Fall 2024 Tutors Needed! Apply Today!

Announced on: Friday, May 10, 2024

The Student Learning Center is Hiring!

Are you looking for a part-time job for the spring semester? Want to help other students be successful? Apply to be a Subject Tutor!

Position: Subject Tutors for Fall 2024. Approximately 6-10 hours per week.

Job Description: Under the direct supervision of the Student Learning Center Tutor Coordinator, tutors provide small group weekly tutoring sessions in assigned subject area(s). Tutors promote independent learning and act as academic mentors and role models. Using questions and interactive strategies, tutors guide students through course material and suggest helpful learning strategies. Tutors must be prepared to complete 10-15 hours of training during each semester of employment and provide approximately 6-10 hours of tutoring per week.

Qualifications: Applicants must be enrolled at CSU Chico and maintain good academic standing (2.8 GPA or above). Applicants must have the following knowledge and abilities: demonstrate excellent communication skills; work cooperatively with faculty, staff and other students; work with minimal supervision; be sensitive to the experience of students with disabilities and students from low-income, non-traditional, academically disadvantaged, and ethnically diverse backgrounds. Completion of specific courses with a grade 'B+' or better may be required in order to qualify. Exceptions to the minimum eligibility qualifications may be granted at the sole discretion of the University.

Tutors Needed For:

• BIOL 161 (Principles of Ecological, Evolutionary, and Organismal Biology),

• BIOL 211 (Allied Health Microbiology)

• CHEM 108 (Organic Chemistry for Applied Sciences)

• CHEM 112 (General Chemistry II)

• ERTH 104 (Inquiry into the Science of Climate Change)

• MATH 105 (Statistics)

• MATH 107 (Finite Mathematics)

Hourly Rate: $17.01 per hour

Selection Procedure: Tutors will be selected on the basis of an evaluation of information obtained from the following sources:

1) Completed application packet

2) Unofficial transcripts

3) Fall 2024 class schedule

4) Instructor's recommendation for each tutoring subject (see application packet for form)

5) Interview

All application materials must be turned in for your application to be considered.

To apply, complete the Subject Tutor application and faculty recommendation on Handshake or the SLC website. Email Catherine D'Agostini at cadagostini@csuchico.edu with any questions.