SASC: Tutor (S9830X)
Summary, Scope, and Responsibilities
The Student Academic Support Center (SASC) seeks students interested in working as a tutor for a variety of mathematics, statistics, programming, natural science, and social science courses. Tutors staff drop-in hours working with students one-on-one or in groups. In addition, tutors may also work as private tutors who meet regularly with an assigned tutee at mutually convenient times.
The Basics
Department:Student Academic Services Center
Supervisor:
Grace Coulombe
Office Location:
Coram Library, Room 228
Email:
gcoulomb@bates.edu
Pay Grade:
Hours:
5-10
Workers:
30
Qualifications, Requirements, and Responsibilities
Responsibilities
-Drop-In tutors work regular weekly shifts, providing individual or group support to students on a walk-in basis in SASC space in Ladd.
-Drop-in Tutor responsibilities include:
-Attending all mandatory training sessions and tutor meetings.
-Preparing for sessions.
-Providing academic assistance to students either on a drop-in or an assigned basis; helping students review skills required for the course, discussing and clarifying course concepts, demonstrating sample problems or examples, coaching students as they work problems without doing their work for them, assisting students in developing good study skills and habits, and suggesting supplementary materials or resources for students to use. CATs are also expected to share and support metacognitive (self-reflective) strategies that are addressed in training with their students. These include such things as effective note-taking and reading prior to class, annotating class notes, self-questioning, and effective study habits among other skills.
-Maintaining proper records: ensuring visitors sign in for drop-in hours and submitting tutoring report forms, when appropriate.
-Checking email daily for tutoring-related updates and announcements. Responding promptly to messages from students, faculty, and SASC professional staff. Arranging, in advance, for a substitute when unable to work a regularly scheduled shift at drop-in hours.
Informing the SASC team of any problem areas such as the inability to work a scheduled shift, issues with private tutoring assignments, difficulty with particular topics, etc.
-Maintaining confidentiality with respect to all personal information about the tutee.
Requirements
-Tutors must have a solid understanding of the material for any course for which they tutor. In addition, they should be strong communicators, be organized, and possess good study habits and time management skills. They should also possess a friendly willingness to support, mentor, and foster trusting relationships with other Bates students.Tutors should be prepared to discuss relevant course material with students, and also to engage in discussions about successful study strategies. Desired qualities: patience, empathy, and the enthusiasm to help others.
-All applicants must participate in an in-person interview which will be scheduled after application materials have been submitted.
-Students hired for this position are strongly encouraged (but not required) to enroll in EXDS s27 Peer-Led Tutoring: Pedagogy & Practice for Short Term 2024. Details will be provided during the interview process.
Reporting
Reports to Student Academic Support Center Professional Staff