Reading & Writing Specialist (Part-Time)

National Louis University • Chicago, IL

20d • $21 - $30

About The Position

Overview Who We Are: National Louis is a 130+ year old university that has been grounded in the values of innovation, access, and excellence from its inception. As an institution we believe in providing access to educational opportunity and that education is our greatest lever for social and economic mobility. We are a student focused community that is committed to continuous improvement and asks how do we become more “student ready” so that we may better serve our students. We believe that through education we are able to empower change and build healthy communities. Our community works hard in the service of students and supports one another like a family. What You Will Do: National Louis University’s Undergraduate College is seeking a Reading and Writing Specialist to join our team at the Chicago Loop campus (122 S Michigan) & Wheeling campuses to provide tutoring in academic reading and writing. This is a part-time position of approximately 16-20 hours per week, with scheduled time occurring primarily during daytime classes (9am-4pm). UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE CORE COMPETENCIES : Ownership and Quality of Work: Effectively manages own work, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality work within a fast paced environment. Organizational Commitment: Passionate, energetic, and driven to make a difference; Acts with honesty, integrity, and professionalism; Self-reflective, focused on development, and makes regular progress on development areas; Learns from mistakes and setbacks; Is adaptable and welcomes change. Upward Management: Engages at appropriate level with supervisor in defining desired outcomes, providing status updates, and obtaining input as to ongoing project direction and process; Keeps commitments and meets deadlines without the need for reminders; Proactively shares information in a timely manner. Collaboration: Works with colleagues, from across the organization, toward achieving common goals by sharing knowledge, learning, and building consensus. Proactively identifies relevant stakeholders and engages colleagues as needed to achieve goals. Communication: Uses effective written and oral communication with internal staff, teams, community served, and partners; demonstrates empathy and listening.

Requirements

• Excellent tutoring and classroom support skills—especially around academic reading and writing
• Ability to consistently connect course content to its real-world relevance, tying concepts and theories from the classroom to students’ current and future work experiences, and highlighting immediate applicability of transfer skills
• Ability to differentiate tutoring and support based on student needs
• Willingness and ability to use data to inform tutoring and student support
• Effective collaboration skills, with ability to work in diverse teams to support student success and equitable outcomes
• Technology-proficient—able to quickly learn and utilize new tools and technologies
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Passionate about working with a diverse student body
• Agile, adaptable, and creative in pedagogy and student support
• Prepared, yet flexible
• Empathetic, yet structured
• Willing to pursue and support students in multiple modalities
• Expectation and desire to grow pedagogically
• Bachelor’s degree in Education, English, or a related field required

Nice To Haves

• Degree or certification in TESOL, ESL/ELL Education, or similar strongly preferred
• Prior teaching or tutoring experience strongly preferred
• Experience with digital tools for teaching and tutoring—especially with using a learning management system—preferred
• Experience teaching/tutoring in online, synchronous-remote, or blended/hybrid formats preferred
• Experience teaching or tutoring students of diverse backgrounds and abilities preferred
• Experience teaching or tutoring multilingual or multidialectal students strongly preferred
• Spanish-English bilingual a plus

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate excellence in tutoring: Collaborate with faculty team to develop an effective learning experience for students, with a focus on utilizing inclusive practices and achieving equitable outcomes
• Support courses by providing engaging tutoring and/or supplemental instruction in a blended or remote, synchronous classroom environment
• Empower students to develop competency by leveraging their diverse strengths and backgrounds and by sharing a passion for the subject and skills being taught
• Utilize technology-based teaching platforms, including but not limited to adaptive courseware to aid students in the development of competencies
• Communicate effectively, with consideration of how social, cultural, and power dynamics may impact the communication
• Demonstrate, maintain, and continuously strengthen content expertise: Maintain current and active content knowledge in the expertise area that is reflected in tutoring and instruction
• Possess appropriate expertise in subject-area tutoring as demonstrated by appropriate credentials and experience
• Maintain current knowledge of field
• Promote student success with a proactive, high-expectations, high-support approach: Demonstrate and share a passion for postsecondary success for diverse learners, especially in terms of achieving equitable outcomes
• Demonstrate flexibility in delivery and work schedule to provide personalized student support (including meeting outside of class hours and via different modalities)
• Identify gaps between student needs and existing resources and services; generate creative resolutions that promote equity and inclusivity
• Engage in data-driven instruction and student support planning: Track student course data weekly to ensure success and equitable outcomes
• Engage in regular data-driven planning meetings with faculty and coaches to report student progress and obstacles and to plan student support interventions
• Engage in regular content area team meetings with faculty and other specialists to review curriculum plans, determine implications of student data, and plan curriculum revisions
• Participate in continuous improvement of UGC tutoring efforts Actively document and share suggestions for program improvement with supervisor to support ongoing development of UGC services and curriculum
• Commit to continuous improvement of self and colleagues: Attend and actively participate in training opportunities provided in online and in-person settings
• Participate in self-reflection and ongoing learning to develop a shared culture of anti-racism and anti-oppression
• Contribute to a learning culture by participating in various other workshops and meetings

Benefits

• NLU part-time staff are offered a wide range of benefits, including but not limited to, Health Insurance benefits, Retirement benefits, and Paid Time Off.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level