completed on site at the Brockport campus during open hours, including some evenings.

JOB FUNCTIONS

Essential Functions:

Tutor Students

• Conducts thirty-minute to one-hour, one-on-one writing tutoring sessions in person or remotely.
• Conducts asynchronous writing tutoring as needed.
• Reads all preparatory materials from the Writing Tutor Brightspace group, including writing assignments faculty have shared, etc.
• Keeps accurate records of student appointments.
• Helps students locate, evaluate, interpret, and integrate information from sources.
• Introduces reading strategies.
• Reviews assignments and creates student action plans.
• Models strategies for learning discipline-specific genre conventions.
• Uses a variety of tutoring strategies to improve written English language fluency and vocabulary.
• Assists students in narrowing a research focus.
• Facilitates the development of sentence structure repertoire.
• Instructs students in grammar, punctuation, and citation formats.

Facilitates Writing Programming

• Designs and facilitates writing instruction programming around topics such as using APA formatting, writing literature reviews, critical reading, understanding meta-analyses, basic grammar and punctuation, for specific student cohorts at various levels.
• Designs and facilitates programming for particular cohorts of student writers, such as writing groups for students in ENG 112 and APA workshops for Nursing students.
• Reaches out to students and faculty to determine needs and market programming.

Communicate with College Constituents

• Consults with faculty to determine programming topics.

Miscellaneous Support of Writing Tutor Program

• Helps the assistant director as needed.

Non-Essential Functions:

• Maintains a schedule of appointments.
• Represents the unit at various events such as open houses, summer orientation, and transfer orientation.

REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's degree by time of appointment in education, linguistics, rhetoric, writing studies, TESOL, or a related field from a college or university accredited by the U.S. Department of Education or an internationally recognized college or university
• Minimum of two years of teaching, tutoring, and/or related professional experience in a writing center, composition, writing studies, or an English language field
• Demonstrated experience with and knowledge of writing conventions for different disciplines
• Ability to problem-solve, pivot quickly from one student to the next, and work well under pressure
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Demonstrated experience working effectively with a variety of constituents from diverse backgrounds

Preferred Qualifications:

• Doctoral-level coursework experience
• Research experience
• TESOL coursework, degree, or certificate

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Work Schedule:

20 hours/week: Monday: 2pm - 7pm, Tuesday-Thursday: 10am - 3pm

Benefits:
This position is not benefits eligible.