TEMPORARY UA - ASL Lab Tutor

Company: University of Northern Colorado
Location: Greeley
Posted on: January 27, 2023

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Position Title
TEMPORARY UA - ASL Lab Tutor


Department
Education and Behavioral Sciences


FTE



FLSA
Non-Exempt


Job Type
Temporary


Job EEO Category



UNC Background
The University of Northern Colorado (UNC) is a public research university in the state of Colorado with more than 12,000 graduate and undergraduate students. The faculty and staff add another 1,400 members to the UNC community. UNC is a multipurpose institution offering a wide range of graduate and undergraduate degree programs in six academic colleges: Humanities and Social Sciences, Monfort College of Business, Education and Behavioral Sciences, Natural and Health Sciences, Performing and Visual Arts, and University Libraries. The University offers more than 2,000 academic courses.

One of the major priorities of the campus is the implementation of the University strategic plan: Rowing not Drifting 2030. The University of Northern Colorado is Colorado's leader in education. UNC sets the standard and models innovative strategies focused on the holistic growth, development, and life-long success of our students - this is how we define a Students First university.

Rowing, Not Drifting 2030 guides our direction and aspirations for the next decade of serving students and our community. As an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution, the University of Northern Colorado will be the institution the state looks to as the future of higher education. Our students will experience a personalized education grounded in liberal arts and infused with the critical and creative inquiry; establish relationships with faculty and staff that nurture individual development; gain the skills and knowledge that provide upward mobility among alumni; and share a commitment to the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Our vision takes shape in the form of five elements that serve as our foundation over the next ten years in support of and service to our students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community.

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• Students First: We exist to transform the lives of our students. We focus on all aspects of their success by making intentional decisions to meet their needs and the needs of our community.
  
• Empower Inclusivity: The diversity within our university and state is a distinct advantage that we celebrate and nurture. We ensure learning occurs through meaningful discussion of shared and different experiences, viewpoints, and ideas.
  
• Enhance & Invest: The success of students relies on a healthy and strong team. We provide our staff and faculty with the support they need to succeed as professionals, educators, and in life. We foster an environment where their individual well-being and sense of belonging are vital to our collective success.
  
• Innovate & Create: Learning occurs through critical inquiry, discovery, and creation. We leverage technology and capitalize on opportunities to innovate and improve instruction. We anticipate and address societal needs by transforming the campus into a creative laboratory that asks questions, solves problems, and shapes Colorado's future.
  
• *Connect & Celebrate: Strong community connections provide authentic learning experiences and reciprocal partnerships and collaborations. We set the standard for how engaged universities enrich the lives of those on campus, throughout Colorado, and beyond.
  
  
  
  As you consider joining our community, it is important to know that UNC is dedicated to strengthening and advancing our collective work related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We develop and learn more together with a diverse team. To achieve this, diversity for us represents differing perspectives, thoughts, and experiences. We value the individuality of the human distinctions of our staff because these distinctions benefit students, our community, and each other. We expect members of our community to stretch their learning edges about race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion, or physical ability. This is a significant way to honor the intersectionality of our university community. We appreciate the diverse contributions every individual makes to the UNC community. When you join the UNC community, you can expect to be part of a growing inclusive, innovative, and equity-minded community that requires broad collaboration among faculty, staff, students, and community partners.
  
  
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  Job Summary
  The ASL Lab Tutor will provide ASL instructional support to UNC students enrolled in ASL IVI campus-based and online coursework. The ASL Lab Tutor will facilitate individual and small group interactions to supplement and strengthen the language units taught in the courses.
  
  The ASL Lab Tutor must be a native/near-native ASL user who is a member of the Deaf Community, in order to accurately model ASL, identify the student's language challenges, and implement successful language learning interventions. In addition, the ASL Lab Tutor needs outstanding soft skills to meet a variety of students where they are emotionally and academically across three years of ASL coursework at UNC. The ASL Lab Tutor will work independently and therefore will need to exercise critical thinking and judgement in all their interactions. As a member of the Department, the ASL Lab Tutor will need to be familiar with federal laws (e.g., FERPA) and UNC policies (e.g., technology users policy), as well as some of the external regulatory bodies that influence the ASLIS philosophy and course design (e.g., American Council on Teaching Foreign Language, Commission on Collegiate Interpreter Education). Finally, the ASL Lab Tutor will work with technology in the lab and at a distance, and need familiarity with these media.
  
  This is a semester-long, part-time assignment that has the potential for renewal each semester, including fall, spring and summer semesters.
  
  
  Minimum Qualifications
  1. Native/near-native ASL proficiency
  2. Membership in the Deaf Community
  3. Exemplary people skills
  4. Competence with technologies, in the lab and delivered to distance students
  
  
  Preferred Qualifications
  1. Experience teaching ASL
  2. Experience mentoring/tutoring students who are learning ASL
  
  
  
  Organizational Location
  University of Northern Colorado
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Posting Details
  
  
  
  Posting Detail Information
  
  
  
  
  Posting Number
  E01592
  
  
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  Desired Start Date
  08/15/2022
  
  
  Open Date
  07/22/2022
  
  
  Close Date
  
  
  
  Open Until Filled
  Yes
  
  
  Special Instructions to Applicants
  Please include resume, cover letter and list of references electronically.
  
  
  Salary and Benefits
  Salary is $18/hr.
  
  
  Additional Requirements and Information
  Satisfactory completion of a background check, educational check, and authorization to work in the United States is required after a conditional offer of employment has been made. The successful candidate must submit original transcripts within one (1) month of hire.
  
  
  Required Notice: In compliance with the Clery Act, the most recent University of Northern Colorado Annual Campus Security and Fire Safety Report is available online (https://www.unco.edu/police/clery/security-report.aspx) and a paper copy can be requested at the UNC Police Department. This report contains crime statistics and policy statements related to safety, conduct processes and Title IX investigations.
  
  
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  Supplemental Questions
  
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  Documents Needed to Apply
  
  Required Documents
  
  
• Resume
  
• Cover Letter/Letter of Application
  
• List of References
  
  
  Optional Documents
  
  
• Curriculum Vitae
  
• Other Document
  
• Reference Letter 1
  
• Reference Letter 2
  
  
  
  
  

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