Peer Writing Tutors (PWTs) guide students in all phases of the writing process from beginning a writing assignment and generating ideas to revising a completed paper.

Peer Writing Tutors support the learning goals of individual writers by offering one-on-one meetings (in-person, when possible, while some PWT’s hold online tutoring sessions as assigned, either by appointment or during drop-in sessions) with any current Middlebury student.

Tutors can also be assigned to work specifically with students in a First-Year Seminar or College Writing course as course-embedded tutors.

They can also offer workshops on specific writing topics with the WC Director.

In addition to working with student writers, tutors engage in robust professional development (roughly 25 hours annually) on topics related to the practice and theory of writing tutoring, such as writing process, tutoring pedagogy, inclusive tutoring practices.  

Experience   

​Students must have successfully completed at least one semester at Middlebury College, or at an equivalent college or university. Priority will be given to students who complete WRPR 0212: Issues and Methods in Teaching Writing. All new tutors are required to participate in mandatory training in writing pedagogy.  

​Knowledge/Skills   

​Students working as Peer Writing Tutors should have:  

​Excellent interpersonal skills  ​Strong communication skills  ​Strong writing skills  ​Should be empathetic and patient  ​Should be intellectually curious  ​Seek to improve their pedagogy and research skills,   Should work comfortably and respectfully with other students from all backgrounds, cultures, races, religions, sexual preferences, and political viewpoints  ​They must be able to handle confidential information in a discreet manner

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​Preferred  

​Students working as Peer Writing Tutors should be responsive to their supervisors and complete training and requests for information from them in a timely manner.   

Student Employment Eligibility:

Unless restricted by certain visa status, all students with an active status for the semester are eligible for jobs on campus.

Students on leave or withdrawn are not eligible to work in student employment positions until the semester in which they return. If you are currently withdrawn or on leave you are eligible to be employed in staff positions.

Some may be restricted due to financial aid status. International students (non-residents) may not work off campus unless they have applied for and received work authorization from the United States government. (An F-1 visa does not give work authorization.) Off campus work study positions are available only to U.S. citizens on financial aid with a federal work study component.

Student are not eligible to work remotely from International locations.