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Job Description
Tutors in the Writer's Resource Lab program provide individualized instruction in the writing process to CSULB students. Work assignments may vary among individual and group tutoring in the Writer's Resource Lab, in-class tutoring, and presenting writing workshops.
Required Qualifications
- Strong writing skills.
- Good interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability and willingness to work with students from diverse cultural backgrounds and levels of academic preparation.
- Basic computer familiarity (especially word processing & email), and a willingness to learn more.
Prerequisites to Employment
- Enrollment at CSULB in a minimum of 6 graduate or undergraduate units.
- Completion of, or concurrent enrollment in English 497 (Theory and Practice of Tutorial Instruction in English Composition).
- Participation in new tutor pre-semester training (paid) during the summer (approx. 6 hours the week before classes start).
- A passing score on the University Writing Proficiency Exam (WPE).
- Attendance at weekly staff meetings on Friday afternoons.
NOTE: UNDERGRADUATES AND GRADUATE STUDENTS IN ALL DISCIPLINES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR TUTORING POSITIONS IN THE WRITER’S RESOURCE LAB; YOU NEED NOT BE AN ENGLISH MAJOR TO APPLY!
Benefits
- Excellent experience and training for those going into teaching or writing professions.
- Participation in a valuable student-centered program.
- Salary: $10.00 per hour to start (approximately 10-20 hours per week).
To Apply
Contact Dr. Gary Griswold, Writer's Resource Lab Coordinator, English Department, MHB-409, (562) 985-4234, griswold@csulb.edu.
Application Deadline
May 31, spring semester.
