Director of Writing Support and College Readiness

Sam Houston State University • Huntsville, TX

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About The Position

The Director of Writing Support and College Readiness provides leadership, vision, and strategic planning for Writing Support and College Readiness, ensuring it effectively supports students, faculty, and staff in developing strong writing skills. Oversees the daily operations of the Writing Support and College Readiness, manages staff and tutors, develops writing programs, and collaborates with faculty and academic departments to promote a culture of writing and college readiness across the institution.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in English, Rhetoric & Composition, Writing Studies, Education, or a related field.
• Five years of experience teaching writing at the college level, a writing center administration, or tutoring or related field.
• Ability to organize work effectively and prioritizes objectives.
• Ability to exercise discretion, excellent reasoning, and independent judgment.
• Skilled in directing multiple tasks, setting priorities, and organizing operations.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships with administration, faculty, staff, and the public.
• Strong communication skills, both orally and written.
• Requires the critical judgment for the department, in which very serious consequences on decision-making can occur.
• Interprets and applies complex directives, policies, regulations, statues, and procedures, and/or written guidelines for a department or major work group.
• Requires knowledge of university policies and procedures, and expertise in writing programs and college readiness and activities.
• Proficiency with writing support management software.
• Experience with multilingual learners and effective writing pedagogy approaches.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree or Ph.D. preferred.
• Experience implementing writing across the curriculum (WAC) or writing in the disciplines (WID) initiatives preferred.
• Additional education may be substituted in lieu of experience.
• Asset and fiscal resources management skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements strategic goals for Writing Support and College Readiness to enhance student success.
• Manages daily operations, including scheduling, budgeting, and resource allocation.
• Assesses the effectiveness of Writing Support services and make data-driven improvements.
• Maintains and update policies, procedures, and best practices for writing support and college readiness.
• Advocates for Writing Support and College Readiness within the institution and secure necessary funding and resources.
• Recruits, hires, trains, and supervises writing tutors and staff.
• Develops and facilitate tutor training programs and workshops.
• Oversees the design and delivery of writing support services, including one-on-one tutoring, workshops, and online resources.
• Implements strategies to serve all students' academic success, including multilingual learners and students with different learning needs.
• Works with faculty to integrate writing support into courses and curricula.
• Provides professional development opportunities for faculty on best practices in writing instruction and college readiness.
• Serves on committees related to academic support, student success, college readiness, and curriculum development.
• Promotes writing across the curriculum (WAC) initiatives and writing-intensive courses.
• Assessment & Reporting: Develops and implement assessment tools to measure the effectiveness of Writing Support services and College Readiness.
• Collects, analyzes, and reports data on student engagement, learning outcomes, and tutoring effectiveness.
• Prepares reports for institutional stakeholders to demonstrate impact and advocate for resources.
• Coordinates the integrated Reading and Writing (INRW) course, including scheduling, staffing, and assessment.
• Develops and regularly update curriculum for the INRW course based on current research and best practices.
• Trains and mentors instructors teaching the INRW course to ensure consistency and quality.
• Tracks student performance data to assess course effectiveness and implement continuous improvement.
• Responsible for the department administration, including budget preparation and control.
• Serves on committees as requested.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• SHSU offers a superior benefit package, competitive salaries and a flexible work environment fostering work/life balance.
• SHSU offers programs that support a healthy work-life balance, contributing to employee well-being and job satisfaction, as well as, professional development opportunities with our educational assistance and dependent assistance programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Industry: Administration of Human Resource Programs
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees