Specialist, Centers for Academic Success

Nevada System of Higher Education • Charleston, SC

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About The Position

The Writing Specialist provides high-level support to students and the Centers for Academic Success Coordinator through one-on-one tutoring, service and project coordination, administrative support, data tracking, and guidance to less experienced staff. The specialist may research and implement best practices, participate in ongoing staff development, and conduct college and community outreach fairs and workshops. The CSN Writing Center serves students from diverse cultures and majors, including writers whose first language is not English. Specialists support writing across disciplines and consult on projects such as resumes, cover letters, college statements, and scholarship essays.

This position works under general direction and reports to the coordinator daily and weekly. It is contingent upon ongoing and available funding, is exempt, and is listed as 100% full-time equivalent.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a writing-intensive discipline or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 1–2 years of experience providing writing support, tutoring, academic support, or related educational services.
• Ability to communicate professionally and respectfully with the coordinator, faculty and instructors, coworkers, and students, orally and in writing.
• Ability to complete assigned tasks in a timely manner.
• Strong leadership skills to guide less experienced staff or peers.
• Excellent writing, speaking, and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent technological skills.
• Administrative skills, including assisting with training coordination, payroll, scheduling, and recordkeeping.
• Demonstrated ability to locate, evaluate, and document reliable and credible sources in multiple formats.
• Proficiency to mastery in MLA and APA formats and use of related guides.
• Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-on-one consultations with members of the CSN community about their written work, helping writers develop writing and research processes, express and organize ideas, draft, document sources, and revise for readability.
• Assist the campus coordinator with researching and implementing best-practice trends.
• Guide less experienced staff members.
• Develop teaching or training materials for varied learning styles, including handouts, study materials, and online resources for staff and students.
• Conduct college and community-wide outreach fairs and workshops.
• Provide administrative support, including maintaining schedules, verifying staff payroll in Workday, notifying the administrative assistant about needed office supplies, and maintaining the center’s cleanliness and organization.
• Track, report, and analyze center usage data.
• Participate in professional development, including research and publication, CAPE Sessions and other CSN training, professional affiliations, and state or national conferences.
• Report to the coordinator daily and weekly.

Benefits

• Grant-in-aid tuition and fee assistance for employees and their families at NSHE institutions.
• A variety of time-off options.
• 12 paid holidays per year.
• Customizable health insurance plans for employees and dependents.
• Retirement plan with 19.25% participant contributions and a 100% employer match.
• On-site Early Childhood Education Center services.
• Learning and professional development opportunities.
• Active CSN Affinity Groups focused on campus-wide diversity initiatives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level