Undergraduate Writing Center Tutor (Student)

Work Where You Learn: Build Experience, Grow Skills, and Contribute to Your University Community.

This position is available only to enrolled American University students.

Most student positions at American University are eligible to use Federal Work Study (FWS) awards, with a few exceptions. FWS funds cannot be applied to janitorial, construction, partisan or sectarian positions. For information or questions regarding FWS funds, please contact American University's Office of Financial Aid.

Important guidance for current American University employees: American University current employees, including those employed in student positions, must apply through their employee Workday account. If you are a current employee at American University, please log into your employee Workday account and select the Find Jobs report which will take you to our internal career listings. Applying outside of your employee Workday account may cause delays in a hire process.

Department

Student Academic Services

Time Type

Part time

FLSA Status

Non-Exempt

Job Description

Summary

The Writing Center offers free, writing assistance to all American University students. In 45-minute consultations, Writing Center Tutors meet with students to discuss their writing and give feedback as well as give advice on ways to improve. Writing Consultants serve as consultants at the Writing Center. They are primarily responsible for providing individual support for a wide variety of students’ writing in classes across the curriculum. A tutoring session consists of assessing a students’ needs for the assignment, establishing and managing achievable goals for the session, and setting a plan that strategically addresses needs after the session ends.

Writing Center Consultants are part of the Academic Support team at American University where our mission is to provide student-centered academic and scholarly support across all disciplines while developing skills, providing assistance, and cultivating growth to ensure lifelong learning.The Writing Center is an intellectual home for all American University students. Our consultations are structured to maintain to provide agency and access to all students. Following the National Council of Teachers of English, we believe that “language is powerful, empowering individuals to explore and change themselves and their worlds.” We “stand strongly for the use of fact-based reasoning, writing, and communication to build a better, more ethical, more engaged nation,” and AU.

Essential Functions

• Engage students in conversations to help develop their ideas.
• Be professional and friendly.
• Work with student writers and their texts to help them become familiar with the techniques that successful writers use to plan, draft, revise, and edit written documents.
• Assess attitudes about writing and set goals for consultations.
• Work with both scheduled students and drop-ins.
• Consistently and properly document student contact in the Writing Center’s online scheduling system.
• Follow policies and procedures for at-work behavior, shift coverage, etc. as detailed in the staff handbook.
• Participate in staff meetings and training workshops.
• Conduct classroom visits to publicize writing center services.

Position Type/Expected Hours Of Work

• Part-time.
• 15 hours per week.

Salary Range

• $18.40 per hour.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit a writing sample which showcases your academic writing abilities and 1 - 2 letters of recommendation from a faculty member who can speak to your academic writing abilities.

Other Details

• This position is available only to enrolled American University students.
• Please note this job announcement is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
• American University is an E-Verify employer.
• Visit https://www.american.edu/hr/ for additional information about American University employment and benefits.

Current American University Employees

American University current employees (including those employed in student positions) must apply through their employee Workday account. If you are a current employee at American University, please log into Workday and select the Find Jobs report which will take you to our internal career listings.

Contact Us

For more information or assistance with the American University careers site, email theworkline@american.edu.

American University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution that operates in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The university does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, personal appearance, gender identity and expression, family responsibilities, political affiliation, source of income, veteran status, an individual’s genetic information or any other bases under federal or local laws (collectively "Protected Bases") in its programs and activities.