Job Title: Part-Time ESOL Writing Tutor
Location: Downtown Indy Campus
Job Type: Part-Time
Schedule / Hours: 18-20 hours per week, including evenings and weekends as needed
Classification: Part- Time
Salary Range: $18.00/hourly
Reports To: Writing Center Assistant Director
Who We Are:
Ivy Tech is Indiana’s community college and workforce engine, delivering: high-quality learning experiences that propel Indiana’s communities, measurable economic return, excellence in teaching, and industry-aligned credentials of value, empowering every learner to achieve lifelong success.
Our Values:
• Empathy: We lead with care and connectivity, ensuring we meet our students where they are.
• Integrity: We act responsibly and ethically in the best interest of our students, employees, partners, institution, and the State.
• Agility: We move with purpose and adapt to the evolving needs of our students, employers, and the State.
• Impact: We exist to change lives through quality education. Our work strengthens individuals, families, communities, and the future of Indiana
About the Role:
We are seeking a highly skilled ESOL Writing Tutor to join our team. In this role, you will leverage your technical and functional abilities to support the Ivy Tech Indianapolis Library & Tutoring team by conducting one-on-one tutoring in-person and virtually with Ivy Tech students and assisting leadership with additional tasks. The ideal candidate will display strong communication, patience, and cultural competencies; show creativity and adaptability while supporting learners; and have a proven track record of scaffolding and modeling the language-learning and writing processes, coaching reader and writer development; championing customer service experiences; and a passion for delivering outstanding results in a dynamic environment.
Required Skills & Competencies:
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in composing rhetorically-savvy texts, with hands-on experience tutoring, teaching, or coaching others through learning and skill development processes. Proficiency with computer and web applications on various devices, including Windows PCs, MacBooks, and Google Chromebooks. Proficiency with Microsoft and Google Suites, Zoom, and email and chat applications.
- Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate ideas clearly to diverse audiences, provide non-judgmental feedback, and build positive rapport with others.
- Problem-Solving: Ability to think critically, make decisions independently, and solve complex problems in a timely manner.
- Teamwork: Proven experience in collaborating effectively with diverse teams to achieve common goals.
Preferred Additional Skills:
- Experience teaching/tutoring English Language Learners in their development with speaking, listening, reading, and/or writing English.
- Familiarity with writing center or rhetoric/composition pedagogies, academic writing genres, and tutoring best practices.
- Experience in teaching or tutoring writing at the college level, customer service, or similar environments.
- Ability to demonstrate a positive attitude of approachability and adaptability
Key Responsibilities:
The following is not to be construed as an exhaustive list. Other duties logically associated with this position may be assigned. All responsibilities will be conducted within the parameters of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), other applicable regulatory requirements, and professional standards.
- Use established Writing Center pedagogy and protocols to tutor students one-on-one at various points of the writing process, working on written documents that span a range of subjects and genres. Thoroughly document tutoring data.
- Sustain high quality customer service while facilitating back-to-back tutoring sessions
- Apply advanced problem-solving skills to troubleshoot and resolve student questions and inquiries.
- Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams—including faculty—utilizing transparent and empathetic communication to help elevate departmental services and contribute to team initiatives.
- Recommend and share professional development resources focused on teaching or tutoring English Language Learners, contributing to the Writing Center’s growing professional development archive.
- Maintain an understanding of pedagogical trends and apply relevant skills in support of student success.
Education & Experience:
We need candidates who can demonstrate the practical skills and experience necessary to excel in this role. As such, candidates must possess an earned baccalaureate or higher degree in English for Speakers of Other Languages, applied linguistics, English, reading, or a related field; and/or have an ESOL teaching endorsement
or certification.
Must demonstrate ability to promote an environment that reflects the broad backgrounds represented by our students and employees and which every individual feels respected and valued.
Major Responsibilities:
Tutoring
- Tutor students with writing assignments following the established protocol in the Writing Center.
- Facilitate one-on-one support and student learning throughout the entire writing process.
- Complete a written report for each student upon the conclusion of each session.
- Collaborate with faculty and staff when necessary to ensure best possible outcomes for students.
Professional Development
- Participate in the Writing Center’s training and professional development throughout the semester.
- Utilize observation feedback to promote ongoing growth and tutor development.
Customer Service
- Demonstrate strong customer service and/or student advocacy through a positive attitude of approachability, adaptability, strong problem-solving, collaboration, and desire to identify and support student success.
- Engage in behaviors that create an inclusive environment in which all people are valued, supported, and empowered to succeed.
- Take initiative to go beyond the easiest or surface answer for a student or stakeholder, and get to the root cause of the problem, question, or issue to solve it as quickly and professionally as possible.
- Other duties logically associated with the position may be assigned. All duties are to be carried out under the guidelines of FERPA.
Must demonstrate ability to promote an environment that reflects the broad backgrounds represented by our students and employees and which every individual feels respected and valued.
Ivy Tech is committed to supporting the well-being, growth, and financial security of our part-time employees. These benefits include:
Health & Wellness
Access to a comprehensive vision care plan with low-cost exams and allowances for glasses or contact lenses
Employee Assistance Program offering no cost confidential counseling sessions, legal consultations, financial planning consultations, and other resources
Financial & Retirement Benefits
Educational Benefits
For more information on Ivy Tech Benefits, visit https://careers.ivytech.edu/benefits.
Ivy Tech Community College is an accredited, equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age or veteran status. As required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Ivy Tech Community College does not discriminate on the basis of sex, including sexual harassment in its educational programs and activities, including employment and admissions. Questions specific to Title IX may be referred to the College’s Title IX Coordinator or to the US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights.