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Thinking about working within the Student Academic Support Center?
The Student Academic Support Center employs Bates students in a variety of Peer Educator roles. Effective communication skills, leadership ability, and investment in academic success, both for themselves and for their peers, are essential attributes of all SASC Peer Educators. Students who excel as peer educators have worked hard in their own studies, and thought carefully about their own study habits. They have a solid understanding of the material they tutor, but also empathy for the student who may be struggling with the material. In collaboration with the Director of the Student Academic Support Center and other members of the SASC professional staff, SASC Peer Educators implement the core mission of the Student Academic Support Center, offering high-quality, student-focused peer tutoring and other support services, including workshops, in a welcoming, inclusive environment.
Check out our SASC Employment FAQ page for more details about the hiring process. For details on specific roles within SASC keep reading this page!
There are a variety of Peer Educator roles within SASC:
Currently Open Positions
We are currently accepting applications for all tutor roles for the 2024-2025 academic year, with a priority application deadline of March 1st, 2024.
Drop-In Tutor
Drop-In Tutors work in the Student Academic Support Center as specialists who support learners in a particular part of the curriculum, helping Bates students to reach their academic goals through mentorship and guidance. They work regular weekly hours in SASC, supporting learners in a walk-in setting, and may support the facilitation of regular review sessions for students in the course. Drop-In Tutors are also provided with support in their growth as educators; they attend regular trainings (both pre-semester and in-term) on relevant areas of peer tutoring pedagogy, and are closely mentored by the SASC staff.
We are seeking applicants who can support courses in Biology, Chemistry, DCS, Economics, Environmental Studies, Mathematics, Neuroscience, Physics, Statistics (in any department) and Learning Strategies.
Our priority deadline for applications for Drop-In Tutor and Course Attached Tutor Roles is March 1st, 2024. Please apply by then to ensure full consideration of your application!
Course-Attached Tutor
Course-Attached Tutors are paired for one semester with a faculty partner to offer support for students in a specific course. Course-Attached Tutors work closely with their partner-professors to strategize ways to help students in the course establish and work towards their academic goals. By scheduling and leading one-on-one and group tutoring sessions, as well as contributing to in-class learning, Course-Attached Peer Tutors will provide students with peer mentorship and guidance on the professor’s instruction for the course. Course-Attached Tutors are also encouraged to offer feedback to their partner-professor on the course, and to inform their partner-professors about students’ common struggles with the course. Course-Attached Tutors gather all relevant information for peer educators on the course, provide in-class active learning support on an as-needed basis, meet regularly with the course instructor to strategize support for the course, and facilitate regular review sessions for students in the course. Course-Attached Peer Tutors are also provided with support in their growth as educators. They attend regular trainings (both pre-semester and in-term) on relevant areas of peer tutoring pedagogy, and are closely mentored by the SASC staff.
Our priority deadline for applications for Drop-In Tutor and Course Attached Tutor Roles is March 1st, 2024. Please apply by then to ensure full consideration of your application!
Resource Representative
Resource Representatives are Bates first year students who are enthusiastic about helping their fellow students identify resources for academic support, and play an essential role in ensuring fluid operation of the Student Academic Support Center (SASC). Working in collaboration with SASC Professional Staff, Resource Representatives greet visitors, guide them to the appropriate resources, schedule appointments, maintain records, and perform clerical work, among other duties.
Resource Representatives also attend regularly scheduled training workshops which are part of the Bates LAMP Program, designed to empower them to engage with their peers as academic mentors. Resource Representatives with two semesters of this work and training will be awarded the title of “LAMP Fellow”, and ideally prepared to work in a variety of student supporting roles, both within SASC and without.
We are not currently accepting applications for this position.
Thank you, and please feel free to send us questions at sasc@bates.edu.