Writing Center Assistant

MiraCosta College

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Discipline or Department

Writing Center

Position Type

Staff/Classified

Hourly Rate or Monthly Salary

Starting salary $4,089.67 per month.

Working Hours

One regular position, 40 hours per week, 12 months per year. The work schedule may consist of day and/or evening hours, Monday through Saturday. This position may require working at the Oceanside Campus on Barnard Drive, the San Elijo Campus in Cardiff, the Community Learning Center on Mission Avenue in Oceanside, or a combination. The person selected for this position will be subject to assignment to any district or authorized facility during any hours of operation.

Basic Function and Other Details

Under the direction of the Faculty Director of the Writing Center, provide instructional support for the Writing Center; assist in development of instructional materials and preparation and delivery of training.

Type of Benefits

Sick leave, vacation, and holiday pay. Full benefit package which includes employer-paid medical, dental, and vision plans for employee and dependents; $100,000 employee life insurance; other optional coverages; and membership in the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS).

Minimum Qualifications

To be eligible for this position, you must meet and provide evidence of the following minimum qualifications:

1. Education and experience equivalent to an associate's degree.

2. One year of closely related work experience. (NOTE: for work experience, a "year" is defined as equivalent to 40 hours per week for 12 months, or at least 2,080 hours.)

Closing Date

11-04-2014

Special Instructions to Applicants

In order to be considered for this position, you must submit the following items:

1. Application for Classified Employment. All experience relevant to this position must be listed on the application form.

2. A cover letter addressed to the "Screening and Interview Committee" which details your experience planning and/or carrying out an event, project, or training. While this position entails producing instructional materials and trainings, your example may deviate from that, but should demonstrate your ability to work with complex projects and their inevitable problems. A second example in this letter should address your communication skills and provide examples of how you take both audience and purpose into consideration when communicating either orally or through writing.

3. As mentioned in the "Representative Duties" section of this job posting, this position needs to be able to fill-in for writing coaches. The MiraCosta Writing Center offers appointment types which go beyond writing feedback such as Reading Assistance, Parts of Speech, and Online Feedback. Please view the short videos about these services at http://www.miracosta.edu/studentservices/WritingCenter/appointment.html. Then in one document, write three separate numbered paragraphs which detail your training or experience with the following three areas, respectively: 1) the importance of addressing higher order concerns in writing feedback before lower order concerns; 2) your comfort using grammar concepts and terminology, particularly with non-native speakers; 3) your capabilities with screen capture or skype-like technologies that are used in our online feedback service. Attach this document to the "Other Document" link.

4. Transcripts of college coursework which provide evidence of meeting the minimum qualifications as stated above. Unofficial or legible copies are acceptable but must indicate that the degree was awarded, if applicable. Any degree/coursework used to satisfy the minimum qualifications must be from a postsecondary institution accredited by an accreditation agency recognized by either the U.S. Department of Education or the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation. If your degree/coursework is from a college or university outside of the United States, you must submit a detailed evaluation from a professional foreign transcript evaluation agency. To view a list of agencies approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, go to http://www.ctc.ca.gov/credentials/leaflets/cl635.pdf.

NOTE: Do not submit any additional documents as they will be removed.

Special Instructions to Applicants Continued

The screening and interview committee will review application materials two to four weeks following the closing date. Applicants selected for interview will be contacted by phone; those not selected for interview will be notified by e-mail once interview candidates have been scheduled.

Offer of employment to the person selected for this position is contingent upon 1) successful completion of a pre-placement physical exam at district expense; 2) submission of a current tuberculosis (TB) test clearance; 3) proof of eligibility to work in the United States; and 4) fingerprint clearance.

Individuals with qualified disabilities who need accommodation with any aspect of the application and/or interview process should contact Human Resources at (760)795-6854 at least five days prior to the closing date. 

Retired STRS members are not eligible for this position.

About MiraCosta College

The MiraCosta Community College District is one of California's 112 public community colleges. The district includes the communities of Oceanside, Carlsbad, Encinitas, Cardiff, Olivenhain, Leucadia, Solana Beach, Rancho Santa Fe, Del Mar, and parts of Carmel Valley.

MiraCosta offers associate degrees, university-transfer courses, career-and-technical education, certificate programs, basic-skills education, and lifelong-learning opportunities that strengthen the economic, cultural, social, and educational well-being of the communities it serves.

The district consists of three campus sites and a robust online education program.  The Oceanside Campus, serving about 12,000 credit students, has been located since 1964 on a panoramic 121-acre hilltop site with views of the ocean and mountains.  The San Elijo Campus is located in Cardiff, 17 miles south of Oceanside, on 48 acres below the bluffs overlooking the San Elijo Lagoon Reserve.  The San Elijo Campus opened in September 1988, and now attracts about 3,000 credit students.  The Community Learning Center in downtown Oceanside hosts about 4,000 students in the college's noncredit classes including English as a Second Language, the Adult High School Diploma Program, and other tuition-free, noncredit classes as well as some college credit classes.

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