Writing Center Peer Tutor Work Study Job at Iowa Valley Community College Distri

Job Title: Writing Center Peer Tutor Work Study

Location: Ellsworth Community College

Department: The Hub/Library

Reports to: Library Manager

Semester: Fall 2025

Number of Openings: 2

Rate of Pay: $12.00 per hour

Summary: Are you particularly good at writing papers or giving speeches? Do you enjoy helping others? Are you able to guide and facilitate discussion without giving students the answer, providing guidance with correct grammar, punctuation, proofreading, or formatting? These are very real skills, and if you possess them, you may enjoy being a writing center peer tutor! Writing Center peer tutors aid with writing papers or speeches, and proofreading papers in the ECC Library. Tutors are typically current ECC students who have completed courses such as Composition 105 or 106 and speech (subject availability varies by semester)

Essential Job Duties:

• Provide one-on-one and small group tutoring in writing across all disciplines.
• Assist students at any stage of the writing process (planning, drafting, revising, editing). Support students in developing grammar, structure, citation, and critical thinking skills.
• Encourage student independence and confidence in writing.
• Maintain accurate records of tutoring sessions and student progress.
• Collaborate with faculty and staff to support writing assignments and student learning.
• Accurately log work hours and sessions in Paycor and approve timecards by the designated deadline.
• Help maintain a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive tutoring environment.

Abilities:

• Successful completion of a course he/she will be tutoring (Passing grade of B or higher)
• Maintain good academic standing, i.e., a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher is required.
• Exceptions to the above require prior approval and are at the discretion of the director of student success.
• Must legally protect all students' right to privacy and never identify who he/she is tutoring nor make any comments to others about the student he/she is tutoring.
• Communicate any schedule changes, concerns, etc., promptly.
• Check iavalley e-mail account daily or every other day.
• Be at work on time, leave on time, and treat every student with respect.
• Comfortable in interacting with all students regardless of their academic abilities, nationalities, races, ancestries, age, religious beliefs, sexes, marital status, and sexual orientation.
• Friendly
• Positive
• Non-Judgmental
• Trustworthy

Education and Experience: HS Diploma or equivalent

Iowa Valley Community College District does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment. This includes all employment practices, hiring practices, and unwelcome harassment of applicants or employees based on race, color, national origin, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information or actual or potential parental, family, marital status or veteran status or other protected classes. If you have questions or complaints related to compliance with this policy, please contact the Vice President of Administration, serving as the District Equity Officer, 3702 S. Center Street, Marshalltown, IA 50158, 641-844-5530, equity@, or the Director of the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Building, 1244 Speer Boulevard, Suite 310, Denver, CO 80204-3582, Telephone: (303) 844-5695 FAX: (303) 844-4303, TDD 800-877-8339 Email: OCR.Denver@.

Pay Range: $12 per hour