Posting Details
Position Information
Working Title
Writing Center Consultant (Student Employment)
Department
Learning PLUS
Type of Work Study
Federal, Institutional, Graduate
Building/Office Location
UC - University Center
Work Schedule
Approximately 10 hours per week, not to conflict with consultant's class schedule, depending on consultant availability and Writing Center needs.
Job Description
Be a consultant for NKU students on written assignments for any course. Discuss assignment instructions, rhetorical situation, purpose and thesis; develop goals for session with the student; provide reader response to student's work.
Primary Responsibilities
Tutor NKU students who request assistance in improving their writing skills on specific writing assignments; maintain accurate records.
Weekly mandatory trainings Fridays at 3:00 pm.
Qualifications
Writing Center consultants must carry 6 or more semester credit hours during time of employment (3 credit hours for graduate students); GPA of 3.50 or higher; 30 or more undergraduate semester credit hours earned including ENG 101 & ENG 102/291W or HNR 101 & 102 or equivalent; excellent writing and oral communication skills; faculty recommendation (not required at time of application). Faculty recommendation form is available at the Learning PLUS website:
Faculty can send the completed form to .
Please list professional, not personal, references.
Positions are few and candidates many, so early applications have an advantage. Considered applicants will be invited to a face-to-face interview. THE SYSTEM REQUIRES THAT YOU APPLY USING A DESKTOP COMPUTER; DO NOT APPLY USING YOUR PHONE OR TABLET. Follow up with an email to Writing Center Coordinator at .
Any candidate who is offered this position will be required to go through a pre-employment criminal background check as mandated by state law.
Faculty can send the completed form to .
Please list professional, not personal, references.
Positions are few and candidates many, so early applications have an advantage. Considered applicants will be invited to a face-to-face interview. THE SYSTEM REQUIRES THAT YOU APPLY USING A DESKTOP COMPUTER; DO NOT APPLY USING YOUR PHONE OR TABLET. Follow up with an email to Writing Center Coordinator at .
Any candidate who is offered this position will be required to go through a pre-employment criminal background check as mandated by state law.
Minimum Education
Some College
Pay Rate
Undergrads start at $10, grads at $12.50 per hour
Posting Detail Information
Requisition Number
20211491
Job Open Date
07/31/2023
Job Close Date
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