Reading and Writing Specialist

About the role

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) 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).

Responsibilities

• Tutoring and Academic Coaching
• Provide one-on-one and small-group academic support, including informal assessment, feedback, modeling, and guidance
• Design and implement tailored academic support plans that harness student strengths and foster independent learning
• Employ responsive practices and support student development of metacognitive strategies
• Build authentic relationships based on trust, awareness, emotional intelligence, and mutual accountability
• Ensure that all students feel comfortable and confident in advocating for the supports that will help them to thrive academically
• Monitor student progress using academic performance indicators and engagement patterns to identify students most likely to benefit from early intervention
• Maintain detailed and timely case notes, tracking support provided and outcomes over time
• Make referrals and share information thoughtfully, ethically, and in adherence to all protocols and policies
• Respond to student support requests in an effective and timely manner
• Instructional Partnership and Faculty Collaboration
• Approach work with instructors using a “conspire and align” approach (rather than a hierarchical command model) to support shared student success goals
• Regularly confer with classroom instructors to share insights into student progress and help instructors adapt facilitation
• Program Coordination and Team Collaboration
• Engage in regular team meetings to review curriculum, reflect on teaching practices and data, and plan impactful student supports
• Cookordinate with partners and teams to connect students with resources and to share information that will better inform work in the program and at the university

Qualifications

• Relationship building
• Continuous learning
• Equity at the center
• Academic coaching and modeling
• Produces compelling written and digital materials
• Data-Driven, Collaborative Environment
• Continuous Improvement and Innovation

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, English, or a related field required OR Bachelor's Degree in any field with a significant work record of tutoring or teaching writing at the high school level.
• Tutoring or teaching writing at the high school or college level
• Experience with digital tools for education
• Experience collaborating on a team towards a shared set of goals
• Experience tutoring or teaching students of diverse backgrounds and abilities preferred
• Experience tutoring or teaching multilingual or multidialectal students preferred
• Experience collaborating in a classroom or tutoring center preferred
• Bilingual or multilingual preferred

Benefits

National Louis University offers a wide range of benefits, including but not limited to, Health Insurance benefits, Retirement benefits, and Paid Time Off. Additional information regarding part-time staff benefits can be found here. The salary range of the grade for this position is $21.88 to $30.64 per hour (typical workweek for this part-time position is 16-20 hours). Compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate. Offers are based on multiple factors permitted by law, including but not limited to: budgetary considerations, job-related knowledge/skills, experience, market considerations, tenure and standing with the university (applicable to current employees), and internal equity.