About the role
Department Overview:
The Morgridge Center for Public Service (MCPS) promotes citizenship and learning through engagement with local, national, and global communities. The Center builds on the Wisconsin Idea, a strong tradition of service with the public by students, faculty, and alumni. See http://www.morgridge.wisc.edu/ for more information about our programs and services. The Morgridge Center for Public Service actively seeks out diversity in our workplace. We strive to provide a safe, comfortable, and accepting atmosphere. We encourage individuals of all cultural and ethnic backgrounds to consider being a part of our team.
Anticipated Start Date:
9/28/2026
Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):
Remote Work Eligibility Detail:
Not Remote
Anticipated Hours Per Week:
Minimum: 2 Maximum: 15
Schedule:
Tutors will be on site 1-3 days per week. Schedules will be created based on tutor availability and fall within Monday-Friday 8am-5pm.
Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:
Minimum: $16.00 per hour
Number of Positions:
30
Qualifications:
Student Status, you are required to be directly enrolled in a course.
Work Study Eligible students only.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Effective organizational and time management skills
Ability to collaborate with school and program staff to support tutoring and mentoring efforts
Commitment to the values of equity and responsible community engagement
Ability to adapt to change
Seeking Spanish-speaking and Hmong-speaking applicants
Position Summary/Job Duties
The Badger Volunteers Educate Tutor works as part of the BV Educate Team to support a designated MMSD school site (elementary or high school) through tutoring in literacy or math. This role works closely with the Lead Tutor, school staff, and BVED team.
Responsibilities include tutoring and mentoring, communicating and collaborating with MMSD site staff and BVED Staff. Passion for and experience with education, tutoring and mentoring, youth work, and community engagement is highly valuable in this position. Applicants should be highly organized and display strong oral and written communication abilities. Awarded applicants must be available for monthly trainings throughout the academic year.
Tutoring/mentoring: expected to be on site 1-3 times a week.
- Morgridge Center Support:
Attend Center trainings and team meetings:
Fall Orientation
Monthly Tutor Leader Meetings
Reflection sessions
Workshops/trainings
Physical Demands
No physical demands 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/