Wingspan Peer Tutor - Student

Position Overview

KU’s Wingspan:
Center for Learning and Writing Support offers a portfolio of collaborative, innovative academic support programs and services to students, faculty, and staff. The Wingspan provides individual and group support through its Peer Academic Coaching program, Supplemental Instruction (SI) program, Tutoring Services, and Writing Center Services. The Wingspan is a part of the University Academic Support Centers (UASC), a comprehensive student support program consisting of two unique centers designed to strengthen the academic skills and written communication of students at the University of Kansas.

Peer Tutors 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. The need for additional tutors will vary during the semester and between semesters. Peer Tutors will support tutoring for classes in which they received a B or higher. They must be available for a minimum of 6 hours per week through the last week of classes.

They are expected to attend Peer Tutor Training prior to their start date and work 6‑20 hours per week for the full length of the Fall 2026 semester, excluding academic breaks.

• Engage students in learning course/subject content.
• Suggest appropriate study strategies to learn course/subject content.
• Facilitate in‑person, virtual, and/or drop‑in tutoring appointments and support.
• Create an encompassing and safe environment for learning.

• Attend scheduled professional development and tutoring training meetings.
• Complete asynchronous professional development and tutoring training as assigned.
• Attend all mandatory training upon hire and as scheduled throughout each semester by the Tutoring Program Manager.

• Help prepare materials and resources for tutoring sessions.
• Provide updates and insights to the Tutoring Program Manager to enhance the tutoring program.

• 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 Tutoring Program Manager.
• Student must be in good academic standing.

• Tutoring or teaching experience.
• Eligible for work study. For information, visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre‑enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester.

Student hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).

• Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR.
• This is an hourly/non‑exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non‑exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.

Advertised Salary Range: $12.00 per hour

Anticipated

Start Date:

Saturday, August 1, 2026