CRIM/LEGS Teaching Assistant

Job Title: CRIM/LEGS Teaching Assistant
Location: Lawrence
Job Type: Part-time
Salary Range: $18.00/hour
Reports To: Program Chair, Legal and Paralegal Studies

Who We Are:

We are an open-access college that fuels Indiana’s economy through excellence in teaching and proactive engagement with industry and community partners, embedded in a culture of innovation that empowers all students to learn and succeed. We are “higher education at the speed of life!”

Our Values:

• Empathy: We stand with our students, partners, and communities.
• Integrity: We treat all with dignity and respect.
• Accountability: We deliver on our commitments.
• Agility: We innovate, iterate, and transform.
• Connectivity: We connect with partners to strengthen communities and ensure student success for all.

About the Role:

CRIM/LEGS Teaching Assistant will assist the program chairs of the Criminal Justice and the Legal and Paralegal Studies programs. The Teaching Assistant will work 20 – 25 hours per week, the majority of which will be served on campus. The primary focus of the CRIM/LEGS Teaching Assistant will be grading with oversight by the program chairs. However, the Teaching Assistant will also have direct interaction with students by hosting club meetings for each program’s curricular clubs, establishing office hours and/or tutoring times, and hosting regular study skills sessions. Finally, the Teaching Assistant will assist with some of the administrative responsibilities of the program chairs, such as dual credit paperwork.

Major Responsibilities:

• Assist program chairs with some administrative responsibilities, including dual credit paperwork
• Establish/Maintain curricular club activities
• Grading
• Host weekly office hours for tutoring
• Host weekly study skills sessions

The following is not to be construed as an exhaustive list. Other duties logically associated with this position may be assigned. All responsibilities will be conducted within the parameters of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), other applicable regulatory requirements, and professional standards.

Education & Experience:

CRIM/LEGS Teaching Assistant must be a graduate of Ivy Tech’s Criminal Justice or Ivy Tech’s Legal and Paralegal Studies program and must have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree. Pursuit of an advanced degree is preferred. Those pursuing a Juris Doctorate degree will be given highest priority.

Must demonstrate ability to promote an environment that reflects the broad backgrounds represented by our students and employees and which every individual feels respected and valued.

Ivy Tech Community College is an accredited, equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age or veteran status. As required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Ivy Tech Community College does not discriminate on the basis of sex, including sexual harassment in its educational programs and activities, including employment and admissions. Questions specific to Title IX may be referred to the College’s Title IX Coordinator or to the US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights.