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Tutoring & Learning Center
Kennedy Library, Room 209
Hours: M-R, 10-8; F, 10-4
Phone: 805-756-6032
Virtual Front Desk

Become an Academic Coach

The Learning Support Center is Hiring!

Do you want to engage in learn by doing and make a positive impact on transfer student success at Cal Poly? 

Join a team of Transfer students who work to support other Transfer students through an academic coaching model! Coaches engage in 1:1 conversations with their peers in order provide support developing skills, behaviors, and habits that contribute to academic success.


Learning Support Center coaches generally work between 4-12 hours per week, with shifts that accommodate their course schedules. The starting pay rate for this position is $17.50 per hour. 

Required Qualifications 

  • Currently enrolled transfer student
  • Minimum GPA of 3.0 and with good academic standing throughout employment
  • Demonstrated professionalism, discretion, diplomacy, and confidentiality when working with students, faculty and staff
  • Demonstrated commitment to helping other students learn
  • Demonstrated organizational and time management skills
  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills when interacting with people of diverse cultural, socioeconomic, and educational backgrounds
  • Demonstrated initiative and follow through with an eye for detail when completing tasks
  • Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills
  • Willingness to grow and learn

Preferred Qualifications 

  • Prior experience as a peer tutor, mentor, or academic coach
  • Willingness to commit to work for a full academic year

Application Process 

Complete an Academic Coaching Application, and a program coordinator will contact you. 

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Connect

 
Visit the Tutoring & Learning Center in Kennedy Library to connect with free academic resources.

 

Collaborate

Schedule time to collaborate with peers and grow more confident in your studies.

Achieve

Engage with OWL’s resources and achieve important degree milestones from GE to the GWR.