Writing Tutor - USU Brigham Region

Overview

This position also includes community outreach: tutors will work with community groups at the Brigham City campus on collaborative writing projects (e.g., grant applications and oral histories) and coordinate with faculty members on recruitment initiatives at local high schools, which may include classroom visits and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Work one-on-one with students across the disciplines on various aspects of writing projects from brainstorming to composing to editing and documenting sources.
• Work with students from a variety of backgrounds and levels of writing proficiency.
• Provide in-person and Zoom consultations at the Brigham City Writing Center.
• Help campus students with in-class writing and research assignments.
• Help students in the region and throughout the statewide system.

Qualifications

• Must be excellent writers who have an understanding of the writing process and a strong foundation of grammatical and documentation skills.
• Should be welcoming and possess excellent communication skills and patience.
• Should have the ability to work independently with little oversight.
• Should have a basic knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and desktop computing.
• Applicants with a strong, proven background in English and/or experience with ESL in any capacity will be offered preferential consideration for the position.

Required Documents

Along with the online application, please attach:

• Resume/CV to be typed/pasted at the end of your application.
• Contact information for three (3) references to be entered at the beginning of your application in the candidate profile.
• Cover Letter explaining your interest in the position to be typed/pasted at the end of your application.

Document size may not exceed 10 MB.

Pay

$13/hr

ADA

Employees work indoors and are protected from weather and/or contaminants, but not, necessarily, occasional temperature changes. The employee is regularly required to sit and often uses repetitive hand motions.