Student Hourly - Wingspan Peer Tutor
University of Kansas
- Kansas
- $12.00 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- 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
- Attend and participate in trainings and staff development
- Report meeting summaries after every tutoring session
- Communicate with and respond to updates from the Program Manager, Learning Support Services
- Distribute student evaluations and complete a tutor reflection at the end of the semester
- Other tasks as assigned
- Earned a B- or higher in the course(s) selected to tutor at KU or an equivalent course that credit was transferred for from another college institution within the last 4 years; or in a higher-level course in the same discipline, as evidenced by the Degree Progress Report (DPR) or unofficial transcript. Consideration may be given in unique circumstances to students interested in tutoring a course they have not taken, per approval of the Assistant Director for Tutoring Services.
- Currently enrolled KU student in at least 6 credit hours and not on academic probation, as evidenced by the DPR.
- Minimum of 2.5 cumulative GPA as evidenced by the DPR.
- One faculty or instructor reference, one of which can speak to your ability in the subject area in which you hope to tutor, should be submitted to Tutoring Services. Information about this reference can be found at https://learning.ku.edu/tutor-employment.
- Tutoring or teaching experience.
- A strong desire and enthusiasm to help students learn.
- Eligible for work study. For information, visit