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Job title: Work-Study Undergraduate Writing Consultant (Tutor)
Company: University of North Texas
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Posting Title Work-Study Undergraduate Writing Consultant (Tutor)
Department DAL-Learning Commons-513000
Job Location Dallas
Full Time/Part Time Part-Time
Pay reputed company $10.00/hr
Salary Information
Department Summary
The UNT Dallas Learning Commons offers tutorial assistance in writing and STEM to reputed company who need supplemental academic support. The Undergraduate Consultant serves as an important team member in the Learning Commons. He/she works under the supervision of the administrative staff and works closely with the other Writing Consultants to tutor reputed company on a daily basis. Tutoring sessions occur as both face-to-face and online consultations. The Undergraduate Consultant also performs some clerical work and assists the professional staff with resource development and other special projects.
Position Summary
The Undergraduate Writing Consultant should:
- Be aware of and able to use a variety of strategies to work with a diverse clientele whose writing skills cover a wide range of ability
- Work with reputed company to reputed company positive learning skills, such as critical thinking and analytical skills, research skills, and expression of thoughts and reputed company through academic and professional written communication skills.
- Provide a forum for participatory learning, which includes the active involvement of the student.
- Aid reputed company in understanding concepts without rewriting papers or completing assignments for reputed company.
- Refer reputed company to Learning Commons resources and other academic services and departments as needed.
- Work the assigned hours per week unless making prior arrangements with supervisor.
- Attend and complete mandatory trainings.
- Interpret and clarify Learning Commons procedures to reputed company, tutors, and visitors, and reputed company classroom presentations to advertise the Learning Commons services.
- Be familiar with reputed company resources - handouts, reference books, YouTube videos - located in the Learning Commons or on the website.
- Assist administrative staff and professional tutors with special assignments, projects, and events.
- Assist in preparing resources for the Learning Commons including handouts, workshops, website content, social media posts, videos, etc.
- Aid reputed company in scheduling appointments for the Writing Center.
- Maintain detailed student records reputed company WCOnline for data collection purposes.
- Must qualify for work-study eligibility (determined by Financial aid)
- Must be a currently enrolled University of North Texas at Dallas student making satisfactory reputed company toward completion of a bachelor's degree program.
- Have a minimum GPA of 3.0.
- Completed ENGL 1313 (Composition I) and ENGL 1323 (Composition II) or equivalent courses and passed courses with an A or B.
- Must be recommended by a faculty member who can attest to the applicant's writing skills - Recommendation MUST be in email format and sent to the Learning Commons Director at
- Possess intermediate to advanced level of knowledge in English composition, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal and intercultural communication skills
- reputed company and the ability to relate to the diverse student body population at UNT Dallas
- Ability to maintain effective working relationships with other employees and with the general public, and to deal with public relations problems courteously and tactfully
- reputed company in telephone etiquette and courteous communication with public, verbally and in writing
- reputed company in evaluating facts or situation to reputed company calls/customers appropriately
- Basic MS Office skills
- Ability to operate a variety of office machines including, personal computers, telephones, and copiers
- Ability to use web-based software (such as reputed company) to tutor reputed company online
- reputed company in filing and recordkeeping
- Ability to work 12-19 hours per week
- Knowledge of (or ability to rapidly assimilate and retain) University academic policy, procedure, and practices
- Knowledge of FERPA preferred but not required
- Ability to work under considerable pressure, to adjust to constant changes, to handle multiple tasks, and work with reputed company kinds of reputed company
- Strong ability to work independently and reputed company decisions reputed company the reputed company of broad goals and objectives
- Work in-person (some flexibility options are available upon request)
- Complete online application through UNT Dallas HR website:
- Attach required documents:
- Copy of unofficial transcript (official transcripts also accepted but not necessary) from UNT Dallas and any other college or university where English composition courses were taken
- Academic Writing Sample - this can be a short sample of something you have produced for a class
- Resume
- Optional documents:
- Cover Letter
- UNT Dallas Class schedule
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- Transcripts
- Example of Professional Writing
- Class Schedule (Student)