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Writing Tutor
- Undergraduate

Instructional Student Assistant Employment Opportunity

Job no: 556902 Work type:
Instructional Student Assistant

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)

Job Description:

- Job title:

Writing Tutor
- Undergraduate

Description:

Under the direction of the Learning Commons and Writing Center Directors, qualified and committed individuals with backgrounds in a variety of academic disciplines will tutor writers in individual, small group, same day, and/or online sessions. Writing Tutor
- Undergraduate and Writing Tutor
- Undergraduate Tutorial Projects role assignments are based on center needs, experiences, and qualifications detailed below.

Writing Tutor
- Undergraduate assignment duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Determine writers' needs, prior knowledge and experience, and skills
• Address writers' needs by expanding on what they already know
• Work within our mission and vision and support a collaborative, inclusive, and nonjudgmental environment with writers and co-workers
• Share effective strategies to expand writers' writing and reading abilities and to help writers acclimate to the college environment
• Tutor undergraduate student-writers
• Mentor student-writers and collaborate with faculty if assigned to courses
• Mentor new tutors as needed
• Attend and participate in pre-semester and ongoing tutor development groups and workshops
• Provide class presentations as requested
• Facilitate in-class peer review sessions as requested
• Update materials, plan, and facilitate tutor development workshops as requested
• Access, process, and input information using Office 365, Stan Tutor, Peoplesoft, Zoom, and other software as needed
• Maintain accurate records
• Log hours into Stantutor hourly and review Peoplesoft weekly
• Maintain a clean, orderly, and safe work space
• Consistent and punctual attendance
• Assists with promotion of services and recruitment of tutors
• Other duties as assigned

Wage/Salary: $ Hours per Week: 5 - 20 Anticipated Tutoring

Hours:

Monday-Thursday: 9am to 4pm and 6pm to 8pm. Friday: 9am to 2pm. Sunday: 6pm to 8pm. The Writing Center also holds Professional Development meetings on select Fridays throughout the month. Please note that hiring decisions are based on applicants' availability within these tutoring hours.

Location:

Writing Center-Learning Commons/L221; remote options may be available after 1 semester

# of Openings: 5-15 Expected

Start Date:

8/12/26 Expected End Date: 5/21/27 Point of Contact Person:
Maria Camarena  writingcenter Priority Final date to receive applications: 5/10/26. Applications received after this date will be considered based on learning support needs.

Required Qualifications:

- Undergraduate students must be registered/enrolled in a minimum of six (6) Fall/Spring units. Demonstrated writing competence in a variety of genres. Interest in learning more about how language in institutions, organizations, media, and disciplines affects inclusion and diversity. Knowledge of writing processes, audience and purpose, grammar, mechanics. Willingness to listen and ability to communicate ideas clearly. Commitment to helping others and demonstrated ability to work with a team.

Inclusive, nonjudgmental, empathetic, patient, and friendly demeanor. Familiarity with Office 365, Google apps, Zoom, and the ability to learn additional software applications as needed. Ability to self-assess and willingness to change based on the assessment (analyze, reflect, and adapt)

Preferred Qualifications:

- Bilingual

How to Apply

& Deadline:

- Complete and submit a Writing Tutor Application and provide a 3-5 page writing sample and one letter of recommendation or Faculty Recommendation Form, available work schedule and class schedule indicating required enrollment as per the Student Employment Policies (See). Possible reappointment based on budget and continuing to meet position qualifications.

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.

Equal Employment Opportunity
- The university is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not…