Reading & Writing Specialist (Part-Time) Job at National Louis University in Chi

Overview

Reading & Writing Specialist (Part-Time)

Who We Are: National Louis is a 130+ year old university focused on innovation, access, and excellence. We are committed to providing access to educational opportunity and believe education is a key lever for social and economic mobility. We are a student‑centered community that supports one another like a family.

What You Will Do:

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) & Wheeling campuses to provide tutoring in academic reading and writing. This is a part-time position of approximately 16-20 hours per week, primarily during daytime classes (9am-4pm).

Undergraduate College Core Competencies:

• Ownership and Quality of Work: Effectively manages own work, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality work within a fast paced environment.
• Organizational Commitment: Passionate, energetic, and driven to make a difference; acts with honesty, integrity, and professionalism; self-reflective, focused on development, and makes regular progress on development areas; learns from mistakes and setbacks; is adaptable and welcomes change.
• Upward Management: Engages at appropriate level with supervisor in defining desired outcomes, providing status updates, and obtaining input as to ongoing project direction and process; keeps commitments and meets deadlines without reminders; proactively shares information in a timely manner.
• Collaboration: Works with colleagues across the organization toward common goals by sharing knowledge, learning, and building consensus; proactively identifies relevant stakeholders and engages colleagues as needed to achieve goals.
• Communication: Uses effective written and oral communication with internal staff, teams, community served, and partners; demonstrates empathy and listening.

Essential Responsibilities

• Demonstrate excellence in tutoring: collaborate with faculty to develop an effective learning experience for students with inclusive practices and equitable outcomes; provide tutoring and/or supplemental instruction in blended or remote, synchronous settings; empower students to develop competency by leveraging diverse strengths; utilize technology-based teaching platforms to aid competency development; communicate effectively considering social, cultural, and power dynamics in communication.
• Demonstrate, maintain, and strengthen content expertise: maintain current knowledge in tutoring area; possess appropriate subject-area expertise; stay updated in the field.
• Promote student success with a proactive, high-expectations, high-support approach: show passion for postsecondary success for diverse learners; provide flexible delivery and schedule to support students; identify gaps and generate creative resolutions promoting equity and inclusivity.
• Engage in data-driven instruction and planning: track student data weekly; engage in regular data-driven planning meetings with faculty and coaches; participate in content-area team meetings to review curriculum and plan revisions; contribute to continuous improvement of tutoring efforts; document and share suggestions for program improvement with supervisor.
• Commit to continuous improvement of self and colleagues: attend trainings; engage in self-reflection and learning to foster anti-racism and anti-oppression; participate in workshops and meetings.

Qualifications

• Excellent tutoring and classroom support skills, especially in academic reading and writing.
• Ability to connect course content to real-world relevance and show immediate applicability of transfer skills.
• Ability to differentiate tutoring based on student needs.
• Willingness to use data to inform tutoring and student support.
• Effective collaboration skills to work in diverse teams for student success and equity.
• Technology-proficient; able to learn and use new tools quickly.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Passionate about working with a diverse student body.
• Agile, adaptable, and creative in pedagogy and student support.
• Prepared yet flexible; empathetic yet structured.
• Willing to support students in multiple modalities and grow pedagogically.
• Experience and/or Education: Bachelor’s degree in Education, English, or a related field required; TESOL/ESL/ELL credentials strongly preferred; prior teaching or tutoring experience preferred; experience with digital teaching tools and online/synchronous/remote formats preferred; experience with diverse and multilingual students preferred; Spanish-English bilingual a plus.

NLU Inclusion Statement:

National Louis University is committed to serving its community with access and equity, welcoming and valuing all individuals. We foster a culture where diversity, equity, and inclusion are central. Differences in abilities, age, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, and background enrich our work. We strive for actions that uplift and advance our institutional culture.

Compensation and Benefits

NLU part-time staff are offered a range of benefits including health, retirement, and paid time off. The salary range for this position is $21.25 to $29.74 per hour (typical 10-20 hour workweek). Offers consider budget, knowledge/skills, experience, market factors, tenure, and internal equity.

Application Instructions

Please include the following with your application:

• Resume (Required)
• Cover Letter (Optional)
• NLU Employees: Internal Posting Form