Peer Tutor - Skills Valley

West Hills Community College District • Coalinga, CA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Under the direction of an assigned supervisor, the Peer Tutor provides peer and walk-in tutoring to students to support academic achievement. Tutors meet with students regularly to provide support and guidance with college course material. Advancement to an advanced level requires supplemental experience and/or education.

The position involves individual, small-group, and/or in-class tutoring; reviewing class material; helping students anticipate test questions, develop ideas for papers, solve problems, and assess their learning progress; and maintaining the tutorial center, its policies, and the tutorial computer lab. Tutors also record sessions and select clients using the SARS tutorial computer.

This is a temporary position paying $16.90 per hour. The scheduled hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Work is performed indoors in an office environment and is primarily sedentary.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Maintain a GPA of 2.7 or higher.
• Have received a B or higher in the specific subject(s) to be tutored.
• Be referred by instructor(s) for currently enrolled subjects.
• Know the content of the assigned subject.
• Knowledge and skill in creating session handouts.
• In-depth knowledge of office management techniques, including scheduling and customer service.
• Working knowledge of learning styles.
• In-depth knowledge of tutorial and instructional techniques.
• Working knowledge of computer-aided instructional techniques and software applications.
• Working knowledge of common personal computer-based office productivity software, such as word processing, spreadsheets, and intranet.
• Knowledge of and skill in proper English grammar, vocabulary, syntax, spelling, and punctuation.
• Human relations skills sufficient to convey technical concepts and facilitate small-group learning.
• Ability to be punctual for scheduled appointments and complete and submit required paperwork.
• Ability to be responsible, friendly, patient, and sensitive to a diverse student population.
• Ability to make presentations to classroom-sized groups, facilitate student learning, and build student confidence.
• Ability to function indoors in an office environment and perform primarily sedentary work; use near vision to read printed materials; converse in person and by phone; retrieve materials from overhead, waist-level, and ground-level files; and use manual and finger dexterity to write and operate a keyboard, pointing device, and standardized office equipment, with repetitive motions almost constantly.
• A driver's license may be required.
• Must be willing and able to complete the EA55 general tutoring course and other training as needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide peer and walk-in tutoring to students under the direction of an assigned supervisor.
• Meet with students regularly to provide support and guidance with college course material.
• Provide individual, small-group, and/or in-class tutoring.
• Review class material and help students predict test questions, formulate ideas for papers, work through problem solutions, and assess their learning progress.
• Keep the tutorial center clean.
• Enforce tutorial policies for co-workers and students.
• Assist with enforcement of library policies and maintenance of the tutorial computer lab.
• Contact assigned contacts promptly.
• Record tutorial sessions and select clients using the SARS tutorial computer.
• Complete and submit required paperwork.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED