Student - Tutor, Writing Center

Description

Writing tutors assist clients with any writing task at any stage of the writing process. The focus is on sharing strategies with examples rather than doing the work for the client. Tutors work for 8 hours a week.

$8.00/hour

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Responsibilities

Primary Duties

1. Assist clients with invention, drafting, revising, and editing strategies with examples
2. Perform administrative, promotional, and professional development tasks
3. Maintain consistent and reliable attendance

Secondary Duties

1. Attend weekly staff meetings, Tuesday 5pm-6pm
2. Promote and participate in Writing Center-sponsored activities, projects, and events
3. Participate in pre-semester orientation training
4. Perform class visits to promote the Writing Center to Messiah students
5. Support the smooth running of the Writing Center
6. Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Education Required

Education Preferred

Experience Required

-Must be at least a second semester first-year

-Must provide a cover letter that discusses interest in position and qualifications

-Must submit the name of a faculty reference

-Must provide an academic writing sample-E-mail cover letter, faculty reference, and academic writing sample to Ryan Rickrode, Director of the Writing Center ([email protected])

Experience Preferred

-Familiarity with Messiah's Writing Center (i.e. past visits to the center to receive tutoring)

-Experience assisting others with writing in-progress

Skills, Characteristics Required

-Strong knowledge of the skills, concepts, and conventions associated with academic writing, especially thesis-driven essays and research papers

-Excellent interpersonal skills-Ability to get along with co-workers and to work as part of a team

-Ability to take initiative and to work reliably and independently

-Openness to professional development and self-improvement

Special Working Conditions

N/A

Dress Code Requirements

Informal but professional

About Us

Messiah University’s commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence draws inspiration from its mission “to educate men and women toward maturity of intellect, character and Christian faith in preparation for lives of service, leadership and reconciliation in church and society.” The university has pursued this vision through a strategic planning process that encourages diversity through employee and student composition, campus climate, and an educational program that seeks to equip and enable educators and students to embrace diversity. Candidates should clearly articulate why diversity and inclusive excellence matter to them as persons of faith as well as in their profession. Candidates will speak to how as a potential employee, they will contribute to the advancement of this vision through their teaching-learning, research, institutional service, and public engagement.