Job Details
Job Description
Qualifications
- Completed Composition I
- Communicates well with students
- Maintains an interested attitude and is both friendly and patient
- Supports a facilitative, conversational, inquiry-based approach to consultations with students
- Has completed or is enrolled in ENG 2813 (Peer Tutor Training) course [before or during time of employment]
Writing Consultant Job Description - Work with students individually or in groups to help them develop their skills as writers
- Work between 4 to 15 hours a week during peak times of the semester, including supplementary meetings identified by the director
- Attend paid, mandatory one-hour weekly staff meetings
- Offer non-directive guidance to students by asking questions, discussing strategy, and providing models and resources from which the students can learn
- Complete small assignments as part of ongoing professional development
- Communicate with fellow consultants and the director in a professional manner
- Participate in providing workshops to classrooms on an as-needed basis
- Visit classrooms to deliver short writing center orientations on an as-needed basis
- Contribute to the Writing Center's resource library
- Accurately and punctually enter client report forms on the Writing Centers website (
- Arrive to work promptly, work the entire scheduled shift, and follow the writing center's policy for finding a substitute
- Engage in marketing the writing center as coordinated between the director and the student
About UsNorthwest Mississippi Community College is a two-year, open access public community college primarily serving 11 counties in northwest Mississippi. Our vision states that "Northwest Mississippi Community College transforms our students' lives, enriches our communities, and strives for excellence in our educational programs and services."
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