Position Title: Tutor - English
Department: English
Advertised Pay: 11.00
Campus Location: Washburn University
Position Summary:
Provide writing consultations and tutoring services to individuals and small groups of students through the Washburn University Writing Center.
About Washburn University:
Washburn University is a teaching-focused, student-centered, public institution located in the metropolitan setting of Topeka that has earned national recognition for its high-impact programs for first-generation students. Washburn has a student body of just over 7,000 students, a significant and growing number of whom are first-generation and Pell-Grant eligible. The University has created educational pathways for all students to be successful and achieve their educational goals.
Washburn is dedicated to recruiting and retaining a dynamic faculty, staff, and student body and cultivating a robust learning and working environment and curriculum. We employ more than one thousand faculty and staff on our campuses throughout Topeka and strive to offer competitive wages, an excellent benefits program, and a supportive culture and a healthy work/life balance. Washburn seeks to create an environment that reflects our core values for creating positive IMPACT: inclusion, modernization, partnership, achievement, community and transformation. In 2024, Washburn was recognized as one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to Great Colleges to Work For® program.
Essential Functions:
Consult with students to help them improve their writing.
Be available one-three weekday afternoons a week.
Meet regularly with the Writing Center Director for training and development.
Perform additional job related duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
Must demonstrate successful experiences with writing as a process in an academic setting .
Must have strong interpersonal skills and engage positively with student writers across campus from diverse backgrounds and identities.
Special Instructions to Applicants:
Hourly
Background Check Required