Antioch Univ New England
Start Date: 9/12/22
End Date: 5/5/23
Number of Positions: 2
Hours per Week: 9
Weekends Required: Occasional
Evenings Required: Occasional
Supervisor: Lindsay Katzir
This position allows for remote work Yes/No: Yes
Percentage of time that could be remote (0-100%): 50% ; logging in to AUNE Writing Center systems and holding appointments via Zoom
Method to assess remote work: Work is tracked and documented with appointments and client reports in the WCOnline System
Job Description
The Writing Center is a group of creative, supportive, and collaborative individuals who work together to help our community members meet their writing, thinking, and learning goals. Working in the Writing Center is an opportunity to engage in inclusionary practices around language that resist the reification of racist, sexist, and other discriminatory and exclusionary forces within an academic setting. We look to support and engage students and other writers in all programs and at all stages of the writing process with feedback that is inclusionary, aware, thoughtful, kind, and informative.
Qualifications
We value working reflectively, collaboratively, and with a sense of growth and development as a staff and as individuals. We value individuals who are reflective and collaborative, able to accept and utilize feedback, and eager to grow. • Ability to function with independence and resourcefulness in all aspects of our shared and individual their work. • Familiarity with the major elements of academic writing is important, and we recognize this familiarity as an ongoing practice, rather than as something that is static • We rely on these elements in our staff as a group and as individuals: Patience, sensitivity, and willingness to listen • An ethic of service to the Antioch community • Punctuality and reliability • Ability to analyze, prioritize, and maintain confidentiality. • Prior Writing Center experience, academic consultation, or peer support work is a benefit, but training is included • Strong presentation and resume-writing skills are a significant plus *Must be currently enrolled in an Antioch Masters or Doctoral program with an available work study award*
How to Apply: Send a resume, writing sample, and short cover letter discussing your interest in supporting other students’ writing process. If possible, note your program and current work-study award.
Email: [email protected]
Position Type: Work Study
Department: Writing Centers