What are the responsibilities and job description for the Part-Time Professional Tutor - Writing Center position at Farmingdale State College?
Location: Farmingdale, NY Category: Professional Part-Time Posted On: Fri Apr 25 2025 Job Description:
Professional Tutors provide high-quality tutoring to multilingual learners for the Writing Center. The ideal Professional Tutor is friendly and approachable, responsible and reliable, organized and efficient, and can work with a diverse student body while always maintaining a professional demeanor. This position requires an understanding of and demonstrated experience with best practices and theories related to tutoring.
Under the supervision of the Director of the Writing Center, the incumbent will provide on-campus and remote tutoring; participate in, and assist with facilitating, Writing Center workshops and events. The Professional Tutor will advocate for and uphold the educational mission of the college.
The ideal candidate should also have solid interpersonal communication skills combined with a genuine desire to assist students. Professional Tutors work directly with students to assist them at every stage of the writing process and includes supporting students' reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. The Professional Tutor may also tutor writing in other classes, help with special tutoring-related projects, or other duties as assigned by the Director.
Availability to work weekends or evenings as needed to meet operational requirements.
The college particularly welcomes candidates with knowledge, skills and abilities that include:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
This is a Part-Time, Temporary UUP position.
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Visit our Why Work at FSC page to learn more about FSC and the total rewards we offer.
VISA SPONSORSHIP IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS POSITION
The Consumer Information web page can be viewed at the following link
http://www.farmingdale.edu/consumer-information/index.shtml
This page describes various services, information and statistics on many different aspects of the College's operations.
Farmingdale State College's commitment to inclusive excellence is an important part of our mission of public education and our culture. At Farmingdale State College, we continue to work on building a community that supports freedom, mutual respect, and civility. We seek others who support these values of diversity and inclusiveness and candidates of all diverse backgrounds who wish to participate in our cultural aspirations are welcome and encouraged to apply.
The College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status or any other legally protected status.
Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.
Professional Tutors provide high-quality tutoring to multilingual learners for the Writing Center. The ideal Professional Tutor is friendly and approachable, responsible and reliable, organized and efficient, and can work with a diverse student body while always maintaining a professional demeanor. This position requires an understanding of and demonstrated experience with best practices and theories related to tutoring.
Under the supervision of the Director of the Writing Center, the incumbent will provide on-campus and remote tutoring; participate in, and assist with facilitating, Writing Center workshops and events. The Professional Tutor will advocate for and uphold the educational mission of the college.
The ideal candidate should also have solid interpersonal communication skills combined with a genuine desire to assist students. Professional Tutors work directly with students to assist them at every stage of the writing process and includes supporting students' reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. The Professional Tutor may also tutor writing in other classes, help with special tutoring-related projects, or other duties as assigned by the Director.
Availability to work weekends or evenings as needed to meet operational requirements.
The college particularly welcomes candidates with knowledge, skills and abilities that include:
- Commitment to diversity and university initiatives supportive of diversity and inclusion.
- Interest in participating in student-centered service activities.
- Desire to apply expertise in promoting civic engagement with the College's many community partners.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Earned Bachelor's degree by May 2025 in English, Rhetoric and Composition, or a related subject such as Psychology, Linguistics, Literacy, or Education.
- Minimum of one academic year of experience. Graduate research in areas pertaining to multilingual education, rhetoric and composition, linguistics, literacy, higher education, and English will be considered along with students who have completed observations and student teaching.
- Ability to teach learning, reading, speaking, and writing strategies to students.
- Understanding of and demonstrated experience with best practices and theories related to tutoring diverse learners.
- Experience with programming and events.
- Knowledge of major citation styles: APA, Chicago, and MLA.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Concern for student needs in a demanding academic context as well as flexibility, patience, and professional integrity.
- Knowledge, experience, and ability to work effectively with a diverse faculty, staff, and student body.
- Enthusiasm for teaching English language skills and a genuine desire to assist students.
- Received, or currently pursuing, a Master's degree.
- Two years of experience providing tutoring or the delivery of instruction to multilingual learners.
- Previous experience teaching or creating and facilitating workshops.
- Multilingual or working proficiency of a language other than English.
This is a Part-Time, Temporary UUP position.
- SALARY: $20/hour. Salary may increase commensurate with experience.
Click Here For New York State Benefits Summary
Visit our Why Work at FSC page to learn more about FSC and the total rewards we offer.
VISA SPONSORSHIP IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS POSITION
The Consumer Information web page can be viewed at the following link
http://www.farmingdale.edu/consumer-information/index.shtml
This page describes various services, information and statistics on many different aspects of the College's operations.
Farmingdale State College's commitment to inclusive excellence is an important part of our mission of public education and our culture. At Farmingdale State College, we continue to work on building a community that supports freedom, mutual respect, and civility. We seek others who support these values of diversity and inclusiveness and candidates of all diverse backgrounds who wish to participate in our cultural aspirations are welcome and encouraged to apply.
The College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status or any other legally protected status.
Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.
Salary : $20
