Writing Skills Coordinator

Preference will be given to qualified employees, as defined in the Full-Time Support Staff Collective Agreement. Should a suitable candidate not be found, external candidates will be considered.

Writing Skills Coordinator

Reporting to the Manager, Learning Services, the Coordinator delivers discipline-specific academic supports while also providing students multiple opportunities to bridge gaps in foundational writing and communication literacies. This role provides the college with a coordinated, consistent, and comprehensive approach to foundational writing and communication skills. The incumbent is central to the tutoring centres in providing foundational literacy support services to the college community including workshops, ESL sessions, and tutor programming. The incumbent facilitates the activities of English/Writing tutors, co-op and other tutors in consultation with the Learning Services Team. They support the recruitment and administration of co-op tutors, including onboarding, training, scheduling and supporting tutors in their role of assisting with student learning. The incumbent develops and delivers literacy and ESL resources with an instructional design lens. They lead the delivery of writing and conversation practice sessions and workshops. They also engage directly with students through 1:1 tutoring appointments. The incumbent conducts outreach and regular communication with faculty members to ensure that Writing skills and other relevant supports are meeting the needs of faculty and students. They are responsible for data collection along with preparing and providing analysis reports on trends and outcomes of their interventions to the Manager and Learning Services team members.

What You'll Be Doing

• Facilitates the activities of English/Writing Skills, co-op and other tutors in consultation with the Learning Services team;
• Engages in data-analysis and regularly reporting on trends and outcomes of course and program-level tutoring;
• Instructing, training and coaching tutors on English/Writing skills development tools and strategies used to support student learning;
• Maintaining relationship with Sheridan's TESL program to promote opportunities in the tutoring centres to recent graduates and placement students;
• Developing and delivering foundational literacy content through an instructional design lens;
• Developing foundational literacy resources for sharing in multiple formats;
• Coordinating and/or leading writing and conversation practice sessions for ESL learners;
• Conducting 1:1 and group appointments with students to develop students' English/Writing skills such as starting and developing writing assignments, documenting, structuring and formatting writing assignments, demonstrating how to review marked assignments and use them as learning tools, developing grammar, punctuation and spelling skills, guiding in the use of citation styles, building student confidence when facing deadlines and due dates, and supporting second language learning;
• Conducting research, maintaining subject matter expertise and contributing to program/service maintenance and enhancement;
• Working with faculty to implement these new methods in the classroom (e.g. scaffolding writing assignments);
• Maintaining awareness and integrating understanding of assistive technologies;
• Providing general support to the Tutoring Centre (i.e. responding to phone, email and in person inquiries in a timely manner, developing and maintaining promotional materials, both electronic and print, etc.);
• Performing other related duties as assigned.

About You

You have the ability to assess and advise clients on policy and procedures.

You enjoy balancing many different tasks, can manage your time well and prioritize multiple projects while staying organized and maintaining a high level of attention to detail.

You have a highly collaborative spirit and excellent interpersonal and communication skills with an ability to facilitate conversations effectively.

You have the ability to prepare and present educational topics to groups of faculty, staff or students.

You have excellent writing skills.

The successful candidate will also meet the following qualifications:

• A post-graduate degree (e.g Master's degree) or equivalent in English, Writing, Rhetoric, Education, Communications, Liberal Arts, ESL, Adult Education or a related field;
• 3 years of teaching experience, including experience supporting student academic services (such as tutoring), ideally in a post-secondary environment (equivalency will be considered);
• Experience/credentials in instructional design;
• Experience assessing and advising clients on policy and procedures;
• Experience preparing and presenting educational topics to groups of faculty, staff or students;
• Experience collecting, recording, analyzing, reporting and presenting data;
• Experience supporting foundational writing skills in an educational institution (preferred).

Who We Are

"Every member of the Sheridan community is passionate about the transformational role we play in people's lives. Our strategic plan, Sheridan 2024: Galvanizing Education for a Complex World ), charts a path towards a new ground-breaking model of higher education that reshapes post-secondary education and better prepares students for the future. We are committed to demonstrably advancing equity, diversity and inclusivity. Diversity is our strength and fuels our commitment to excellence. Across our campuses, we're making meaningful strides towards developing an equitable and inclusive community".

• For more information, visit: Why Work at Sheridan

Other Details

Department: Integrated Learning Services
Campus Location: Trafalgar (may be assigned activities at any Sheridan campus).
Work Categorization: Hybrid | On site 3 days/week
Employee Group: Support Staff - Permanent
Reference #: J
Payband: I
Hourly Range: $38.01 -$44.05
Hours/Week: 35
Hours: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Application Deadline: June 4, 2024

Sheridan is deeply committed to implementing the Calls to Action framed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We acknowledge that we live and work on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nations, Anishinaabe Nation, Huron-Wendat and the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Sheridan is situated on these lands, and it is our collective responsibility to honour and respect those who have gone before us, those who are here, and those who have yet to come. We are grateful for the opportunity to be working on this land.

Sheridan values the diverse and intersectional identities of its students, faculty, and staff. Sheridan regards equity and diversity as an integral part of academic excellence and is committed to accessibility for all employees. Sheridan seeks applicants who embrace our values of equity, anti-racism, and inclusion. As such, we encourage applications from qualified candidates who have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including those who identify as First Nations, Métis and/or Inuit/Inuk, Black, members of racialized communities, persons with disabilities, women and/or 2SLGBTQ+.

Sheridan is committed to accessibility for persons with disabilities. If you have any application, interview, or workplace accommodation requests, please contact Human Resources.

You may be asked to provide copies of your educational credentials at the time of interview. Upon hire, we require official confirmation of educational credentials and Canadian equivalency assessments, if applicable.