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Peer Educator- ISA

Instructional Student Assistant Employment Opportunity

Job title and description:
Peer Educator

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).

Job Description:

• 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.

SI Leaders:

• 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.

Embedded Tutors:

• Attend all class meetings of the selected course, take notes, and read all assigned material including texts and supplemental readings.
• Schedule 4-6 drop in hours per week throughout the semester.
• Maintain contact throughout the semester with professor teaching the course.

Wage/Salary: $18.42 Hours per Week: 5-20

Location:

Hybrid (L222/Online remote)

# of Openings: 27 Priority Final date to receive applications:
May 31, 2026. Applications received after this date will be considered based on learning support needs.

Expected

Start Date:

August 12, 2026 Expected End Date:
May 21, 2026

Point of Contact Person:
Erlynn Johnson Final date to receive applications: may 31, 20206

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 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…