Student Assistant - Peer Tutor - Academic Success Centre

The Opportunity

Keyano College’s Academic Success Center is currently seeking a Peer Tutor (Student Employee) to help students with tutoring. Peer tutors are scheduled up to 9 hours per week, based on the operational needs of the Academic Success Centre. The term for this position is January 2027 – April 2027. Hours are scheduled between 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday.

Peer tutors are valued members of the Academic Success Centre team at Keyano College. They work in a collaborative environment with the support of staff and fellow peer tutors to assist students of Keyano College. Peer tutors are current Keyano College students who have demonstrated success in the subjects that they tutor and who are willing to share what they have learned to empower other students to achieve similar success. Peer tutors also model and support the instruction of study skills and techniques.

Peer tutors contribute to the success, progression, and retention of students in credit programs by offering both one-on-one and group tutoring sessions. They review and implement appropriate tutoring resources, while also modeling and encouraging effective learning strategies. The peer tutor program facilitates connections between students and their peers, who possess expertise in various courses or academic programs. These tutors have successfully completed the relevant coursework and are able to clearly explain course concepts, providing supportive and effective tutoring assistance.

Peer tutors also assist with educational technology and will support students with computer programs such as Keyanomail, Moodle, Microsoft 365 (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Teams), textbook publisher platforms (e.g., TopHat, Pearson, McGraw-Hill), and other digital resources such as PDFs and eBooks. In addition, they will assist students with basic computer skills including file attachments (e.g., Emails, Moodle), document processing (e.g, PDFs, forms, and applications), file storage and sharing (e.g., OneDrive, File Manager).

Currently, we are recruiting Peer Tutors for the following subject areas:
· Business Administration
· Computer Science
· English & Writing
· Nursing & Allied Health
· Science

About Us

Keyano College is a comprehensive post-secondary educational institution located in Fort McMurray, nested in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo on traditional Treaty 8 territory. We are a strategic community partner that meets both the training and talent upgrading needs of industry, as well as the personal enrichment and cultural needs of the Wood Buffalo community. We take pride in offering a safe work and study environment that embraces Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging. Our students and customers come from all walks of life and so do we. That is why we are committed to hiring great people from a variety of backgrounds because it makes our employee community stronger.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Greet and welcome students and visitors as they enter the Centre, ensuring all students complete the Sign In form.
• Conduct student needs assessments and connect students with the appropriate Peer Tutor, Academic Content Specialist or other resources or student academic services as needed.
• Maintain schedule to ensure students know when tutors are available for a particular subject and when special workshops are being delivered.
• Assist students with online learning and navigating digital resources, referring to the Library's Student Tech Support services or ITS as needed.
• Assist with educational technology and will support students with computer programs such as Keyanomail, Moodle, Microsoft 365 (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Teams), textbook
• publisher platforms (e.g., TopHat, Pearson, McGraw-Hill), and other digital resources such as PDFs and eBooks.
• Assist students with basic computer skills including file attachments (e.g., Emails, Moodle), document processing (e.g, PDFs, forms, and applications), file storage and sharing (e.g., OneDrive, File Manager).
• Assist students with using the Centre printer/copier/scanner.
• Assist students with essential study skills to help them learn the subject matter, referring to the Academic Success Coach or Academic Content Specialists as needed.
• Assess student knowledge gaps (examples: grades on specific assignments or tests, moderating discussion posts, etc.), referring to the Academic Content Specialists as needed, in order to provide more targeted student support.
• Be knowledgeable of student policies and share the knowledge with students utilizing the Centre.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:
• Must be a registered Keyano College student and legally allowed to work on-campus.
• Minimum one semester of post-secondary education completed.
• B+ letter grade or higher in the course(s) that you wish to tutor.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly explain complex concepts.
• Outstanding interpersonal and intercultural skills.
• Able to work one-on-one in a collaborative and diverse environment that supports student learning.
• Demonstrate organizational and study skills.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of technology and online platforms including Keyanomail, OneDrive, PDFs, Microsoft Office Suite, Zoom/MS Teams, Moodle, Self-Service and other software programs.
• A commitment to promoting the Academic Success Centre’s equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging (EDIB) values and endeavours.
• Strong ethics and adherence to Keyano College policies (e.g., Academic integrity policy) to avoid over-tutoring and ensure that student work is the student’s own.

Compensation and Benefits

CUPE Student Rate - $20.43 per hour

Additional Information

At Keyano College, we are committed to fostering an equitable, caring and resilient environment where everyone feels valued and connected to the common goal and the college community. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals and encourage candidates who will contribute to the diversity of the College to apply.

We would like to thank all applicants in advance for submitting their resumes. Please note, only those candidates chosen to continue through the selection process will be contacted.