Student Worker - Peer Tutor

Job Summary

This position provides tutoring and academic support to fellow students. They model good student practices, facilitate learning, and foster student success.

Essential Job Functions & Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality individual and small group tutoring sessions in approved subjects.
• Facilitate learning to assist students in becoming successful, independent learners.
• Facilitate student mastery of concepts or applications of a specific course of study as presented by the course instructor.
• Integrate effective study and learning strategies to maximize the student's potential for academic progress.
• Maintain ongoing professional communication with the Learning Support Manager and CAEI administrative staff.
• Encourage students to develop a systematic approach to studying that will serve them in many courses.
• Meet with Learning Support Manager and CAEI administrative staff to plan appropriate academic support for students.
• Record student data to the CAEI with accuracy and confidentiality and turn in such data at the conclusion of every shift.
• Accurately log work hours on Banner time sheets in Mercy Connect and submit them on time.
• Participate in professional development offerings.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned consistent with the position of Peer Tutor.

Organizational/Managerial

• Demonstrates written and oral ability to deal with customers, supervisors, and peers as needed to do the job and resolve difficult situations.
• Initiates actions that foster acceptance of organizational change and that build commitment to Department and university’s objectives.
• Demonstrates flexibility in the acceptance and completion of work assignments.
• Is punctual and maintains a satisfactory attendance record.
• Is appropriately attired for the office.
• Develops and maintains a cooperative, friendly and mutually supportive work environment for all staff.
• Uses resources wisely and effectively.
• Collaborates and cooperates with other managers and departments.

Required Skills & Experience

• Demonstrate an ability to quickly establish rapport and communicate well with students and instructors.
• Demonstrate mastery of the specific content area or a related subject area in which they will tutor.
• Provide names of two Mercy University faculty members who will provide letters of support on their behalf.
• Maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 and an average of B+ or better in subjects in which they tutor.