Tutor II, Math & Science Tutoring Centre (Fall 2024/Winter 2025/Spring 2025)

*This posting will be used to hire up to 20 positions*

Tutor 2 - Academic Capacity 2
Estimated Range of Hours of Work: 0-12 hours per week, flexible scheduling
Appointment Dates: September 11, 2024 - August 7, 2025

This position is represented by the Public Service Alliance of Canada - Academic Capacity Unit.

Note to applicants: Please be sure to review the “Additional Requirements” at the bottom of this posting. Your application must clearly outline how you meet the requirements, and include all requested documents.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide tutoring to students, which may include explaining and demonstrating concepts and procedures, and clarifying subject areas;
• Meet with students individually or as a group to resolve course-related problems;
• Maintain regularly scheduled and posted times to provide consultation and feedback to students on coursework, quality of materials submitted for grading, and other similar matters;
• Maintain records; may assist in the reproduction of tests; organize course materials; etc.
• May assist with proctoring/invigilating tests, exams and quizzes;
• Attend training related to the assigned duties and responsibilities;
• Perform other related tasks as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Normally a graduate, Honours, or an upper-level undergraduate student at the University of Winnipeg.
• Completion of academic studies and/or a suitable combination of education and experience related to assigned duties.
• Successful completion of required training.
• Demonstrated effective oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions, policies and procedures.
• Ability to present information clearly and professionally.
• Ability to interact empathetically with a wide variety of students.
• Ability to provide effective and constructive feedback.
• Ability to exercise judgement.
• Ability to meet specified deadlines.
• Capable of performing the duties as assigned.

Additional Requirements:

• Applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada
• Most tutoring is provided for first year Applied Computer Science, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Statistics courses, though there will be one position for a Biology tutor this year.
• Applicants must have high academic standing in the courses to be tutored, generally A's and A+'s.
• Applicants must have completed some second year courses in the discipline they hope to tutor.
• We expect most of the tutoring to be done in-person, from the Tutoring Centre, 3G11, but there will be some limited online tutoring as well, so preference will be given to applicants with access to high-speed internet and a webcam and/or a tablet.
• Tutoring is done in-person, in the Tutoring Centre, 3G11.
• Preference will be given to those students capable of tutoring more than one subject.
• Preference will be given to current University of Winnipeg students.

*Your application must include your U of W student number and unofficial WebAdvisor transcript. Please add (copy and paste) your transcript into your resume document.*

Past academic performance may be a significant factor in selection decisions. 

Note: The work described in this posting will be conducted in-person.

The University of Winnipeg is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognizes that a diverse staff and faculty benefits and enriches the work, learning and research environments, and is essential to academic and institutional excellence. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals and encourage women, racialized persons, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQ+ persons to confidentially self-identify at time of application.

The University of Winnipeg is committed to ensuring employment opportunities are accessible for all applicants. If you require accommodation supports during the recruitment process, please contact human_resources@uwinnipeg.ca.

The personal information of applicants is collected under the authority of the University of Winnipeg Act and 36(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. All personal information collected via the recruitment process is used to assess the applicant’s suitability, eligibility, and qualifications for employment, and to otherwise support recruitment activities. This information will be provided to participating members of the recruitment process. Questions regarding the collection of your personal information may be directed to the Director, HR Services, 515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R3B 2E9 or human_resources@uwinnipeg.ca.