Professional Tutor - Part Time – Writing Tutor (JR100096)

Professional Tutor - Part Time – Writing Tutor (JR100096)

Park University offers its students free, virtual and face-to-face tutoring. To ensure students receive high-level support, Park is committed to providing professional tutoring by qualified, experienced subject matter experts. 

 

Position Accountabilities

• Assist students with academic concepts and skills both face to face and virtually
• Maintain tutoring records
• Participate in tutor development activities
• Provide additional support for the Academic Success Center.
• Work with at-risk, first time freshman, first generation, student athletes and the overall student body to achieve academic success

Writing:

Writing provides tutoring across all majors and is familiar with different writing styles and requirements. The writing tutor must be able to review and identify the writing needs of students at all levels and across all majors. The writing tutor will strive to teach the students to become independent learners capable of developing their writing through organization, coherence, grammar, punctuation, research and citations, and critical thinking. Tutors review and explain course material and concepts and assist students with homework and assignments, and prepare the students for major writing assignments, research papers, and other homework. The tutor will collaborate with faculty and the Director of Academic Retention Initiatives to assess students’ work and track their progress.

• Provide high-quality writing tutoring to students one-on-one or in small groups using an academic support approach to develop independent learners.
• Provide instruction on grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension, writing mechanics, and research and citation skills.
• Guide students through the writing process, including pre-writing, outlining, drafting, revising, proofreading, editing, researching, and citing.

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in tutoring area.
• Teaching or tutoring experience.
• Ability to work with diverse populations of students from many ethnic, cultural, and educational backgrounds and of all ages.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Computer skills needed to use Microsoft Office and Zoom. Ability navigate Park’s learning management system and multiple applications used for delivery of student services.

Founded in 1875, Park University is a private, liberal arts university. Park’s flagship campus is located in the Kansas City suburb of Parkville, Missouri, on the bluffs overlooking the Missouri River.  We offer an excellent benefits package including health, dental, and life insurance, retirement plan, and tuition-paid undergraduate classes for employees and dependents. Park University is an equal-opportunity employer and encourages applications from women and minorities.