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Teaching Associate Assistant to the Director Writing Center
Job no: 556698
Work type: Teaching Associate
Location: Stanislaus - Turlock
Categories: Unit 11 - UAW - California Alliance of Academic Student Workers, Temporary, Part Time, Student Services, On-site (work in-person at business location)
Teaching Associate Employment Opportunity
JOB DESCRIPTION:
~ OPEN TO CURRENT STANISLAUS STATE EMPLOYEES ONLY ~
Job title and description: Teaching Associate Assistant to the Director Writing Center
Duties and Responsibilities include:
• Assisting with pre-semester orientation preparation and delivery
• Developing tutor education materials
• Planning and facilitating tutor education workshops
• Assisting tutors and students in writing workshops and individual sessions
• Supporting effective in-person and online tutoring practices
• Conducting staff meetings
• Working with tutors and students on ESL issues
• Helping with center assessments
• Observing tutors and providing on-the-spot support
• Tutoring
• Resolving tutoring and scheduling issues as they arise on a daily/hourly basis
• Consulting with the Director on any or all of the above
• Completing other duties as assigned
Wage/Salary: approximately $432.66 monthly
Days/Hours: M-F/ 6 hours per week
Number of Openings: 1
Location: Writing Center
Expected Start Date: 08/17/2026
Expected End Date: 12/17/2026
Point of Contact Person: Maria Camarena
Deadline to apply: 05/20/2026
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
• Post-baccalaureate students in a graduate program must be registered in a minimum of four (4) Fall/Spring units.
B.A in English or closely related field, current enrollment in a Stan State graduate program, awareness of and interest in current writing center and composition pedagogy, successful completion of English 4600, working
knowledge of the Stanislaus State Writing Center, excellent written and oral communication skills, and previous successful writing tutoring experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Must have: worked closely with the Director and tutors in the CSUS Writing Center; achieved an A in English
4600 (Tutorial Projects in English); knowledge of current writing center and composition pedagogy; successful
tutoring experience in the CSUS Writing Center; excellent rapport with tutors, students, and the Director; the
ability to reflect and adapt to an ever-changing environment, positive recommendations from multiple graduate
faculty; Bilingual and enrolled in the Writing Studies graduate program.
HOW TO APPLY & DEADLINE:
A complete application must include a resume, available work schedule and class schedule indicating required enrollment as per the Student Employment Policies (See https://www.csustan.edu/fa/unit-11-academic-student-employee-hiringinformation)
Interested applicants may write a letter of interest and submit it to the Writing Center Director, along with a current vitae, informal transcripts, and three references with contact information included. Deadline is April 20, 2026 for Spring semester.
If you have any questions regarding this recruitment, please contact:
Maria Torres Camarena
Writing Center
California State University, Stanislaus
One University Circle
Turlock, CA 95382
mcamarena8@csustan.edu
To apply for this position, please click the "Apply Now" button on this page.
CAMPUS & AREA:
California State University, Stanislaus serves the San Joaquin Valley and is a critical educational resource for a six-county region of approximately 1.5 million people. The University is fully committed to creating a culture of diversity and inclusion - one in which every person in the University community feels safe to express their views without fear of reprisal. Widely recognized for its quality academic programs, the University has 10 nationally accredited programs and 662 faculty members. 94 percent of full-time faculty holds doctorates or terminal degrees in their fields. The University offers 43 undergraduate majors, 16 master's programs, 7 post-graduate credentials, a doctorate in education and serves more than 10,000 students. New instructional facilities have been built for the unique pedagogy of professional programs, laboratory sciences and performing arts.
Stanislaus State continues to receive national recognition with its ranking as one of the best 384 colleges in the nation by The Princeton Review. The University was one of 12 public universities in the nation to be recognized by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities for demonstrating exceptional performance in retention and graduation rates. In addition, U.S. News and World Report ranks Stanislaus State in its top 10 among public universities in the West, while Washington Monthly honored Stanislaus State as the West's No. 1 university for the money. Stanislaus State also is recognized as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) by the U.S. Department of Education.
CSU Stanislaus values shared governance: Handbook statement on shared governance
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
The university is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against persons on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, medical condition, National origin, sex, sexual orientation, covered veteran status, or any other protected status. You can learn more about federal equal employment opportunity protections by accessing the Department of Labor's notices: http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf and http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/Supplement_English.pdf.
Individuals with disabling conditions who require accommodation during the recruitment process may contact the ADA Coordinator at (209) 667-3159.
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire. The CSU is a state entity whose business operations reside within the State of California. The CSU prohibits hiring employees to perform CSU-related work outside California.
CLERY ACT DISCLOSURE
Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, the annual security report (ASR), is now available for viewing at https://www.csustan.edu/epc/clery-safety-reports The ASR contains the current security and safety-related policy statements, emergency preparedness and evacuation information, crime prevention and sexual assault prevention information, and drug and alcohol prevention programming. The ASR also contains statistics of Clery Act crimes for Stanislaus State for the previous three years. A paper copy of the ASR is available upon request by contacting the office of the Clery Director located at One University Circle, Turlock, CA 95382.
CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CLEARANCE NOTICE
The university requires a criminal and/or child abuse background check to be completed for many of its new employees, current employees seeking promotional or transfer opportunities, and current employees assigned new duties. Satisfactory completion of a background check (including a criminal records check) is required for employment. CSU will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered the position. Failure to consent to any background check will disqualify an applicant from further consideration. Additionally, an applicant who fails to provide the necessary information or who provides false or misleading information may also be disqualified from further consideration. Later discovery of false or misleading information related to the background check may result in the offer of employment being withdrawn or subject the employee to disciplinary action, up to and including termination.
Advertised: May 13 2026 Pacific Daylight Time
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