Peer Educator

 

Instructional Student Assistant Employment Opportunity

JOB DESCRIPTION:

***OPEN TO CURRENT STANISLAUS STATE STUDENTS, CURRENTLY ENROLLED OR ELIGIBILE TO ENROLL ONLY***

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.

Peer Tutors-
Appointment Tutors:
• Work closely with the Tutor Coordinator to implement learning support models to support students in an assigned tutoring course(s) and discuss learning challenges, strategies, and mid-semester support interventions.
• Provide availability for students to schedule appointments (one-time/weekly recurring)

Math Embedded Tutors:
• Attend all class meetings of the selected course, take notes, and read all assigned material including texts and supplemental readings.
• Provide academic support outside of the class in the form of weekly drop in hours per week in the assigned Math course.
• Maintain contact throughout the semester with professor teaching the course.

Math Drop In Tutors:
• Work closely with the Math Pathways Graduate Assistant and/or Tutor Coordinator to implement learning support models to support students in an assigned Math course(s) and discuss learning challenges, strategies, and mid-semester support interventions.
• Provide academic assistance in the form of weekly drop-in hours for students in the assigned Math course(s).

STEM Pals:
• Provide academic assistance in the form of Drop In Peer Tutoring in identified courses in the Naraghi Commons.
• Work in collaboration with the ASPIRE STEM Pals staff and mentors to provide to implement learning support students in STEM classes

Wage/Salary: $18.42

Hours per Week: 5-20

Location: Hybrid (L222/Online remote)

# of Openings: 30-40

Priority Application Deadline: May 31, 2025. Applications received after this date will be considered based on learning support needs.

Expected Start Date: August 13, 2025

Expected End Date: May 22, 206

Point of Contact Person: Erlynn Johnson

Deadline to Apply: July 25, 2025.
Applications received after the priority deadline of may 31, 2025 will be considered based on learni