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Tutoring Center

Details:

  • Category: On-Campus
  • Position Type: Student Hourly
  • Posted on: June 1, 2021
  • Open until: filled
  • Work Hours: Up to 20 per week
  • Wage: $9-$11 per hour
  • Location: Cedar City, UT

Description:

The Tutoring Center is hiring 15+ tutors for the upcoming academic year. Greatest needs are for math, chemistry, accounting, economics, physics, and/or engineering tutors.

The Tutoring Center offers in-person and online tutoring. We serve approximately 1,200+ students in 150 courses each semester. Do you have a knack for helping friends and classmates with their coursework? Do you enjoy helping others? Are you team-oriented? If so, we need you.

Duties:

  • Facilitate and foster learning by:
    • Engaging students in learning course/subject content
    • Suggesting appropriate study strategies to learn course/subject content
  • Empower students to take ownership for their learning
  • Create an inclusive and safe environment for learning
  • Participate in staff training and mentoring
  • Keep accurate records
  • Communicate with supervisor and peer tutors
  • Other duties as assigned

Tutors bring experience, expertise, and enthusiasm to studying and are recommended by SUU faculty. Tutors assist students in the Tutoring Center (ELC 204) with walk-in and scheduled one-on-one tutoring. Experienced tutors lead Peer-Assisted Learning (PAL) Groups which are held in SUU classrooms.

Work hours are around classes.

Quote from a former tutor: "Aside from the financial benefit of tutoring, I thoroughly enjoyed spending the time I did with the students I helped and the other tutors I worked with. I am proud to say that I was accepted to three dental schools. The different leadership experiences that came from helping students at the Tutoring Center was something I talked a lot about on my application and during the interviews I had." - Carter Milne (Dec. 2020 Graduate)

Qualifications:

  • 3.50 or better cumulative GPA (3.75 or better preferred)
  • Earned A or A- in courses you wish to tutor
    • Test out/skip acceptable for lower-level courses
    • B+ may be acceptable for some courses with instructor permission
  • Completed at least one semester at SUU
  • Recommendation of at least two SUU faculty members (provide names only)
  • Excel at working with peers in a cooperative learning environment
  • Enjoy helping others to learn
  • Strong work ethic

Apply online at https://www.suu.edu/academicsuccess/tutoring/apply.html

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