Academic Support Specialist
Gadsden State Community College · Enterprise, AL
Position Summary
The Academic Support Specialist plays a vital role in student success by leading tutoring operations, administering academic testing, and providing auxiliary support to library services. This position serves as the lead tutor, coordinates the onboarding and scheduling of tutoring staff, oversees daily tutoring procedures, and ensures the smooth administration of automated and placement testing environments (including Honorlock and Accuplacer).
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Act as the head tutor, providing direct learning assistance to students and modeling best pedagogical practices.
- Recruit, schedule, train, and supervise peer and professional tutors to ensure comprehensive subject coverage.
- Monitor tutoring sessions, gather student feedback, and implement training to maintain high-quality academic support.
- Maintain the tutoring budget.
- Collect, analyze, and report utilization data (such as tutoring hours, student visits, and subject demand) to measure program impact and maintain the budget.
- Assist with the creation of promotional materials, visit classrooms, and host orientations to increase student awareness of tutoring and testing services.
- Communicate student participation with faculty who make student referrals.
- Assist the Director of Library Services with the facilitation and administration of proctored exams.
- Assist the Director of Library Services with the maintenance of Honorlock testing rooms in order to provide a secure, quiet, and distraction-free environment for ESCC students.
- Assist Students with basic library navigation, locating academic resources and checking out materials as needed.
- Partner with library staff and faculty to align learning center resources with current curriculum standards.
- Assist with information literacy instruction as needed by guiding students through basic academic database navigation, keyword generation, and advanced search filters; lead sessions on how to critically evaluate sources for credibility, authority, and bias.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
- A minimum (3) three academic years working directly in a college tutoring center or writing lab as either a peer or professional tutor.
- At least one year as a lead tutor with duties that include mentoring peer staff, acting as a liaison between faculty and tutoring services, and compiling lab usage data preferred.
Application Procedures/Additional Information
POSITION AVAILABLE: October 2026
SALARY:
Salary Schedule E4 05 $35,670-$53,865 based upon the Alabama Community College System Salary Schedule to be determined by the applicant’s education and years of applicable experience. Applicant acknowledges that if selected for the position that applicant’s placement on the applicable salary schedule will be dependent upon the verified information provided. *This is an institutionally funded position*
POSITION DEADLINE:
Applications must be received by September 20, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.
Incomplete or late application packets will eliminate the possibility of an interview. Application packets submitted after the deadline date will eliminate the possibility of an interview. The submission of all required application materials by the deadline is the sole responsibility of the applicant.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Applicants must submit a complete packet which consists of the following:
- Completed ESCC Application for Employment
- Current resume
- Copy of transcript showing degree and date conferred
- A cover letter of application specifically detailing and relating the applicant’s education, and
- experience to the qualifications, duties, and responsibilities of the position.
NOTE: Statements included in this description are intended to be representative of the duties and responsibilities of this job and are not to be interpreted as being all inclusive. The employee may be assigned other duties that are not specifically included.
Please note: Employment is contingent upon employer verification of work experience. Applicants must provide documentation of the required applicable experience if an offer is made. Only applicants who meet the required qualifications and submit a complete application packet by the deadline will be considered. Applications submitted by fax, email, mail, or hand delivery will NOT be accepted. All applications become the property of ESCC. Requests for copies of application materials, including transcripts, will be denied. Applicants must adhere to the College’s prescribed interview schedule and must travel at their own expense.
In accordance with Alabama Community College System policy and guidelines, the applicant chosen for employment will be required to sign a consent form for a criminal background check. Employment will be contingent upon receipt of a clearance notification from a criminal background check. Enterprise State Community College is an active participant in the Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-verify). E-verify electronically confirms an employee's eligibility to work in the United States as required by the Department of Homeland Security. Enterprise State Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of the Alabama Community College System, including all postsecondary community and technical colleges under the control of the Alabama Community College Board of Trustees, that no employee or applicant for employment or promotion, on the basis of any impermissible criterion or characteristic including, without limitation, race, color, national origin, religion, marital status, disability, sex, age, or any other protected class as defined by federal and state law, shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program, activity, or employment. Enterprise State Community College will make reasonable accommodations for qualified disabled applicants or employees.
The College reserves the right to withdraw this job announcement at any time prior to the awarding. More than one position in the same job classification may be filled from the applicants for this position should another vacancy occur during the search process. Enterprise State Community College application for employment form is available at and should be submitted online.