Writing Support Specialist

4 weeks ago


Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada North Island College Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Writing Support Specialist to join our team at North Island College. The successful candidate will provide writing support to students at our Comox Valley and Campbell River campuses.

This is a unique opportunity to make a positive impact on student learning and success. As a Writing Support Specialist, you will work closely with students, faculty, and staff to provide writing support and promote academic writing skills.

The ideal candidate will have a Master's degree in English or equivalent language-based training, and experience giving formative feedback on student writing. They will also possess excellent written and oral communication skills, time management, interpersonal, and organization skills.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide online, one-on-one or small group writing support to students
  • Support students in understanding and interpreting assignment instructions and expectations
  • Employ appropriate critical reading skills to effectively and efficiently identify and distinguish between higher and lower order concerns in student writing
  • Balance the learners' expressed needs, the assignment instruction criteria, and the tutor's perceptions of the writer's learning needs
  • Provide tutoring input that is feasible for learners to follow
  • Search for, select, and provide appropriate resources from online academic writing sites when appropriate
  • Responsible for requesting time sheets from peer tutors, checking and signing off on them, and forwarding them on to the supervisor for processing and payment
  • Respond to a variety of student writing, including accented non-standard English and basic writing, as well as upper level academic writing
  • Judge when a referral is needed and effectively refer learners to appropriate resources
  • Employ ethical standards and practices which encourage academic honesty and learner independence/responsibility
  • Maintain tutor role boundaries
  • Identify the type of help students require and tailor tutoring to skills needed by students

Required Education and Experience:

  • Master's degree in English or equivalent language-based training
  • Experience giving formative feedback on student writing
  • BC teaching certificate or Provincial Instructors diploma is highly desirable

Competencies:

  • Creates a Positive Climate and Culture
  • Effective Communication Skills
  • Effectively Develops Goals & Objectives
  • Focuses Effectively on Key Results and Priorities
  • Demonstrates a Focus on Continuous Improvement
  • Interpersonal Effectiveness


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