Tutor, Writing Center

Identifies students' writing skills needs;

Differentiates strategies and instructional materials to meet individual students' needs;

Provides students with specific and clear feedback on how to revise areas of higher-order concerns;

Guides students in recognizing and repairing lower-order errors;

Engages students in tutoring sessions by utilizing active learning strategies.

Fosters student autonomy, as developmentally appropriate;

Motivates students by being an active listener; and

Respects students' diverse backgrounds and unique perspectives.

Using the processes and systems established within the Writing Center to document student progress;

Entering all data in a timely fashion as specified by the Writing Center Coordinator; and

Communicating with the Writing Center Coordinator regarding students with challenging or unique situations and documenting record details of such situations through the specified means within the Writing Center.

Maintains currency in the content area (e.g. researches and develops new and varied instructional materials and strategies);

Actively participates in learning community meetings;

Participates in departmental professional development sessions and staff meetings throughout the semester;

Serves as a proctor for student placement testing;

Maintains currency with technological resources for instructional and recordkeeping purposes; and

Monitors and arranges for the replenishment of consumable materials used in the tutoring environment.

Bachelor's Degree in English Composition and Rhetoric; English Education required. Master's Degree in English Composition and Rhetoric; English Education preferred.

3-5 years of related experience required.

Must be able to examine assessment data and use appropriate interventions to promote skill development.

Proficiency of all MicroSoft suites, applications for communication, reporting, and analyzing data and other information. Must be able to quickly learn to use other software tools independently.

Must know how to enter data into spreadsheets and/or other similar databases.

Knowledge on how to use scantrons and copy machines.

Must be able to speak and write professionally to communicate data results to students, parents, faculty, and/or staff. Prepare reports for a variety of audiences.