Employment Opportunities as Writing Center Office Assistants

Office assistants are the first people students and faculty encounter when they enter the Writing Center. Their primary responsibility is to pair students with writing tutors, while meticulously tracking student usage patterns. In addition, office assistants are responsible for monitoring the waiting time for drop-in tutoring sessions, monitoring the basic operation of our computer lab, and performing some light clerical duties (filing, answering phones, photocopying, etc.). Click here to see the full job description .

All office assistants must be undergraduate students with work-study awards. We look for dependable people who demonstrate excellent attention to detail, as well as strong interpersonal and communication skills. Familiarity with Word, Access, Excel and PowerPoint are preferred, but not required.

We accept applications for office assistants two times per year:

• Until August 15, 2007 for Fall 2008 start.
• Until January 15, 2009 for immediate start.

To apply, please complete our application form, and submit it along with a cover letter, a resume, and two letters of recommendation (preferably from an employer or professor) to Rebekah Buchanan. You can e-mail these documents, or bring/send them to:

Rebekah Buchanan, Assistant Director
201 Tuttleman Learning Center (008-00)
1809 North 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122