Graduate Writing Tutor (Student)

American University • Washington, DC

5d • $19

About The Position

The Graduate Writing Tutor serves as the face of the Writing Center. They are primarily responsible for providing individual support for student writing in classes across the curriculum. A tutoring session consists of assessing a student’s needs for the assignment, establishing and managing achievable goals for the session, and collaborating on a strategy for next steps after the session ends. Additional responsibilities include submitting post-session reports, attending bi-weekly workshops, participating in training sessions, and participating in special events during the semester. Consultants may also lead workshops for groups of students, participate in peer review sessions, and promote the Writing Center through in-class visits.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree from an accredited institution.
• Current enrollment in AU Graduate Program.
• 2 years of related experience.
• Excellent writing skills, organization, communication, teamwork, time management, and customer service.
• A resume and a writing sample that showcase your academic writing abilities, and 1-2 letters of recommendation from AU faculty who can speak to your work.
• This position is available only to enrolled American University students.

Responsibilities

• Engage students in conversations to help develop their ideas.
• Be professional and friendly.
• Work with student writers and their texts to help them become familiar with the techniques that successful writers use to plan, draft, revise, and edit written documents.
• Assess attitudes about writing and set goals for consultations.
• Work with both scheduled students and drop-ins.
• Consistently and properly document student contact in the Writing Center’s online scheduling system.
• Follow policies and procedures for at-work behavior, shift coverage, etc., as detailed in the staff handbook.
• Participate in staff meetings and training workshops.
• Conduct classroom visits to publicize writing center services.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees