Teaching Associate Assistant to Director Writing Center

Position: Teaching Associate Assistant to the Director Writing Center
Teaching Associate Assistant to the Director Writing Center

Job no: 556698
Work type: Teaching Associate
Location: Stanislaus - Turlock
Categories: Unit 11 - UAW - California Alliance of Academic Student Workers, Temporary, Part Time, Student Services, On-site (work in-person at business location)

Teaching Associate Employment Opportunity

JOB DESCRIPTION:

~ OPEN TO CURRENT STANISLAUS STATE EMPLOYEES ONLY ~

Job title and description:
Teaching Associate Assistant to the Director Writing Center

Duties and

Responsibilities include:

• Assisting with pre-semester orientation preparation and delivery

• Developing tutor education materials

• Planning and facilitating tutor education workshops

• Assisting tutors and students in writing workshops and individual sessions

• Supporting effective in-person and online tutoring practices

• Conducting staff meetings

• Working with tutors and students on ESL issues

• Helping with center assessments

• Observing tutors and providing on-the-spot support

• Tutoring

• Resolving tutoring and scheduling issues as they arise on a daily/hourly basis

• Consulting with the Director on any or all of the above

• Completing other duties as assigned

Wage/Salary: approximately $432.66 monthly

Days/

Hours:

M-F/ 6 hours per week

Number of Openings: 1

Location:

Writing Center

Expected

Start Date:

08/17/2026

Expected End Date: 12/17/2026

Point of Contact Person:
Maria Camarena

Final date to receive applications: 05/20/2026

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Post-baccalaureate students in a graduate program must be registered in a minimum of four (4) Fall/Spring units.

B.A in English or closely related field, current enrollment in a Stan State graduate program, awareness of and interest in current writing center and composition pedagogy, successful completion of English 4600, working
knowledge of the Stanislaus State Writing Center, excellent written and oral communication skills, and previous successful writing tutoring experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Must have: worked closely with the Director and tutors in the CSUS Writing Center; achieved an A in English
4600 (Tutorial Projects in English); knowledge of current writing center and composition pedagogy; successful
tutoring experience in the CSUS Writing Center; excellent rapport with tutors, students, and the Director; the
ability to reflect and adapt to an ever-changing environment, positive recommendations from multiple graduate
faculty;
Bilingual and enrolled in the Writing Studies graduate program.

HOW TO APPLY & DEADLINE:

A complete application must include a resume, available work schedule and class schedule indicating required enrollment as per the Student Employment Policies (See https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).)

Interested applicants may write a letter of interest and submit it to the Writing Center Director, along with a current vitae, informal transcripts, and three references with contact information included. Deadline is April 20, 2026 for Spring semester.

If you have any questions regarding this recruitment, please contact:

Maria Torres Camarena
Writing Center
California State University, Stanislaus
One University Circle
Turlock, CA 95382
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To apply for this position, please click the "Apply Now" button on this page.

CAMPUS & AREA:

California State University, Stanislaus serves the San Joaquin Valley and is a critical educational resource for a six-county region of approximately 1.5 million people. The University is fully committed to creating a culture of diversity and inclusion - one in which every person in the University community feels safe to express their views without fear of reprisal. Widely recognized for its quality academic programs, the University has 10 nationally accredited programs and 662 faculty members.

94 percent of full-time faculty holds doctorates or terminal degrees in their fields. The University offers 43 undergraduate majors, 16 master's programs, 7 post-graduate credentials, a doctorate in education and serves more than 10,000 students. New instructional facilities have been built for the unique pedagogy of professional programs, laboratory sciences and performing arts.

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