Academic Resource Center (ARC) Writing Tutor
Position: ARC Writing Tutor
Location: Grafton Library, 1st Floor – Center for Student Success
Pay Rate: $12/hour
Hours: 5-8 hours per week (varies based on availability and demand)
Job Summary:
As a writing center tutor at the Mary Baldwin University Academic Resource Center, your role is to support students in their academic success by promoting independent learning, personalizing tutoring sessions, and providing diverse perspectives. You will collaborate with faculty and stay current on course assignments to offer relevant and timely support. Your role is vital in fostering an inclusive and respectful learning environment where all students feel valued and understood. We are not editors. Rather, our work is to help students grow as writers.
Main Goals for Tutoring:
- Promote Independent Learning: Implement strategies that encourage students to develop the skills they need to succeed independently in all their classes.
- Personalize Tutoring Sessions: Explore and adapt to different learning styles, planning sessions in advance to meet the unique needs of each student.
- Implement Multiple Perspectives: Offer insights from your own experience as a student, respecting and embracing individual differences among your students.
- Stay Within Your Tutoring Role: Adhere to the job description, focusing on your specific area of expertise.
Connection to Faculty and Classes:
- Assigned Faculty/Classes: Tutors will be assigned specific ENG 102 classes and faculty members to support throughout the semester.
- Stay Current on Syllabi: Tutors will keep up-to-date with faculty syllabi and be prepared to support students with current assignments.
- Support Learning: Tutors will work with individual writers, developing workshops, and nurturing students’ writing and study skills.
- Writing Resource: Tutors will assist students in writing across the curriculum in different subjects and in different formats. You don’t have to be an expert, but knowing how to direct students to the right resources is part of our work.