 GPA or higher.
• Work-study eligible and awarded.
• Passed Math 1220 with a B or higher.
• Experience working with adult learners.
• Familiar with tutoring in Social Studies, Science, Mathematics, Reading, and Writing.

Qualification (Ideal)

• The ability to work during the summer.

Only applications submitted through the official UNMJobs site will be accepted. If you are viewing this job advertisement on a 3rd party site, please visit UNMJobs to submit an application.

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