Writing Center Tutor - Flexible Hours & Work-Study

Daytona State College; Daytona Beach (FL); Hybrid; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

FWS / IWS funding

Job summary

Daytona State College's Writing Center seeks student tutors to assist clients with writing at any level, explain concepts, and help improve communication and citation skills. You will arrive on time for daily sessions and complete post-tutoring reports in TracCloud.

This opportunity supports Federal Work Study and Institutional Work Study funding, offers up to 20 hours per week, Monday–Friday with flexible scheduling, and requires enrollment in at least 6 credits and SAP or 2.0 GPA.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in at least 6 credits.
• Must currently be meeting SAP, or a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA.
• Transient and Dual Enrollment students are not eligible for student employment.

Responsibilities

• Tutors’ writers at any level of proficiency on any type or stage of writing
• Arrive and begin tutoring sessions daily and on time
• Write post-tutoring reports in TracCloud
• Review resources as requested or when not seeing clients
• Actively participate in trainings and meetings by asking questions and brainstorming solutions
• Bring questions or concerns about sessions to the Associate Director, Coordinator, or Writing Specialists
• Assist the Writing Center staff with other tasks as needed
• Work on Writing Center relevant projects/task when not tutoring
• Ability to explain writing concepts to help clients improve their communication skills
• Have an interest in writing and be familiar with academic writing conventions, including citation styles, grammar, and organization
• Must be empathetic, caring, and able to respond to client's anxiety about writing
• Have fundamental digital literacy
• Preferably knowledgeable of MS Office, relevant academic software, and DSC technology-based resources like Falcon Online
• Must be in good academic standing
• Must possess good time management skills

Skills

Explain writing concepts

Empathetic listener

Time management

Digital literacy

Office suite familiarity

Education

Enrolled in at least 6 credits

SAP or 2.0 GPA

Tools

MS Office

Falcon Online

DSC resources

Job description

• Must be enrolled in at least 6 credits.
• Must currently be meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP), or a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA.
• Transient and Dual Enrollment students are in eligible for student employment.
• Please Note: Applicants required to submit their resume and current course schedule in order for their application to be considered complete

Funding:

• Federal Work Study (FWS)

Hours per week:

• Up to 20 hours.

Days Needed:

• Monday through Friday. (Flexible)

Times Needed:

• Availability Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Flexible)

Contact Information:

• Email: [e-mail]
• Phone: [phone]

• Tutors’ writers at any level of proficiency on any type or stage of writing
• Arrive and begin tutoring sessions daily and on time
• Write post-tutoring reports in TracCloud
• Review resources as requested or when not seeing clients
• Actively participate in trainings and meetings by asking questions and brainstorming solutions
• Bring questions or concerns about sessions to the Associate Director, Coordinator, or Writing Specialists
• Assist the Writing Center staff with other tasks as needed
• Work on Writing Center relevant projects/task when not tutoring

• Ability to explain writing concepts to help clients improve their communication skills
• Have an interest in writing and be familiar with academic writing conventions, including citation styles, grammar, and organization
• Must be empathetic, caring, and able to respond to client's anxiety about writing
• Have fundamental digital literacy
• Preferably knowledgeable of MS Office, relevant academic software, and DSC technology-based resources like Falcon Online
• Must be in good academic standing
• Must possess good time management skills