Writing Tutor - Turlock, United States - California State University Stanislaus
Description
Job no: 537504
Department:
Retention Services
Work type:
Instructional Student Assistant
Location:
Stanislaus - Turlock
Categories:
Unit 1- UAW - California Alliance of Academic Student Workers, Temporary, Part Time, Student Services, Telecommute eligible (work onsite as scheduled and/or as requested and telecommute as scheduled)
Instructional Student Assistant Employment Opportunity
JOB DESCRIPTION:
OPEN TO CURRENT STANISLAUS STATE STUDENTS, CURRENTLY ENROLLED OR ELIGIBILE TO ENROLL ONLY
Job title:
Writing Tutor - Undergraduate
Description:
Under the direction of the Learning Commons and Writing Center Directors, qualified and committed individuals with backgrounds in a variety of academic disciplines will tutor writers in individual, small group, same day, and/or online sessions.
Writing Tutor - Undergraduate and Writing Tutor - Undergraduate Tutorial Projects role assignments are based on center needs, experiences, and qualifications detailed below.
Writing Tutor -Undergraduate assignment duties include but are not limited to the following:- Determine writers' needs, prior knowledge and experience, and skills
- Address writers' needs by expanding on what they already know
- Work within our mission and vision and support a collaborative, inclusive, and nonjudgmental environment with writers and coworkers
- Share effective strategies to expand writers' writing and reading abilities and to help writers acclimate to the college environment
- Tutor undergraduate studentwriters
- Mentor studentwriters and collaborate with faculty if assigned to courses
- Mentor new tutors as needed
- Attend and participate in presemester and ongoing tutor development groups and workshops
- Provide class presentations as requested
- Facilitate inclass peer review sessions as requested
- Update materials, plan, and facilitate tutor development workshops as requested
- Access, process, and input information using Office 365, StanTutor, Peoplesoft, Zoom, and other software as needed
- Maintain accurate records
- Log hours into Stantutor hourly and review Peoplesoft weekly
- Maintain a clean, orderly, and safe work space
- Consistent and punctual attendance
- Assists with promotion of services and recruitment of tutors
- Other duties as assigned
- Writing Tutor
- Undergraduate assignment duties
- Successful completion or current enrollment in English 4600: Tutorial Projects in English
- Expected to integrate course material and experiences into tutoring sessions
- Support less experienced tutors' growth
Wage/Salary:
$
Hours per Week: - 20
Location:
Writing Center-Learning Commons/L221; remote options may be available after 1 semester
of Openings: 5-20
Expected Start Date: 8/12/24
Expected End Date: 5/23/25
Priority Application Deadline: 5/10/24. Applications received after this date will be considered based on learning support needs.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Undergraduate students must be registered/enrolled in a minimum of six (6) Fall/Spring units.
- Demonstrated writing competence in a variety of genres
- Interest in learning more about how language in institutions, organizations, media, and disciplines affects inclusion and diversity
- Knowledge of writing processes, audience and purpose, grammar, mechanics
- Willingness to listen and ability to communicate ideas clearly
- Commitment to helping others and demonstrated ability to work with a team
- Inclusive, nonjudgmental, empathetic, patient, and friendly demeanor
- Ability to selfassess and willingness to change based on the assessment (analyze, reflect, and adapt)
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Bilingual
HOW TO APPLY & DEADLINE:
If you have any questions regarding this recruitment, please contact:
Paula Barrington-Schmidt
California State University, Stanislaus
One University Circle
Turlock, CA 95382
CAMPUS & AREA:
California State University, Stanislaus serves the San Joaquin Valley and is a critical educational resource for a six-county region of approximately 1.5 million people.
The University is fully committed to creating a culture of diversity and inclusion - one in which every person in the University community feels safe to express their views without fear of reprisal.
Widely recognized for its quality academic programs, the University has 10 nationally accredited programs and 662 faculty members. 94 percent of full-time faculty holds doctorates or terminal degrees in their fields.The University offers 43 undergraduate majors, 16 master's programs, 7 post-graduate credentials, a doctorate in education and serves more than 10,000 students.
New instructional facilities have been built for the unique pedagogy of professional programs, laboratory sciences and performing arts.Stanislaus State continues to receive national recognition with its ranking a
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