Peer Tutor

Description

General Overview

Our goal at the University of Washington Bothell Quantitative Skills Center (QSC) is to help students build confidence in their quantitative skills. Our peer tutors at the QSC enjoy quantitative subjects and are enthusiastic about helping others!  The QSC assists students in understanding quantitative course content and projects involving quantitative reasoning across the disciplines.

Educational Benefits

Personal and professional development opportunities include: improving quantitative reasoning; strengthening communication skills;  gaining strategies for working with a diverse student population; improving negotiation skills, and developing leadership capacities.Experience in the QSC prepares students for future professional and leadership roles.

Typical Duties and Responsibilities

QSC  Peer Tutors report to the Manager of the QSC and work closely with other QSC staff. Peer tutors are expected to:

• Assist students with homework assignments, exam review, quantitative techniques, using quantitative software, data and graphical analysis, and understanding quantitative concepts.
• Welcome and support students as needed
• Attend, and participate in, regular tutor development meetings.
• Complete tutor development assignments including shadowing; reviewing tutoring techniques and best practices; evaluating recorded tutoring sessions; and setting and completing individual learning goals.
• Attend occasional meetings with faculty about course topics and goals.
• Mentor and support new tutors.
• Model best practices in tutoring and professional behavior.
• Various other duties and projects as assigned by Manager or Director.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Strong interest in quantitative content and passion for mentoring others
• Currently enrolled student at UW Bothell in good academic standing
• Must have have completed at least the introductory courses for the content you would like to tutor (eg. if interested in tutoring in Biology, you must have completed at least Bio I, Bio II, and Bio III)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to work with diverse students, coworkers, supervisors and others in a friendly, courteous manner
• Able to commit for at least one academic year
• Attend mandatory staff meetings, generally held on select Fridays from 9:00 to 10:00 or Thursdays from 3:30-4:30pm
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel

Desired Qualifications

• Ability to work independently, take initiative, and manage projects
• Public speaking experience
• Familiarity with Microsoft or Google office products, and graphic design software

 

Under Washington State Governor Inslee's Proclamation 21-14.2, UW student employees must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or obtain an approved medical or religious exemption. Your employment is contingent upon proof that you are fully vaccinated or qualify for an exemption. The University of Washington is committed to ensuring a safe environment for all members of the UW community. As a part of that commitment, and in recognition of Washington state law, candidates for employment are required to complete a sexual misconduct declaration and the University is required to conduct a sexual misconduct verification on a final candidate's current and past postsecondary educational institution employers, prior to an offer of employment. 

All new student employees must also complete UW's online Title IX course about preventing and responding to sex-and gender-based violence and harassment.

Application Instructions

1. Submit your resume or curriculum vitae.
2. Submit an unofficial transcript
3. Complete section 1 of the Student Employment Form
4. Submit a cover letter that addresses the following questions:

• Why do you want to work in the QSC?
• How could you contribute to the mission and goals of the QSC?
• Please read about UW Bothell’s commitment to diversity and inclusion.  What experience would you bring to this position that would guide your work with diverse students and staff?
• Please list out the courses you are comfortable tutoring.

All applicants are strongly encouraged to meet with an advisor in the Career Center (www.uwb.edu/careers/appointments) and/or a peer consultant in the WaCC (www.uwb.edu/wacc/signup) to receive feedback on their application materials.

For more information, contact Laura Hollingsworth at lholling@uw.edu.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

Diversity is a core value of University of WA Bothell.  We believe the power of diversity enriches all of us by exposing us to a range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions. To learn more, read our Diversity Statement.