Student Hourly - ALC Peer Tutor

The University Academic Support Centers strive to make diversity, equity, and inclusion our core reflex – not just an initiative. We believe students learn best when they feel a sense of commitment from our staff to create an authentic and welcoming environment that celebrates their differences and empowers their unique capabilities. Our centers share a commitment to embracing, supporting, and reflecting the amazing diversity of the student populations we serve.

The Academic Learning Center (ALC) is a unit in the University Academic Support Centers that provides programming to all KU students in the form of Supplemental Instruction (SI), Tutoring Services, Academic Consultations, and Academic Success Workshops. Tutoring Services offers in-person and online small-group and individual tutoring for a wide range of undergraduate courses.

Peer Tutors, as representatives of Tutoring Services, meet with students regularly to review content in a specific class. They are student role models who enjoy engaging their peers in the learning process. Tutors are hired year-round, although the need for additional tutors will vary during the semester and between semesters.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Facilitate and foster student 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 own learning
• Create an inclusive and safe environment for learning
• Follow the guidelines for tutoring, as established by Tutoring Services
• Attend and participate in trainings and staff development
• Facilitate group meetings using technology, including but not limited to Zoom, as needed
• Prepare and upload preparation documents for each group meeting
• Report student attendance following each group meeting
• Communicate with and respond to updates from the Assistant Director for Tutoring Services
• Distribute student evaluations and complete a tutor reflection at the end of the semester
• Other tasks as assigned

Work Schedule:
Peer Tutors meet with their students at varying times throughout the week, depending on the format of the tutoring. For small group tutoring, tutors meet twice per week at set times between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. in assigned locations on the KU Lawrence campus or online via Zoom. For each of the two small group meetings, tutors must be available for 1.5 hours. For individual tutoring, tutors are available at set times during the week and meet with students who schedule an appointment at a given time during their shift. Other tutoring arrangements may be made through coordination with the Assistant Director for Tutoring Services. All tutors are required to attend the Tutor Orientation and Training prior to the start of the semester (if hired before the first day of classes) and a mid-semester tutor training. Tutors are strongly encouraged to attend the College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA) Certification Training early in the semester. Alternative arrangements are made for tutors hired after these trainings have occurred.

There are three parts of the application: The HR online application, the supplemental application, and the Faculty/Reference Form.

1. Please upload your resume to the HR online application.
2. Access the supplemental application at this link: https://learning.ku.edu/supplemental-application (in the ‘Tutor’ section)
3. One completed Faculty/Instructor Reference Form needs to be submitted. We highly recommend that applicants go and speak to their potential references in-person. While a reference may be submitted through email attachment, faculty/instructors are advised to submit the completed reference form to Tutoring Services by online submission at this link: https://learning.ku.edu/supplemental-application (in the ‘Tutor’ section)

This is a pool position for the 2023-2024 Academic Year. The review of applications is ongoing, hires will be made throughout the posting period.

Adam Hampton, Assistant Director for Tutoring Services
adam.hampton@ku.edu

$12.00 per hour