"Writing Consultant, Learning Support Systems - Evenings"

Company Description:
Monroe Community College is a unit of the State University of New York (SUNY) and is one of only nineteen community colleges across North America selected for board membership in the League for Innovation in the Community College. Founded in 1961, MCC prides itself on providing an affordable, quality education for more than 12,000 students in the Rochester area. MCC is a large institution offering over 100 programs across two main campuses, two specialized centers, and various community sites.
Monroe Community College expects and upholds equity, inclusion, and a sense of belonging in our educational programs, policies, campus life, employment, and community involvement. We believe that diversity enriches our lives and leads to understanding and appreciation of our differences and commonalities. In order to achieve academic and institutional excellence, we actively recruit, engage, and retain students, faculty, staff, and community partners who represent the diversity of our region, nation, and world. The College welcomes candidates who are committed to MCC's mission of access and academic excellence and a desire to work in a diverse and dynamic environment.

Job Description:
Function of Position:
Reporting to the Director of Learning Support Systems, Writing Consultants for Evening Shifts are professional staff who work with students on one or more evenings (Monday through Thursday between 4 pm - 9 pm) to help them to develop effective writing strategies and to become self-regulated learners.
Examples of Duties & Responsibilities:
Primary Functions:

• Foster the development of independent, intentional learners;
• Meet with students on a one-on-one basis to provide learning assistance related to writing
• Help students with the writing process - not with editing papers
• Using guiding questions, elicit critical thinking in students, aiding the students understanding of his/her writing
• Help students understand the structure of topic sentences, thesis statements, paragraphs, and essays
• Help students understand grammar mechanics
• Develop and nurture rapport with students, peers, and faculty
• Attend training activities to comply with certification requirements before and/or during semesters
• Collaborate with the Director of Learning Support Systems on providing workshops to fill learning gaps of both tutors and students with discipline specific content. The Director of Learning Support Systems will collaborate with English Department as needed.
• Adhere to tutoring center protocol and tutoring expectations as outlined in the Tutor Handbook
• Offer space for students to develop their own unique voice and writing style;
• Model the stages of the writing process and assist with all points, including organizing and structuring paragraphs, thesis development, research, analysis and critical thinking, citations, structural coherence, clarity, revising, and editing, etc.;
• Do not proofread but help students to recognize patterns of error in their writing.

Secondary Functions:

• Visit classrooms, as needed, to introduce students to Writing Consultations services
• Assisting with other learning assistance projects as assigned

MCC Expectations:

• Adheres to the College Code of Conduct.
• Contributes to, supports, and maintains an equitable, inclusive, and collaborative College environment.
• Maintains technological competencies utilized by the College.
• Commits to the philosophy of a comprehensive community college.
• Commits to professional growth. which includes seeking ongoing training in diversity, equity and inclusion to better serve students.

Requirements:
Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in English, Rhetoric and Composition, or similar
• Experience working with diverse college populations
• Technology savvy

Preferred Qualifications:

• Two years of community college teaching experience in English composition
• Master's or Doctoral degree in English, Rhetoric and Composition, or similar
• Some tutoring experience

Additional Information:
Job Type: Part Time
Hours: 10-20 Hours per Week
Pay Rate:
Paraprofessional
Associates Degree - $16.00/hr
Professional
Bachelor's Degree - $17/hr
Master's Degree - $19/hr
PhD - $21.00
Adjunct - $25.00/hr (to qualify for adjunct pay rate, applicants must have at least one assigned course for the semester)
Non-Discrimination
Annual Campus Security & Fire Safety Report

Application Instructions:
Interested applicants may apply at one of the links below.
Please note: Current employees will need to use the internal application link. If you are not an employee, please click on the external application link to create an account.
Internal Application
External Application