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Writing Center Consultant (Student Employment)

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Posting Details

Position Information

Working Title Writing Center Consultant (Student Employment)
Department Learning PLUS
Type of Work Study Federal, Institutional, Graduate
Building/Office Location UC - University Center
Work Schedule
Approximately 10 hours per week, not to conflict with consultant’s class schedule, depending on consultant availability and Writing Center needs.
Job Description
Be a consultant for NKU students on written assignments for any course. Discuss assignment instructions, rhetorical situation, purpose and thesis; develop goals for session with the student; provide reader response to student’s work.
Primary Responsibilities
Tutor NKU students who request assistance in improving their writing skills on specific writing assignments; maintain accurate records.

Weekly mandatory trainings Fridays at 3:00 pm.
Qualifications
Writing Center consultants must carry 6 or more semester credit hours during time of employment (3 credit hours for graduate students); GPA of 3.50 or higher; 30 or more undergraduate semester credit hours earned including ENG 101 & ENG 102/291W or HNR 101 & 102 or equivalent; excellent writing and oral communication skills; faculty recommendation (not required at time of application). Faculty recommendation form is available at the Learning PLUS website: https://inside.nku.edu/plus/tutoring/resources.html
Faculty can send the completed form to writingcenter@nku.edu.

Please list professional, not personal, references.

Positions are few and candidates many, so early applications have an advantage. Considered applicants will be invited to a face-to-face interview. THE SYSTEM REQUIRES THAT YOU APPLY USING A DESKTOP COMPUTER; DO NOT APPLY USING YOUR PHONE OR TABLET. Follow up with an email to Writing Center Coordinator at writingcenter@nku.edu.

Any candidate who is offered this position will be required to go through a pre-employment criminal background check as mandated by state law.
Minimum Education Some College
Pay Rate Undergrads start at $10, grads at $12.50 per hour
Posting Detail Information

Requisition Number 20211491
Job Open Date 07/31/2023
Job Close Date
Quick Link https://jobs.nku.edu/postings/11260

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

  1. * Are you an NKU Student?
    • Yes
    • No
    • No response
  2. * Are you an NKU Graduate Student?
    • Yes
    • No
  3. * Are you an NKU student with 30 or more earned semester credit hours?
    • Yes
    • No
  4. * Do you have a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher?
    • Yes
    • No
  5. * Have you earned an A or A- in both ENG 101 and ENG 102/291W or equivalent?
    • Yes
    • No
    • I am currently in ENG 102/291W or equivalent and expect to earn A/A- by the end of the summer term.
  6. * What is your declared major/minor?

    (Open Ended Question)

  7. * Will you be available most Friday afternoons, from 3:00 to 4:00, for mandatory training sessions?
    • Yes
    • No
  8. * Give at least three distinct reasons why you believe you would become an excellent Writing Center consultant. [Your response should be at least 100 words.]

    (Open Ended Question)

  9. * What is your NKU email address? (Only NKU email will be used.)

    (Open Ended Question)

Applicant Documents

Required Documents
  1. Resume
  2. References
  3. Transcripts
  4. Writing Sample 1
Optional Documents