Casual and other opportunities

Join our team! We’re hiring undergraduate, master’s, and PhD UWaterloo students from all faculties to be peer tutors at the WCC next semester. Our tutors meet with their peers in-person in the WCC offices in South Campus Hall (SCH). They coach their peers on assignments, theses, research articles, grad school applications, research statements, and other documents.

• Undergraduate peer tutors are paid $20/hour in their first year with the WCC.
• Graduate peer tutors are paid $30/hour in their first year with the WCC. 

As a WCC Peer Tutor, you'll be responsible for: 

• Tutoring your peers from all disciplines in all years of study during your scheduled shifts. Undergraduate tutors typically meet with other undergrads, while graduate students meet with undergrads and other graduate students.  
• In tutoring sessions, talking with your peers about their writing and communication assignments, asking guiding questions, helping them view their work as an audience would, and giving advice about navigating deadlines and stresses related to assignments  
• Using antiracist, equitable, collaborative, encouraging tutoring strategies to coach students through brainstorming, drafting, revising, or presenting their assignments (we’ll teach you how!)  
• Creating and maintaining accurate reports 
• Participating in ongoing professional development at team meetings with other peer tutors 

To be a WCC Peer Tutor, you need to be:

• Registered as a UWaterloo student in Winter 2026 (and not on co-op) and available for in-person on-campus tutoring in Winter 2026.  
• A strong communicator, with excellent skills in writing and other forms of academic communication 
• Compassionate, patient, and genuinely interested in helping others  
• Good at listening, asking questions, and explaining concepts  
• Able to learn to work closely with the genre, rhetoric, and grammar of student texts 
• Good at managing your time and organizing tasks  
• Reflective and curious about teaching and learning  
• Available to work in-person 5 to 8.5 hours/week between the hours of 10:00am and 4:00pm 
• Experience with STEM writing and communication and experience with creative writing are assets 
• Available for 20 hours of synchronous and asynchronous training in early January.    

We provide:

• 12 hours of education and training in writing centre antiracist and accessible writing pedagogy  
• 12 hours of shadowing and feedback  
• Ongoing professional development through the term  
• Opportunities for engaging in writing centre research and conferences, if you are interested  

To apply to join our team, email a single document to Liz Newbery, lnewbery@uwaterloo.ca by 9:00 am on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.  

Content:

• A one to two-page cover letter. In your letter, please also tell us:  
  • Why are you interested in being a WCC peer tutor?
  • How have your work and school experiences prepared you for this role?
  • Information about your program:
    • What term will you be in this winter?
    • What co-op terms do you have upcoming (if applicable)?
    • When do you plan to graduate?
• A resume or CV detailing your relevant experiences   
• A recent sample of your academic communication (written, oral, visual, or digital)   

• A one-page memo
  • Describing your sample: when and why did you write or create it?
  • Reflecting on it: what was your process for writing or creating it? What was good about the piece? What would you change now if you could?

Formatting instructions:

• Attach all the above as a single document (.docx or PDF) with your name in the file name.
• Use “Peer tutor job posting: undergraduate” or “Peer tutor job posting: graduate” as the email subject, as appropriate. 

If the application process does not meet your access needs, please email Liz Newbery for alternate application processes.  

We seek applicants who embrace our values of equity, antiracism, and inclusion. We encourage applications from those who have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including those who identify as First Nations, Métis, Inuit/Inuk, Black, racialized, a person with a disability, women, and 2SLGBTQ+. We welcome applications from multilingual students.  

Applicants are responsible for ensuring that by accepting this position they would not compromise their enrolment status, visa conditions, or scholarship/award terms. If you are unsure, check with your program coordinator or advisor.  

Organization: University of Waterloo / Campus Wellness

Location: 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1

Profession: Physician

Specialty: Family Medicine

Job Type: Full Time or Part Time

Number of Openings: 6

Primary Compensation Type: Fee-For-Service Split

Bilingual or Francophone Candidate Required: No

Teaching Opportunity: No

Research Opportunity: No

Supervision Provided: No

Practice Type: Clinic only

Published Date: June 16, 2023

The University of Waterloo, Campus Wellness is looking full, or part time family physicians required for the medical clinic. As part of a multidisciplinary primary care team including nurses, nurse practitioners, dietitians and venipuncturist. The successful candidates will provide healthcare to a diverse population of University of Waterloo students.  A comfort level and competence in mental health issues is beneficial. Significant support is available with regular interaction and shared care possibilities with psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and counsellors.  There is also a preference for candidates with demonstrated capacity to work with diverse communities such as the BIPOC and/or LGBTQS2+ communities.  Position is fee for service with an 80/20 split with special consideration given for mental health appointments. Successful candidates will be a medical practitioner licensed to practice medicine in the Province of Ontario and a member in good standing of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO).

To apply: Please e-mail CV to goldi.gill@uwaterloo.ca

Equity Statement

The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is co-ordinated within our Office of Indigenous Relations.

The University values the diverse and intersectional identities of its students, faculty, and staff. The University regards equity and diversity as an integral part of academic excellence and is committed to accessibility for all employees. The University of Waterloo seeks applicants who embrace our values of equity, anti-racism and inclusion.  As such, we encourage applications from candidates who have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including applicants who identify as First Nations, Métis and/or Inuk (Inuit), Black, racialized, a person with a disability, women and/or 2SLGBTQ+.

Positions are open to qualified candidates who are legally entitled to work in Canada.

The University of Waterloo is committed to accessibility for persons with disabilities. If you have any application, interview, or workplace accommodation requests, please contact Human Resources at hrhelp@uwaterloo.ca  or 519-888-4567, ext. 45935.