Writing Center
Writing Center Assistant Contract
Writing Assistant:______________________________
As a Writing Center Assistant, you will have the following responsibilities:
- Be on time. Don’t miss your shifts.
- Tutor according to Center policies and procedures as listed on our website.
- Be proactive in pursuing certification (required by the end of your first year as a condition for continued employment).
- Seek to advance Writing Center and Departmental projects rather than to pursue your own studies when you are on shift, unless there is no such work to get done.
If you should run into unforeseeable problems with your assigned schedule, notify the director by e-mail and the Center by phone; seek to find a replacement if the appointment board for the hour is full.
You are encouraged to attend all tutor training meetings. If you cannot attend due to scheduling conflicts, please e-mail the director. You can claim the time spent at these meetings on your payroll hours.
Student payroll: remember to claim all hours, including those that you spend in class or meetings.
Do not tutor clients except in the Center when you are on-shift.
Be mindful of student privacy issues when dealing with grades.
Student workers who do not live up to the terms of employment may be terminated.
Writing Assistants are paid on the following pay scale:
Circle the category that applies to you. If you are certified, indicate when you completed your credentials.
$ 7.50 per hour Beginning tutor with no previous experience
$8.00 per hour Experienced tutor new to our Writing Center
$ 8.50 per hour Tutor with first level of certification (required after one school year)
$ 9.00 per hour Tutor with second level of certification
Your salary this semester: $_________________
Tutor’s Signature __________________________________ Date:________________________
Director’s Signature _________________________________ Date:________________________
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