Job Description
Student Intermediate Level Requisition ID
req29081
Working Title
Writing Consultant
Pay
$15.00 Hourly
Campus
Valencia
Department
Valencia Branch
Employment Type
Student Employment
Student Type
Student Employment
Status
Non-Exempt
Background Check Required
No
For Best Consideration Date
8/22/2024
Position Summary
Position summary: Writing Center Consultants coach writers on their writing processes and their works in progress and develop a variety of strategies for supporting writers. They continue learning about best practices in tutoring writing via reading Writing Center scholarship. Other duties include but are not limited to maintaining a welcoming Writing Center environment and filling out report forms for tutoring appointments
Application Instructions: If you have difficulty with applying for this position in the UNM Jobs site here, you can email the required materials to Patricia Gillikin, gillikin@unm.edu. You'll still need to submit them here, but we can get you help with that process. You are also welcome, during fall, spring, and summer UNM-Valencia semesters, to make an appointment with a current Writing Consultant for assistance with your application materials. Go to this page to find Bookings, where you can make an appointment:
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum qualifications not found for this position (0042)
Equivalencies not found for this position
Preferred Qualifications
Minimum qualifications: Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better if applicable and enrollment in or completion of at least English 1110Z or 1110 or 1120 with a grade of B or higher or the equivalent (such as placement into English 1120)
Preferred: Valued, though not required, in applicants: successful completion of English 1120 and/or Technical Writing, or experience with writing in any language that is not their original language, or interest or experience in any kind of teaching, or facility with computer applications such as googledocs, spreadsheets, or Zoom, or other special experience or skills that could be useful in their tutoring of writing.
The UNM 5 Skills required for the jobSkills you will learn on the job
Collaboration
Yes
No
Communication
Yes
No
Critical Thinking
Yes
No
Professionalism
Yes
No
Research & Assessment
Yes
No
Application Instructions
Required Application Materials (3 items): 1. Application letter that explains how the applicant is qualified for the position and what the applicant can offer as a writing tutor; this letter should name two references (current or former teachers).Actual reference letters are not required. 2. Resume 3. Writing sample (for example, a paper from a college class, at least one page long)Send application letter with references of two current or previous teachers, resume, and writing sample (for example, a paper from a college class; one page or more) to gillikin@unm.edu
Job Tags
Hourly pay, Summer work,