Student Tutor- English Department 2026-2027
Seton Hall University
Location
South Orange, New Jersey
Quick overview
The Student Tutor provides independent tutoring for peer essays, offering recommendations for improvement and demonstrating how to implement them. They are also responsible for documenting session summaries in the COMPASS system for students and instructors.
Requirements summary
Applicants must be enrolled university students with a minimum GPA of 3.0. They must have completed First Year Writing courses or be part of the University Honors program.
Job description
Job summary
The Student Tutor is expected to tutor their peers' essays independently to suggest improvements.
Duties & Responsibilities
The Tutor will meet with a student independently.
The Tutor will understand the problem and/or assignment the student has brought to the session.
The Tutor will read the student essay and communicate with the student clearly about possible recommendations for improvement.
The Tutor will demonstrate to the student tangible ways of implementing the recommendations made to the student.
At the end of the session the Tutor will write a summary of the session and post it in COMPASS for both the student and instructor.
The Tutor will attend all training sessions that will be provided.
Required qualifications
The Tutor must be an enrolled student in the University for the specific semesters they are planning to be tutors.
The Tutor must maintain a GPA of 3.0 or above.
The Tutor must have completed the First Year Writing Courses in the University or equivalent courses if they tested out. They could also be part of the University Honors program.
Desired qualifications
Tutors should have an innate aptitude and love for reading and writing.
CONTACT
Arundhati Sanyal
Federal work study eligibility
Not Required
Seton Hall University is committed to programs of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO).
