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Peer Leader Jobs

Peer leaders are trained through the College Reading and Learning Association International Training Certification to provide quality assistance to enrolled University of South Carolina students and to empower them to be independent learners.

Recruitment for Spring 2024 will begin in October! 

The Student Success Center will be hiring undergraduate students for five different Peer Leader roles to work in the Spring 2024 semester. A detailed timeline and more information will be added in the coming weeks. Any questions can be directed to SSCRecruitment@mailbox.sc.edu.

  • Coming!
  1. The application will be available in October 2023.
  2. All applicants must receive one recommendation submitted on their behalf by a USC-Columbia faculty/staff member or current supervisor to move forward in the recruitment process.
    • The recommendation form must be completed by a USC-Columbia faculty member if the applicant is applying for the Peer Tutor or Supplemental Instruction (SI) Leader positions. 
  3. In order to be hired by the University of South Carolina, Peer Leader candidates must have original documentation in their possession to complete the Employment Elligibility Verification (I-9) Form. These are non-negotiable expectations, as they adhere to federal guidelines. Failure to obtain and produce these documents by Monday, August 21st, 2023 may affect a candidate's status in the recruitment process.
 

Explore Our Peer Leader Positions

Academic Engagement Peer Consultant

AEPCs assist with the SophoMORE Year Initiative, the Junior Year Experience, Transfer Student Success, and faculty-student interaction programs such as Mutual Expectations.

Peer Consultant

PC's meet 1-on-1 with students in Success Consultations to discuss academic strategies and co-create a plan to maximize the student's potential for success.

Peer Tutor

Peer Tutors facilitate drop-in tutoring, as well as 1-on-1 tutoring appointments with students who may be struggling with a specific course.

Peer Writing Tutor

Peer Writing Tutors can help students at any step of the writing process via drop-in or 1-on-1 appointments. They are experienced with lab reports, research papers, rhetorical analysis, presentations, close reading assignments, creative writing, speeches, and public speaking.

Supplemental Instruction (SI) Leader

SI Leaders are paid to sit in on classes that they have already taken and performed well in so that they can take notes and host weekly group study sessions for their peers in the class.



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