Assistant Director of Student Writing

Job description

Title: Assistant Director of Student Writing Position Purpose: The Assistant Director (AD) of Student Writing is the operational lead of the Student Writing & Language Center. The AD carries out the center’s mission and vision on a day-to-day basis, ensuring that policies and procedures are followed, updated as needed, and consistently communicated to all tutor staff. The AD is responsible for the daily and seasonal running of the center, the hiring, training, and supervision of entry-level peer tutors, and the development of student-facing programming and campus partnerships. Job Duties: Tutor Hiring, Training & Supervision: - Supports and supervises writing tutors involved in First Year Seminars. - Participates in annual hiring cycles for new writing tutors and language tutors, including marketing, outreach for nominations and recommendations, application review, interviews, selection, and onboarding. - Teaches and runs the Basic Tutor Education program which helps prepare new writing tutors for entry-level work with first-year students. - Conducts regular walk-throughs, office hours, and observations in the center, providing timely and supportive feedback to the tutors. - Mainta...