Writing & Learning Support Specialist: Empower Student Success

Virginia's Community College System; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria is seeking a Writing and Learning Support Specialist to provide tutoring in writing and related skills and to assist with the Academic Success Center’s daily operations.

The role includes recruiting and training tutors, monitoring services, and supporting student success programs while collaborating with faculty. This is a full-time, on-site position in Alexandria.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of writing pedagogy, tutoring practices, student success strategies, and adult learning principles.
• Strong written, verbal, interpersonal, customer service, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to assess student learning needs and provide effective academic coaching and writing support.
• Ability to train and support tutors while working collaboratively with students, faculty, and staff.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office and instructional technology to support student learning.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, exercise sound judgment, and manage multiple priorities in a student-centered environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual and small-group tutoring in writing and other academic skill areas while coaching students in effective learning strategies.
• Assist the Tutoring Coordinator with recruiting, training, scheduling, and supporting tutors.
• Monitor tutoring services and assist with the daily operations of the Academic Success Center.
• Support tutoring initiatives, workshops, student success programming, and assessment activities.
• Maintain tutoring records and data, including confidential student information.
• Collaborate with faculty and campus partners to promote academic support services and student success.
• Promote Academic Success Center services through outreach and marketing activities.
• Participate on campus, college, and professional committees as assigned.
• Promotion/marketing and monitoring the accuracy of the ASC Website Blog.

Skills

Knowledge of writing pedagogy

Tutoring practices

Student success strategies

Adult learning principles

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria is seeking a Writing and Learning Support Specialist to provide tutoring in writing and related skills and to assist with the Academic Success Center’s daily operations.

The role includes recruiting and training tutors, monitoring services, and supporting student success programs while collaborating with faculty. This is a full-time, on-site position in Alexandria.