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Graduate Writing Tutor (Student)

American University, Olympia, Washington, United States

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The Graduate Writing Tutor serves as the face of the Writing Center. They are primarily responsible for providing individual support for student writing in classes across the curriculum. A tutoring session consists of assessing a student’s needs for the assignment, establishing and managing achievable goals for the session, and collaborating on a strategy for next steps after the session ends. Additional responsibilities include submitting post-session reports, attending bi-weekly workshops, participating in training sessions, and participating in special events during the semester. Consultants may also lead workshops for groups of students, participate in peer review sessions, and promote the Writing Center through in-class visits. 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.

Work with both scheduled students and drop-ins.

**Required Education and Experience:*** Undergraduate degree from an accredited institution.* Current enrollment in AU Graduate Program.* 2 years of related experience.* Skills: Excellent writing skills, organization, communication, teamwork, time management, and customer service.**Additional Eligibility Qualifications:*** A resume and a writing sample that showcase your academic writing abilities, and 1-2 letters of recommendation from AU faculty who can speak to your work.* **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

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