We are pleased to share that the Academic Success Center (ASC) at University of La Verne is seeking our next Associate Director! This individual will design, implement, and enhance academic support services for our campus community. The ASC currently offers tutoring, academic coaching, workshops, and events such as Finals Programming for ULV students.
This position is currently open to applicants, and all details for the position are included in the position posting: https://laverne.peopleadmin.com/postings/14854
The ASC Associate Director oversees ASC’s Tutoring Program and the Promotions Team, supervising approximately 30 student employees. Current tutoring subjects include writing, statistics, math, physics, biology, chemistry, accounting, and economics. Individuals who may be particularly effective in this role embody the following traits and/or experiences:
Experience with academic support services, including knowledge of best practices in tutoring pedagogy and learning center work
Experience in building relationships with faculty and academic departments, forming partnerships that enhance usage and build ASC’s Tutoring Program into systemic processes, courses, and programs within the university
Expertise in program development and enhancement, with knowledge of measuring outcomes and effectiveness, identifying gaps, and utilizing problem-solving and creativity to meet student and faculty needs while having limited resources
Strong supervisory skills and the ability to balance administrative work and “on-the-ground” work with student employees. This position oversees many student employees and should possess supervision experience, particularly with large teams
Background in writing and/or experience with writing consultations, including familiarity with graduate level writing; writing support is the largest demand in the ASC, so an effective Associate Director will know how to support and train writing tutors to be effective in their practice
Should you have any questions related to the position, feel free to reach out to ASC Director Savannah Garcia (sgarcia5@laverne.edu)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Pitzer College seeks a collaborative writing program administrator with a commitment to the liberal arts and a record of success in writing instruction and administration to serve as Assistant Director of College Writing. The twelve-month staff position supports the implementation of strategic initiatives within College Writing, a writing across the curriculum program that houses a vibrant Writing Center. The Assistant Director plays a key role in advancing inclusive and theoretically informed writing pedagogies across the curriculum, with particular attention to first-year writing, student research, and multimodal literacies.
The Assistant Director joins an interdisciplinary team comprising a tenured Senior Director of College Writing, a Writing Center Director, a Coordinator, and 35-40 undergraduate Writing Fellows. Reporting to the Senior Director of College Writing, the Assistant Director brings intellectual vision, organizational skill and collaborative leadership to the development and support of writing practices and pedagogies. The Assistant Director will collaborate closely with the Senior Director of College Writing to support faculty as teachers and writers, enrich student-facing support for research and multimodal communication, contribute to the meaningful assessment of writing and its support, and develop programming responsive to evolving needs in communication across the curriculum.
In consultation with the Senior Director of College Writing, the Assistant Director teaches one community-based writing course per academic year housed in the Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures field group. In addition, the Assistant Director engages in co-curricular teaching by facilitating writing workshops and developing instructional resources for students.
Find more details and full description here: [LINK]
Want a job listed? Please email Kat Bell at kbell6@antioch.edu.