Primary Function:

The Assistant Director, Student Writing Center, is a hands-on instructional and management role, focused on meeting the needs of a diverse student body. The position is primarily focused on managing the Student Writing Center and serving as a writing consultant. The position will also assist with other functions of the Student Affairs office, including proctoring services, academic support services, and other administrative support.

Essential Functions:

• Oversee the Student Writing Center (SWC), implementing a comprehensive menu of student support services to assist students in becoming effective, independent writers; participate in efforts to promote writing support across the university.
• Collaborate with university departments to maintain and enhance writing support services for students.
• Recruit, hire, train, manage and evaluate PT writing consultants and peer writing support tutors.
• Conduct individual and group writing consultations with students to assist with all stages of the writing process, to help them improve writing for coursework, and to help them develop independent writing skills and strategies.
• Create and implement workshops, materials, and programming to support writing and learning.
• Provide individual and group consultation on academic skills and learning strategies as needed; recommend appropriate interventions to improve performance.
• Oversee management of proctoring services for students receiving accommodations.
• Assist in the development of tutoring programs and tutor training.
• Develop and maintain web-based content.
• Provide support to student programming in other departments in Student Affairs, as needed.
• Interact with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.

Educational/Training Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred

Experience Requirements:

Previous experience in higher education, writing support, or student affairs required.

Writing center / Learning center experience, including management, or similar related experience strongly preferred.

Experience writing and editing in the health sciences preferred.

Covid Vaccination is a requirement for employment at Jefferson for employees working at Jefferson’s clinical entities or at the University. If you are not currently vaccinated you will be required to receive the vaccination prior to hire date if you are offered employment, unless you request and receive an approved medical or religious exemption from Jefferson.

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnet®-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jefferson’s mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold & Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

As an employer, Jefferson maintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.