Peer Tutor - SSS STEM/Health Sciences (PT Internal)

We are seeking current Passaic County Community College students for the role of Peer Tutors for our Student Support Services (SSS) STEM and Health Sciences Program. Tutors should have strong interpersonal and communication skills to support participants of these programs. The primary responsibilities of a tutor are to support students (tutees) to become more independent learners, persist in college, and reach their goals. Tutors provide individual and/or group tutoring to students across a broad range of courses based on their personal area of expertise. This is a part-time, hourly position.

The subject areas we are seeking are Writing (includes Reading, Grammar, Pronunciation), Math, and Science.

Examples of Duties:

• Facilitate and/or help write curriculum for workshops, programs, or lab sessions
• Provide subject-specific content to help students in understanding key concepts to improve academic performance
• Participate in monthly SSS-STEM & HS Tutor Staff Meetings and professional development activities to improve tutorial skills
• Assist students with homework, projects, test preparation, papers, research and other academic tasks
• Make appropriate referrals to other campus and community resources as needed
• Accurately report and document interactions with tutees using Blumen, the internal record keeping system
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Have a B or higher in the course(s) providing tutoring in and a GPA of 3.0 or above.
• Completed at least one full semester at PCCC
• Currently enrolled in at least 6 credits at PCCC
• Provide a copy of your unofficial transcript(s)
• Provide a letter of recommendation from a Professor

The completion of a background check will be required for the selected candidate.

Compensation: The hourly pay for this position is $16.

Benefits:

• New Jersey Sick Leave: Earn 1 hour of sick leave for every 30 hours worked with a maximum of 40 hours of leave per benefit year. (Eligible to use after successful completion of probationary period.)
• Employee Assistance Program provides free, confidential, limited counseling services, work-life assistance, legal and financial guidance.
• Commuter Benefits: Free parking access is provided on site. An optional Transit Pre-Tax Plan is available which allows employees to use pre-tax dollars to purchase eligible transit expenses.
• NJ Defined Contribution Retirement Program provides eligible members with a tax-sheltered, defined contribution retirement benefit, along with life insurance and long-term disability coverage. (Must meet eligibility requirements.)