What are the responsibilities and job description for the University Student Assistant - SI Leader (Summer 2025) position at Jacksonville State University?
Department:
Tutoring Services
Salary:
$12.00 per hour (Up to 16 hours per week)
Position Summary:
Supplemental Instruction (SI) is an academic support program that targets historically difficult courses. SI sessions are regularly scheduled, out-of-class review sessions for all students enrolled in a targeted course. The sessions are informal seminars in which students review notes, discuss readings, develop organizational tools, and prepare for examinations. Students learn how to integrate course content with reasoning and study skills.
SI sessions are conducted by a student leader who has successfully completed the course, attends the course, and works with the professor to design collaborative learning sessions for the students to attend on a voluntary basis. SI leaders support classroom instruction in every way. Likewise, the SI program is offered only in classes where the faculty member understands and supports Supplemental Instruction.
Primary Responsibilities
Adheres to all department and University policies and procedures.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Equal Employment Opportunity: JSU is an Equal Employment, Equal Opportunity, and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Primary Responsibilities
Adheres to all department and University policies and procedures.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Equal Employment Opportunity: JSU is an Equal Employment, Equal Opportunity, and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Tutoring Services
Salary:
$12.00 per hour (Up to 16 hours per week)
Position Summary:
Supplemental Instruction (SI) is an academic support program that targets historically difficult courses. SI sessions are regularly scheduled, out-of-class review sessions for all students enrolled in a targeted course. The sessions are informal seminars in which students review notes, discuss readings, develop organizational tools, and prepare for examinations. Students learn how to integrate course content with reasoning and study skills.
SI sessions are conducted by a student leader who has successfully completed the course, attends the course, and works with the professor to design collaborative learning sessions for the students to attend on a voluntary basis. SI leaders support classroom instruction in every way. Likewise, the SI program is offered only in classes where the faculty member understands and supports Supplemental Instruction.
Primary Responsibilities
- Attend the targeted class, take notes, and act as a model student.
- Ascertain course requirements and maintain contact throughout the term with the course professor.
- Actively recruit participants for SI sessions.
- Conduct (3) 50-minute weekly sessions for each of your assigned section throughout the term.
- Be prepared and be on time for each SI session.
- Be familiar with campus resources available to students.
- Plan SI sessions using a wide variety of the interactive learning strategies (without re-teaching, lecturing or completing students’ assignments for them).
- Prepare handouts, informal quizzes, and other learning aids for SI sessions.
- Maintain a professional attitude at all times.
Adheres to all department and University policies and procedures.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Attend the targeted class, take notes, and act as a model student.
- Ascertain course requirements and maintain contact throughout the term with the course professor.
- Actively recruit participants for SI sessions.
- Conduct (3) 50-minute weekly sessions for each of your assigned section throughout the term.
- Be prepared and be on time for each SI session.
- Be familiar with campus resources available to students.
- Plan SI sessions using a wide variety of the interactive learning strategies (without re-teaching, lecturing or completing students’ assignments for them).
- Prepare handouts, informal quizzes, and other learning aids for SI sessions.
- Maintain a professional attitude at all times.
- Additional duties as required by the department.
- Minimum of 3.0 college GPA required.
- Must have earned an A or B in all courses you wish to tutor.
- Have a faculty recommendation.
- Must have completed at least one semester of full-time attendance to JSU.
- Applicants must be enrolled as a JSU student taking at least three (3) hours per fall or spring semester. (Requirements for international students below. *)
- Selected applicants must provide evidence of student enrollment and GPA (unofficial transcript or printout of enrollment/GPA from MyJSU.
- All International Students must be in a valid immigration status.
- Please visit the International Programs website for additional information: http://www.jsu.edu/international/index.html
- Due to Visa requirements international students must be enrolled as a full-time JSU student and possess each of the following:
- Passport from their respective country.
- F-1 Student Visa or J-1 Exchange Student Visa.
- U.S. Customs Form I-94.
- Official photo identification.
- Official Social Security Card imprinted with “Valid for Work Only” or similar statement
- Cover Letter
- Resume
- Unofficial Transcript
Equal Employment Opportunity: JSU is an Equal Employment, Equal Opportunity, and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Primary Responsibilities
- Attend the targeted class, take notes, and act as a model student.
- Ascertain course requirements and maintain contact throughout the term with the course professor.
- Actively recruit participants for SI sessions.
- Conduct (3) 50-minute weekly sessions for each of your assigned section throughout the term.
- Be prepared and be on time for each SI session.
- Be familiar with campus resources available to students.
- Plan SI sessions using a wide variety of the interactive learning strategies (without re-teaching, lecturing or completing students’ assignments for them).
- Prepare handouts, informal quizzes, and other learning aids for SI sessions.
- Maintain a professional attitude at all times.
Adheres to all department and University policies and procedures.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Attend the targeted class, take notes, and act as a model student.
- Ascertain course requirements and maintain contact throughout the term with the course professor.
- Actively recruit participants for SI sessions.
- Conduct (3) 50-minute weekly sessions for each of your assigned section throughout the term.
- Be prepared and be on time for each SI session.
- Be familiar with campus resources available to students.
- Plan SI sessions using a wide variety of the interactive learning strategies (without re-teaching, lecturing or completing students’ assignments for them).
- Prepare handouts, informal quizzes, and other learning aids for SI sessions.
- Maintain a professional attitude at all times.
- Additional duties as required by the department.
- Minimum of 3.0 college GPA required.
- Must have earned an A or B in all courses you wish to tutor.
- Have a faculty recommendation.
- Must have completed at least one semester of full-time attendance to JSU.
- Applicants must be enrolled as a JSU student taking at least three (3) hours per fall or spring semester. (Requirements for international students below. *)
- Selected applicants must provide evidence of student enrollment and GPA (unofficial transcript or printout of enrollment/GPA from MyJSU.
- All International Students must be in a valid immigration status.
- Please visit the International Programs website for additional information: http://www.jsu.edu/international/index.html
- Due to Visa requirements international students must be enrolled as a full-time JSU student and possess each of the following:
- Passport from their respective country.
- F-1 Student Visa or J-1 Exchange Student Visa.
- U.S. Customs Form I-94.
- Official photo identification.
- Official Social Security Card imprinted with “Valid for Work Only” or similar statement
- Cover Letter
- Resume
- Unofficial Transcript
Equal Employment Opportunity: JSU is an Equal Employment, Equal Opportunity, and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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