Writing Center Coordinator
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Louisville, KY - USA
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Job Summary
Writing Center Coordinator
Job Location: On Campus
Position Summary
The Writing Center Coordinator provides leadership for Spalding Universitys Writing Center and promotes student success through comprehensive writing reading and literacy support services. The Coordinator oversees daily operations of the Writing Center supervises and trains peer tutors and graduate assistants develops academic support programming and collaborates with faculty and campus partners to strengthen students written communication critical reading and academic literacy skills.
The Coordinator serves a diverse student population including undergraduate graduate and doctoral students through individual consultations classroom instruction workshops and targeted academic support initiatives. This position plays a key role in advancing the Universitys commitment to student achievement retention and academic excellence.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Writing Center Leadership and Administration
- Manage the daily operations of the Writing Center both in-person and virtual.
- Recruit hire supervise train and evaluate student writing tutors and graduate assistants.
- Develop tutor training programs and ongoing professional development opportunities.
- Collect analyze and report utilization data learning outcomes and program effectiveness measures.
- Maintain and update Writing Center resources instructional materials website content and promotional materials.
Student Support Services
- Provide individual writing consultations for undergraduate graduate and doctoral students.
- Support students through all stages of the writing process including brainstorming organization drafting revision source integration citation and editing strategies.
- Provide individualized reading support focused on academic literacy reading comprehension critical reading annotation strategies vocabulary development and discipline-specific reading skills.
- Collaborate with faculty to integrate reading and writing support within undergraduate coursework.
Campus Outreach and Instruction
- Partner with faculty to embed Writing Center services into courses through workshops classroom visits and targeted instructional support.
- Develop and facilitate workshops on writing reading academic literacy citation styles graduate school preparation and related topics.
- Represent the Writing Center at university events orientations outreach programs and academic success initiatives.
- Coordinate special events and programs that celebrate student writing literacy and academic achievement.
Assessment and Continuous Improvement
- Assess student needs and emerging trends in writing and literacy support.
- Utilize data to improve Writing Center services and student learning outcomes.
- Stay current with best practices in writing center administration literacy development tutoring and student success initiatives.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Masters degree in English Composition and Rhetoric Education Literacy Studies Higher Education or a related field.
- Experience teaching tutoring coaching or supporting students in writing and/or literacy development.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with students faculty and staff.
- Strong organizational project management and data management skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a student-centered environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in a college or university writing center tutoring center learning center or academic support program.
- Experience supervising student employees or peer tutors.
- Knowledge of writing center pedagogy composition theory academic literacy and learning support practices.
- Experience developing and delivering workshops presentations or classroom instruction.
- Experience supporting diverse learners including multilingual students and students with disabilities.
Work Environment
This position typically operates in both office and instructional environments and requires regular interaction with students faculty staff and campus partners. Occasional evening events or workshops may be required.
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ABOUT SPALDING UNIVERSITY:
Spalding University offers a comprehensive package including medical dental vision Spalding matching contribution up to 5% to your 403b/Roth retirement plan generous Paid Time Off program Parental Leave paid holidays paid life insurance and long-term disability paid time for volunteering and more.
Situated in the heart of downtown Louisville Kentuckys largest city Spalding University combines a rich social justice history and a commitment to community service as we attract students who desire a high-quality education in a very personalized setting. An engaged faculty serves nearly 2000 students at the bachelors masters and doctoral levels providing real-world learning in liberal and professional studies.
With a focus on service and leadership Spalding offers all students a mission-driven connection to community and comprehensive learning resources while striking a distinctive balance serving the educational needs of both the traditional student and the working addition our unique 8-week class delivery format affords students scheduling flexibility amidst other life responsibilities.
Spalding University is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. The University complies with all federal state and local equal employment opportunity laws. It is the Universitys policy not to discriminate against any individual or group of individuals and to provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons regardless of race color national origin age disability religion sex pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity marital status military status veteran status or other protected status. All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check.
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