Student Worker: Academic Success Center Peer Tutor

University Overview:
MidAmerica Nazarene University is a private, liberal arts university with a variety of undergraduate, graduate, and adult education programs, accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Located in the Kansas City metropolitan area, MNU seeks to educate students to serve with purpose within the educational context of the liberal arts, and a Wesleyan-holiness theological perspective. MNU has an enrollment of approximately 1500 students with half considered traditional residential students. For more information about MNU, see our website: www.mnu.edu.

The tutor will work with individual students and groups of students to determine levels of understanding, answer questions, and help students to understand subject matter. Applicants must have passed the subject with a B grade or higher and must provide a faculty recommendation or transcript from the institution where they are/were enrolled.

Job Duties:

• Complete required tutor training.
• Provide tutoring services in a one-on-one and group setting.
• Help students clarify course expectations and prepare for tests.
• Share strategies for student success during tutoring sessions
• Tidy work areas.
• Maintain electronic records.
• Assist with departmental duties and workshops as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a diverse student population verbally and in writing. 

Qualifications:

• B grade or higher in subject area.
• Recommendation from faculty or transcript
• Demonstrated commitment to and understanding of the interests of historically underrepresented groups.

Training: The ASC's Tutor Development Program is certified through the College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA) and provides CRLA-approved training for tutors to earn their Level 1 International Tutor Training Program Certification (ITTPC). Tutors receive 11 hours of training to learn and sharpen their skills and knowledge in the following areas:

• Administrative policies and procedures
• Role of a Tutor
• tutoring do's and/or Tutoring don't
• Conducting a Successful Session
• Active Listening & Responding
• Question Asking Strategies
• Tutoring Conversations
• Time Management for Tutors & Students
• Goal Setting & Planning
• Learning Theories
• Professional Ethics
• Working with Specific Populations
• Giving Constructive Feedback
• Cultural Awareness/Diversity

Tutors, then, must fulfill 25 tutoring experience hours to earn their Level 1 CRLA-ITTPC certification. 

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

Work is performed in a normal office setting, in an open reception area. Travel between buildings on campus is possible; occasional weekend and evening work during can be expected. Deadlines, disturbances of workflow, and/or irregularities in work schedule are expected and occur on an intermittent basis. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the job’s essential functions.

MidAmerica is very much interested in reviewing applications from qualified members of traditionally underrepresented groups in America, including women and racial and ethnic minorities. MidAmerica Nazarene University policy prohibits discrimination based on race, gender, age, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, marital status, or disability in the recruitment and admission of students and in the operation of all university programs, activities, and services.

Any concerns regarding discrimination based on gender or disability should be addressed to the Human Resources Director.

Review of applications begins immediately and will continue until the position is filled.