Academic Tutor

Department Overview: The Title VI program is designed to address the unique cultural, language, and educationally related academic needs of American Indian and Alaska Native students, and works to ensure that all students meet the challenging state academic standards. Anticipated Start Date: August 24, 2026 Anticipated End Date (If Applicable): May 7, 2027 Remote Work Eligibility Detail: Partially Remote Anticipated Hours Per Week: Minimum: 2 Maximum: 10 Schedule: Hours and schedules depends on tutor and tutees' schedules and availability. Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum: Minimum: $16.50 Maximum: $16.50 Number of Positions: 15 Qualifications: Ability to effectively tutor students – will be placed by preferred grade and subject, depending on schedules. Ability to provide summary report to supervisor, Tutor Coordinator. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities : Ability to communicate well and respond to relevant email correspondence. Ability to work independently and as a team member. Attend scheduled training and tutor meetings as assigned. Familiarity with working with diverse students - able to gain trust, establish rapport, and maintain confidentiality. Position Summary/Job Duties: Provide tutorial support to improve student academic performance. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, program and school personnel, and parents. Track student participation and progress and provide written or oral reports to the supervisor. Assist students with resources to improve academic performance. Physical Demands: Able to meet in person, possibly at the school. Possibility of meeting online after exploring other options. Transportation will be required. Institutional Statements: Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce. Institutional Statement on Diversity: Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals. The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world. For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu Accommodation Statement: If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/