Writing Center Coordinator - Desoto

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains collaborative working relationships with instructional leaders, Student Services leaders, faculty and staff.
• Recruit, train, supervise, and evaluate writing consultants.
• Provide training on one-on-one consultations with students on writing assignments in multiple genres and modalities.
• Provide training on one-on-one consultations with students with diverse needs and learning styles, such as ADA and ESL students.
• Develop and deliver writing center orientations to explain and promote services to students, faculty, and the community.
• Tutor in writing courses ranging from intermediate English through composition sequence.
• Stay current with best practices in writing instruction and scholarship, especially those relating to writing center theory and pedagogy, and incorporate them into the writing center's programs and services.
• Speak to campus visitors and prospective students about writing center services.
• Participate in campus-wide events relating to academics and student services.
• Manage social media accounts and write posts for a variety of purposes.
• Create flyers and brochures for marketing purposes and to promote writing center events.
• Maintain responsibility for staffing the lab with college student tutors.
• Provide supervision for student tutors.
• Review and recommend tutoring software and equipment.
• Maintain responsibility for assessing the effectiveness of the Writing Center.
• Maintain responsibility for creating an inviting, student friendly learning Writing Center environment.
• Teach first-year and developmental writing courses as an adjunct (2 per term).
• Work closely with Math Lab Coordinator to provide outreach for students.
• Provide virtual tutoring for students at all campuses as needed.
• Collaborate with the District Director of Humanities Instruction, to review and maintain the integrity of department curriculum.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in English required.
• Prior tutoring or teaching experience.
• Work-related experience working with college students.
• Preferred Qualifications: Master’s degree in English, Composition/Rhetoric or English Education from an accredited institution.
• Experience teaching English or first year courses in a college setting.
• Two years of experience in an educational environment, social service agency, or private business sector with specific experience in customer services, preferably student services.
• Ability to tutor in additional subjects.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to demonstrate a commitment to challenging and cultivating student achievement beyond the classroom.
• Supporting a diverse population of learners.
• Supporting continuous improvement of curricula and services.