Peer Educator

CSU Careers•Turlock, CA

23h•$18•Hybrid

About The Position

The Learning Commons invites students to apply for the Peer Educator position as a Peer Tutor or SI Leader. Peer Educators assist students with academic support in identified courses and are assigned one or more roles based on experiences and needs. A SI Leader is embedded in the class and facilitates weekly study sessions outside of class. Peer Tutors engage appointment-based sessions with a student or group of students for a specific class. Embedded Tutors engage in class activities while also providing drop-in tutoring outside of class. Drop-In Tutors are available by subject to support students who may drop-in without an appointment (Math Pathways and STEM Pals positions).

Requirements

Undergraduate students must be registered/enrolled in a minimum of six (6) Fall/Spring units.
Post-baccalaureate students in a graduate program must be registered in a minimum of four (4) Fall/Spring units.
An overall GPA of 3.0 or more on a 4-point scale
Must show content-competency in the course(s) in which study sessions will be led, generally determined by the professor and generally determined by a grade of "B" or better.
Strong organization, interpersonal, and communication skills
Required to attend Tutor Orientations prior to start of semester and Tutor trainings/meetings throughout the semester
Friendly, patient, inclusive, empathetic, and nonjudgmental manner
Willingness to listen and communicate ideas clearly
Open-minded, flexible, and adaptable to change
Able to maintain punctuality and consistent attendance
Able to work under pressure and appropriately handle difficult situations
Willing to learn and to accept supervision and evaluation
Committed to helping others and working with a team
The ability to work with diverse population of student

Nice To Haves

Junior or Senior Classification (SI Leader Only)
Prior enrollment with the professor teaching the course for Peer Educators embedded in the class.

Responsibilities

Provide academic assistance in the form of Peer Tutoring or Supplemental Instruction in identified courses.
Participate in professional development activities to improve skills, to continue to grow cultural competence, and reflections skills
Create a professional and welcoming environment by modeling respect for students’ diverse cultures, languages skills, and experiences
Work in a collaborative and interactive learning process with the students: using facilitating techniques, collaborative learning techniques, active listening skills, questioning strategies as the primary method to understand student needs, prior knowledge, skills, and monitor progress
Guide student participation, evaluate student performance, and provide appropriate feedback and encouragement
Provide strategies on how to learn through study strategies (i.e. time management, note- taking, text book reading, test taking)
Maintain neat, up to date, accurate and complete records, and help to maintain an orderly work environment.
Recognize primary role to help students learn and become more confident, more successful, self-directed learners.
Assist Lead Coordinator and SI Coordinator with outreach and marketing of program through campus events and mediums.
Assists Coordinators with recruitment of future Peer Educators.
Participate in program and session assessment activities.
Make appropriate referrals to other campus and community resources.
Regularly meet with Supervisor and Mentor for debriefing sessions.
Attend all class meetings of the selected course, take notes, and read all assigned material including texts and supplemental readings.
Plan and facilitate two to three (2-3) study sessions per week throughout the semester using strategies learned through the SIL training workshop.
Maintain contact throughout the semester with professor teaching the course.
Work closely with the Tutor Coordinator to implement learning support models to support students in an assigned tutoring course(s) and discuss learning challenges, strategies, and mid-semester support interventions.
Provide availability for students to schedule appointments (one-time/weekly recurring)
Provide academic support outside of the class in the form of weekly drop in hours per week in the assigned Math course.
Work closely with the Math Pathways Graduate Assistant and/or Tutor Coordinator to implement learning support models to support students in an assigned Math course(s) and discuss learning challenges, strategies, and mid-semester support interventions.
Provide academic assistance in the form of weekly drop-in hours for students in the assigned Math course(s).
Provide academic assistance in the form of Drop In Peer Tutoring in identified courses in the Naraghi Commons.
Work in collaboration with the ASPIRE STEM Pals staff and mentors to provide to implement learning support students in STEM classes