Tutor Writing Center

Primary Location

391 Country Club Road, Wylie, Texas, 75098

We are searching for candidates that meet the required qualifications and experience and are able to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.

Job Summary :

Provide tutoring support services to Collin College students. Help students understand the writing process, how to write thesis statements, how to organize and develop ideas and how to correct papers for sentence fluency, grammar, punctuation and diction.

Required Qualifications :

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Support students' writing efforts through tutoring.
• Maintain record of each tutoring session with student.
• Report promptly to student's professor on the material covered in the tutoring session (writing problems addressed) if applicable.
• Attend staff meetings or professional development as directed.
• Maintain confidentiality of student records in compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).Ensure offices and files are adequately secured on a daily basis.

Supplemental Functions

• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Perform all duties and maintain all standards in accordance with college policies, procedures and Core Values.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of college-level composition
• Knowledge of of the English language
• Knowledge of MS Word, Excel and Publisher
• Knowledge of MLA style and format
• Knowledge of presentation software
• Organization and time management skills
• Document design skills
• Creative thinking skills
• Presentation skills
• Computer and applicable software skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Ability to create a positive tutoring and learning environment in the writing center
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships

Physical Demands, Working Conditions and Physical Effort

Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and / or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.

Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Positions in this class typically require talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions. Relatively free from unpleasant environmental conditions or hazards.

Office environment. Little physical effort required.

Requirements

WRITING CTR ASST Level I (203) / $15.60 hourly

Associate degree in English or a closely related field from an accredited institution. Writing proficiency. Some tutoring experience.

WRITING CTR ASST Level II (208) / $20.24 Hourly

Bachelor's degree in English and one year teaching and / or tutoring experience OR Master's degree with 18 graduate hours in English or related field, writing proficiency, and some teaching and / or tutoring experience at the college level.

WRITING CTR ASST Level III (209) / $21.45

Master's degree or higher in English or a closely related field from a regionally accredited institution. Proven proficiency in writing.

Some teaching / tutoring experience at the college level.

This position is generally limited to working a maximum of 19.5 hours per week. (Maximum hours for employees with more than one part-time position at Collin College may vary.)

This position is Security Sensitive, therefore, candidates will be subject to a criminal background check.

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job as duties and responsibilities may change with business needs.

Collin College reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice.

Reasonable accommodations may be made by Collin College in its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required & Preferred Qualifications (if applicable) :

NOTE TO APPLICANTS :

All applicants (internal and external) applying for this position MUST attach a copy of their qualifying transcripts. Applications that do not include this information will be deemed incomplete and will not be considered.

It is recommended that you include a cover letter with your application.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of the positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position.

Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description. Fair Labor Standards Act (exempt / non-exempt) is designated by position.

The employer actively supports Americans with Disabilities Act and will consider reasonable accommodations.

This is a Security Sensitive position. Therefore candidates will be subject to a criminal background check.

Compensation Type : Hourly

Hourly

Employment Type : Part time

Part time

Compensation : $21.45

$21.45

Hourly

For any employment questions, please contact HR at (972) 985-3783 or send an email to : .

Collin College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable law.