Peer Tutor- Computer Science

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Work type: Instructional Student Assistant
Location: Stanislaus - Turlock
Categories: Unit 11 - UAW - California Alliance of Academic Student Workers, Temporary, Part Time, Student Services, On-site (work in-person at business location)

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 Mentor

Typically working 7-10 hours per week during the semester and finals week, this position will perform duties to include, but not limited to:

• Provide academic assistance in the form of Drop-In Peer Tutoring in identified courses in the DBH 288 computer lab or other designated locations.

• Assist with recruiting activities for S-STEM and other scholarship programs, possibly including visiting computer science classes to give presentations about
scholarships.

• Create a professional and welcoming environment by modeling respect for students' diverse cultures, language skills, and experiences.

• Utilize active listening and questioning strategies as the primary tutoring method to diagnose 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, textbook reading, test taking).

• Maintain neat, up to date, accurate and complete records, and help to maintain an orderly work environment.

• Utilize feedback and reflection to improve practice.

• Recognize primary role to help students learn and become more confident, more successful, self-directed learners. Be direct and kind with students at the
same time.

• Make appropriate referrals to other campus and community resources.

• Take student attendance records during sessions, and walk in sessions.

• Regularly meet with supervisors for debriefing sessions.

Location:

Turlock Campus, DBH 288

# of Openings: 2

Expected

Start Date:

August 20, 2025

Expected End Date:
December 9, 2025

Point of Contact Person:
Rosemary Havens, rhavens

Final date to receive applications:
Open until Filled

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Undergraduate students must be registered/enrolled in a minimum of six (6) Fall/Spring units.

• Post-baccalaureate students in a graduate program must be registered in a minimum of four (4) Fall/Spring units.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Must have declared major in Biology (or Undeclared with a Biology Interest if a Transfer), Chemistry, Computer Science, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, or Physical Science.

If you have any questions regarding this recruitment, please contact:

Rosemary Havens
Computer Science Department
California State University, Stanislaus
One University Circle
Turlock, CA 95382
rhavens

To apply for this position, please click the "Apply Now" button on this page.

CAMPUS & AREA:

California State University, Stanislaus serves the San Joaquin Valley and is a critical educational resource for a six-county region of approximately 1.5 million people. The University is fully committed to creating a culture of diversity and inclusion – one in which every person in the University community feels safe to express their views without fear of reprisal. Widely recognized for its quality academic programs, the University has 10 nationally accredited programs and 662 faculty members.

94 percent of full-time faculty holds doctorates or terminal degrees in their fields. The University offers 43 undergraduate majors, 16 master's programs, 7 post-graduate credentials, a doctorate in education and serves more than 10,000 students. New instructional facilities have been built for the unique pedagogy of professional programs, laboratory sciences and performing arts.

Stanislaus State continues to receive national recognition with its ranking as one of the best 384 colleges in the nation by The Princeton Review. The University was one of 12 public universities in the nation to be recognized by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities for demonstrating exceptional performance in retention and graduation rates.…