JOB SUMMARY

The Online Spanish Tutor will work for the Online Foreign Language Lab (OFLL) to provide Spanish tutoring services for LUO students. His or her primary responsibilities will include hosting Spanish conversation tutoring sessions, as well as offering Spanish writing and grammar tutoring services, via WebEx. The tutor will also administer recorded final oral assessments for the LUO Conversational Spanish courses and email the recordings directly to the appropriate professors for evaluation. Additionally, he or she will maintain accurate and timely records of all tutoring sessions, actively communicate with students, and uphold open communication with supervisors and professors.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Primary Responsibilities (70%)

Provide Spanish tutoring services for LUO students

Host Spanish conversation tutoring sessions via WebEx

Offer Spanish writing and grammar tutoring services

Provide recorded final oral assessments for the LUO Conversational Spanish courses and email them to the professors

Additional Responsibilities (30%)

Work with appointment schedules and scheduling system

Maintain accurate and timely records of all tutoring sessions

Actively communicate with students when information is missing from the appointment request form

Uphold open communication with supervisors, students, and professors

Remain abreast of existing and emerging technologies, processes, products, services and leading industry performance benchmarks Work effectively as a team member, embracing and fostering LU's mission

QUALIFICATIONS AND CREDENTIALS

Education and Experience

A high school diploma and native or near native speaking and writing ability in Spanish are required. However, a letter of recommendation from one of Liberty University's Spanish professors is acceptable.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Highly proficient Spanish speaker who can read, write, and effectively communicate in the Spanish language

• Self-motivated, dependable, and independent worker
• Experienced in leadership
• Capable of following written and verbal directions
• Works well and effectively communicates with students, faculty, and staff

Preferred Qualifications:

• Native Spanish speaker

• Previous experience tutoring Spanish language learners
• Educated in a native Spanish-speaking environment

ABILITIES AND SKILLS ESSENTIAL TO THE FUNCTION OF THE JOB

Communication and Comprehension

• Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing to convey clear, well-articulated information

• Ability to understand, speak, and write in English in order to convey messages and correspond in an articulate and professional manner

• Ability to understand, speak, and write in Spanish in order to effectively tutor students
• Possession of public communication skills that allow professional representation of Liberty University to a variety of business and community customers and associates
• Strong organizational skills
• Excellent computer skills

Problem Solving

• Intuitively able to reason, analyze information and events, and apply judgment in order to solve problems of both a routine and complex nature

Physical and Sensory Abilities

• Frequently required to sit for extended periods to perform tutoring responsibilities and deskwork
• Regularly required to hear and speak in order to effectively communicate orally

WORKING CONDITIONS

Work environment

The working environment in which one will typically perform the essential functions of this position is a climate-controlled office setting. It is well lit, and the noise level is moderate.

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