The Writing Tutor will provide individual and group tutoring sessions to undergraduate students to improve their writing and reading abilities. Responsibilities also include mentoring students, facilitating peer review sessions, and maintaining accurate records of tutoring activities.
Requirements summary
Applicants must be currently enrolled in at least six units at the university and demonstrate strong writing competence across various genres. Candidates should possess a commitment to inclusive, nonjudgmental support and familiarity with standard office software.
Under the direction of the Learning Commons and Writing Center Directors, qualified and committed individuals with backgrounds in a variety of academic disciplines will tutor writers in individual, small group, same day, and/or online sessions. Writing Tutor - Undergraduate and Writing Tutor - Undergraduate Tutorial Projects role assignments are based on center needs, experiences, and qualifications detailed below.
Writing Tutor
Undergraduate assignment duties include but are not limited to the following:
Determine writers’ needs, prior knowledge and experience, and skills
Address writers’ needs by expanding on what they already know
Work within our mission and vision and support a collaborative, inclusive, and nonjudgmental environment with writers and co-workers
Share effective strategies to expand writers' writing and reading abilities and to help writers acclimate to the college environment
Tutor undergraduate student-writers
Mentor student-writers and collaborate with faculty if assigned to courses
Mentor new tutors as needed
Attend and participate in pre-semester and ongoing tutor development groups and workshops
Provide class presentations as requested
Facilitate in-class peer review sessions as requested
Update materials, plan, and facilitate tutor development workshops as requested
Access, process, and input information using Office 365, StanTutor, Peoplesoft, Zoom, and other software as needed
Maintain accurate records
Log hours into Stantutor hourly and review Peoplesoft weekly
Maintain a clean, orderly, and safe work space
Consistent and punctual attendance
Assists with promotion of services and recruitment of tutors
Other duties as assigned
Writing Tutor - Undergraduate Tutorial Projects assignment duties include but are not limited to the following:
Writing Tutor - Undergraduate assignment duties
Successful completion of English 4600: Tutorial Projects in English
Expected to integrate course material and experiences into tutoring sessions
Support less experienced tutors' growth
Wage/Salary
$18:42-19.34
Hours per Week
5 - 20
Anticipated Tutoring Hours
Monday-Thursday: 9am to 4pm and 6pm to 8pm.
Friday
9am to 2pm
Sunday: 6pm to 8pm The Writing Center also holds Professional Development meetings on select Fridays throughout the month. Please note that hiring decisions are based on applicants’ availability within these tutoring hours.
Location: Writing Center-Learning Commons/L221; remote options may be available after 1 semester
# of Openings: 5-15
Expected Start Date: 8/12/26
Expected End Date: 5/21/27
Point of Contact Person
Maria Camarena 209.667.3361 writingcenter@csustan.edu
Priority Application Deadline
5/10/26. Applications received after this date will be considered based on learning support needs.
Required qualifications
Undergraduate students must be registered/enrolled in a minimum of six (6) Fall/Spring units.
Demonstrated writing competence in a variety of genres
Interest in learning more about how language in institutions, organizations, media, and disciplines affects inclusion and diversity
Knowledge of writing processes, audience and purpose, grammar, mechanics
Willingness to listen and ability to communicate ideas clearly
Commitment to helping others and demonstrated ability to work with a team
Inclusive, nonjudgmental, empathetic, patient, and friendly demeanor
Familiarity with Office 365, Google apps, Zoom, and the ability to learn additional software applications as needed
Ability to self-assess and willingness to change based on the assessment (analyze, reflect, and adapt)
If you have any questions regarding this recruitment, please contact
Maria Camarena 209.667.3361 California State University, Stanislaus One University Circle Turlock, CA 95382 writingcenter@csustan.edu
To apply for this position, please click the "Apply Now" button on this page.
Campus & area
California State University, Stanislaus serves the San Joaquin Valley and is a critical educational resource for a six-county region of approximately 1.5 million people.
The University is fully committed to creating a culture of diversity and inclusion – one in which every person in the University community feels safe to express their views without fear of reprisal.
Widely recognized for its quality academic programs, the University has 10 nationally accredited programs and 662 faculty members.
94 percent of full-time faculty holds doctorates or terminal degrees in their fields.
The University offers 43 undergraduate majors, 16 master's programs, 7 post-graduate credentials, a doctorate in education and serves more than 10,000 students.
New instructional facilities have been built for the unique pedagogy of professional programs, laboratory sciences and performing arts.
Stanislaus State continues to receive national recognition with its ranking as one of the best 384 colleges in the nation by The Princeton Review.
The University was one of 12 public universities in the nation to be recognized by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities for demonstrating exceptional performance in retention and graduation rates.
In addition, U.S.
News and World Report ranks Stanislaus State in its top 10 among public universities in the West, while Washington Monthly honored Stanislaus State as the West’s No.
1 university for the money.
Stanislaus State also is recognized as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) by the U.S.
Individuals with disabling conditions who require accommodation during the recruitment process may contact the ADA Coordinator at (209) 667-3159.
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire. The CSU is a state entity whose business operations reside within the State of California. The CSU prohibits hiring employees to perform CSU-related work outside California.
Clery act disclosure
Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, the annual security report (ASR), is now available for viewing at https://www.csustan.edu/epc/clery-safety-reports [https://www.csustan.edu/epc/clery-safety-reports] The ASR contains the current security and safety-related policy statements, emergency preparedness and evacuation information, crime prevention and sexual assault prevention information, and drug and alcohol prevention programming. The ASR also contains statistics of Clery Act crimes for Stanislaus State for the previous three years. A paper copy of the ASR is available upon request by contacting the office of the Clery Director located at One University Circle, Turlock, CA 95382.
Criminal background clearance notice
The university requires a criminal and/or child abuse background check to be completed for many of its new employees, current employees seeking promotional or transfer opportunities, and current employees assigned new duties.
Satisfactory completion of a background check (including a criminal records check) is required for employment.
CSU will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information.
Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered the position.
Failure to consent to any background check will disqualify an applicant from further consideration.
Additionally, an applicant who fails to provide the necessary information or who provides false or misleading information may also be disqualified from further consideration.
Later discovery of false or misleading information related to the background check may result in the offer of employment being withdrawn or subject the employee to disciplinary action, up to and including termination.
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