Online Writing Tutor - CASAS

Reviewing Liberty University Online (LUO) student papers for content development, organization, formatting, and grammar; conducting one-on-one tutorials with online students via computer-to-computer calls.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Primary Responsibilities (90%)

  • Conduct targeted draft reviews

  • Conduct full draft reviews

• Additional responsibilities (10%)

  • Conduct real-time tutoring sessions via Skype or a similar program

  • Read and respond to one spot-check of their work each term

  • Maintain open communication with supervisors

• Work effectively as a team member, embracing and fostering LU’s mission

QUALIFICATIONS AND CREDENTIALS

Minimum Qualifications

• Enrolled in an LUO graduate or post graduate-level degree program.

• This position is for Liberty University students only.

• U.S. Citizen with a permanent U.S. residence

• 3.5 graduate level GPA or higher

• Willing to work year round

• Own computer equipped with Windows 10 or higher or a recent Mac operating system, microphone, headset or speakers, and recent version of MS Word

• Strong in-home internet connection

• Excellent writing, grammar, and people skills

• Ability to learn technology quickly

• Knowledge of how to use MS Word well

• Ability to work well under pressure, follow written instructions, and take initiative when needed

• Strong sense of self-discipline and good time management skills

• Desire to help other students succeed

• Extensive understanding of the newest editions of APA alone or APA and Turabian formatting or expertise in Turabian or AMA formats with a willingness to thoroughly learn APA

• Works well and effectively communicates with students, faculty, and staff

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous tutoring experience

• Previous online tutoring experience

• Undergraduate degree from Liberty Online

Additional Qualifications

Within a week of applying, you should receive an email with more job information and instructions on how to check your eligibility for work-study funding to qualify for an interview. If your eligibility is not confirmed within a month of receiving the instructions, your application will be closed. However, you may always complete a new application based on your old application with a few clicks.

ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES ESSENTIAL TO THE FUNCTION OF THE JOB

Communication and Comprehension

• Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing to convey clear, well-articulated information

• Ability to understand, speak, and write in English in order to convey messages and correspond in an articulate and professional manner

• Excellent writing, grammar, and people skills

• Ability to learn technology quickly

• Ability to work well under pressure, follow written instructions, and take initiative when needed

• Strong sense of self-discipline and good time management skills

Problem-Solving

• Intuitively able to reason, analyze information and events, and apply judgment in order to solve problems of both a routine and complex nature

Physical and Sensory Abilities

• Frequently required to sit for extended periods to perform tutoring responsibilities and deskwork

• Sometimes required to hear and speak in order to effectively communicate orally

WORKING CONDITIONS

Work Environment

Online Writing Tutors work from home. Their environment must include a computer with Microsoft Word, Skype, and a microphone and speakers installed as well as a strong internet connection, whatever else that home environment may entail. 

Driving Requirements

None

Work Hours

18

Time Type

Part time

Location

Remote Location

Pay Rate

Starting at $12.77

Student employees are paid at least the current Virginia minimum wage per hour. Pay may vary by position and department based on job responsibilities, required skills, available funding, and market conditions.

The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe it is our moral and legal obligation to meet the responsibility of ensuring that all management practices regarding employees are conducted in a nondiscriminatory manner. In compliance with Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and other applicable federal and state statutes, all recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including state of employment protected classes. It is, therefore, our policy and intention to evaluate all employees and prospective employees strictly according to the requirements of the job. All personnel related activities such as compensation, benefits, transfers, job classification, assignments, working conditions, educational assistance, terminations, layoffs, and return from layoffs, and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including all applicable state of employment protected classes. The University is a Christian religious-affiliated organization; and as such, is not subject to religious discrimination requirements. The University’s hiring practices and EEO discrimination practices are in full compliance with both federal and state law. Federal law creates an exception to the “religion” component of the employment discrimination laws for religious organizations (including educational institutions), and permits them to give employment practice preference to members of their own religious beliefs.