Student- Peer Tutor (Fall-2026)

Southwestern Michigan College; Dowagiac (MI); On-site; USD 18,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Southwestern Michigan College seeks Peer Tutors to provide academic support and subject-specific tutoring to students as well as participate in professional development and training as appropriate for their subject or position. Tutors are active both in the classroom and in The Teaching and Learning Center in the Fred L.

Mathews Library or the Niles campus, interacting with students in both individual and group situations.

Qualifications

• Must maintain a 3.0 GPA and be in good academic standing.
• A minimum of a B+ in the courses to be tutored.
• Excellent student/customer service skills with the ability to effectively communicate with students, staff, and faculty.
• Knowledge of basic material presented in college classes, computer and office applications, particularly Microsoft Office, Google Docs and Drive, and other content platforms.
• Must have the ability to work evenings and provide a flexible schedule of availability.
• Must have access to reliable transportation.
• Writing Center tutors must have successfully completed English 103 and 104.
• Math tutors must have a background in Math, especially Math 101, 102, and 127.
• Accounting tutors must have completed Accounting 201.

Responsibilities

• Provide subject area tutoring services to students, faculty, and staff in one or more academic area: math, science, writing, accounting, business, or health services/nursing.
• Record and submit detailed documentation of each tutoring session.
• Assist students with general computer and printer use.
• Attend all tutor trainings, professional development opportunities, and staff meetings required by the Coordinator.
• Present a professional demeanor at all times in both personality/dress and provide exceptional customer service.
• Assist the Coordinator with project-based tasks to serve SMC students or faculty/staff.
• This position requires occasional travel to both Dowagiac and Niles Campuses and some hours outside of normal shifts to accommodate training and presentations.

Skills

GPA 3.0

B+ in tutoring courses

Customer service

MS Office

Google Docs & Drive

Evening availability

Reliable transportation

Education

Student at SMC

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google Docs & Drive

Job description

Please see Special Instructions for more details.

There are two types of student employment at SMC: Federal Work-Study (FWS) and Regular Student Employment (RSE). All students should apply for any position they are interested in, whether or not they have received a Federal Work-Study award. The SMC Financial Aid Office will determine if the student hired is eligible for FWS but being eligible is not a requirement for most jobs. If a student has received a FWS award, it is not a guarantee of employment and the award amount will not be paid towards the student’s tuition/account. It is a maximum amount that the student may earn over the course of the academic year, if they secure a qualified student employment position. Both Regular Student employees and FWS employees receive an hourly rate equivalent to at least the current minimum wage. The student receives funds in the form of wages on a bi-weekly schedule. The FWS or RSE earnings may be used to assist with a student’s various expenses. If a FWS student earns their maximum award, the hiring department will determine if employment can continue as Regular Student Employment since funds are limited. Students interested in working on campus must be registered, have a complete financial aid file, and complete an online Student Employment Application.

Position Information

Posting Number

Posting Number 2020315-3

Job Title

Pay Rate

Pay Rate $13.73 per hour

Job Category

Job Category Student

Department

Department CAROLE A. TATE TEACHING AND LEARNING CENTER

Position Summary Information

Job Description Summary

Peer Tutors will provide academic support and subject-specific tutoring to students as well as participate in professional development and training as appropriate for their subject or position.Tutors are active both in the classroom and in The Teaching and Learning Center in the Fred L. Mathews Library or the Niles campus, interacting with students in both individual and group situations.

Required Qualifications

• Must have a 3.0 GPA and be in good academic standing
• A minimum of a B+ in the courses to be tutored
• Excellent student/customer service skills with the ability to effectively communicate with students, staff, and faculty
• Knowledge of basic material presented in college classes, computer and office applications, particularly Microsoft Office, Google Docs and Drive, and other content platforms.
• Must have the ability to work evenings and provide a flexible schedule of availability
• Must have access to reliable transportation
• Writing Center tutors must have successfully completed English 103 and 104
• Math tutors must have a background in Math, especially Math 101, 102, and 127
• Accounting tutors must have completed Accounting 201

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to tutor a range of subjects, particularly Math and Writing

Other Information

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide subject area tutoring services to students, faculty, and staff in one or more academic area: math, science, writing, accounting, business, or health services/nursing.
• Record and submit detailed documentation of each tutoring session.
• Assist students with general computer and printer use.
• Attend all tutor trainings, professional development opportunities, and staff meetings required by the Coordinator.
• Present a professional demeanor at all times in both personality/dress and provide exceptional customer service.
• Assist the Coordinator with project-based tasks to serve SMC students or faculty/staff.
• This position requires occasional travel to both Dowagiac and Niles Campuses and some hours outside of normal shifts to accommodate training and presentations.
• The duties listed in this job description are not all-inclusive, but a list of the major responsibilities. Additional duties not noted in the job description may be assigned by a supervisor.

Special Instructions to Applicants

You must be enrolled at the College on a full-time or part-time basis (minimum of 6 credit hours during fall and spring semesters and 3 credit hours during the summer semester); contact hours will not be used to meet the 6 credit hour minimum.
High-school students who are dual enrolled are eligible for student employment. You must also meet the credit hour requirement.
OR
You must be enrolled or continuing your education with a four-year College partner, on the campus of SMC , and be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credit hours and at least 1 SMC credit hour during the fall and spring semesters and 3 credit hours and at least 1 SMC credit hour during the summer semester.
All student employees must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 to be eligible for student employment.

Physical Requirements

Must be able to complete the following with or without a reasonable accommodation:
1. The physical activity of this position.A. Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
B. Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
C. Hand and Finger Coordination: Ability to perform tasks requiring coordinated
hand and finger movements, including typing, keyboarding, picking, pinching,
and handling small objects
D. Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.
E. Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
F. Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

2. The physical requirements of this position.
Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.

3. The visual acuity requirements including color, depth perception, and field vision.
The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.

4. The conditions the employee will be subject to in this position.
The employee is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions.