Job description
Position Summary:
Part-time virtual Academic Coach-Proofreaders are responsible for providing academic assistance to students through asynchronous coaching sessions. Proofreaders assist students in developing strong written communication skills. Proofreaders will identify the student’s unique learning strengths, develop individual plans for academic support, and promote self-confidence and independence.
Essential Functions:
- Assist students in understanding the foundation of scholarly writing and using an academic voice, allowing them to relate the concepts across all courses as well as in their personal and professional life.
- Assist students in understanding APA guidelines related specifically to written communication and quantitative reasoning.
- Implement best practices in working with adult, online students at the master’s, and doctoral levels.
- Use effective communication skills to assist students with diverse issues, cultural differences, and varying levels of English proficiency.
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Provide asynchronous screencast or written coaching feedback.
- Assist students in becoming autonomous, self-directed learners.
- Provide post-coaching session feedback to students.
- Maintain records of student contact.
- Engage in the assessment of student learning.
- Help students identify their learning strengths and weaknesses and connect them with the necessary resources to aid in success.
- Evaluate student learning styles, skills, deficiencies, and goals; identify appropriate learning resources for them to use; and facilitate their use of those resources.
- Stay current with organizational, educational, and faculty development policies that affect the ASC.
- Continually improve coaching skills.
- Support the mission of the ASC within Northcentral University.
- Participate in required training, coaching, and other activities that promote high-quality coaching.
- Attend team meetings.
- Other duties as assigned by the ASC Director and/or Coordinator.
- Reasonable and consistent attendance to fulfill the requirements of the position.
Supervisory Responsibilities: N/A
Requirements:
Education & Experience:
- Doctoral degree in a relevant field from a regionally accredited institution.
- Minimum of three (3) years of dissertation proofreading experience.
- Demonstrated success working with non-traditional (adult) students required.
- Tutoring or academic coaching certification or evidence of university teaching excellence required.
- Previous success in tutoring, academic coaching, or teaching written communication required.
- Ability to provide personalized instruction in non-technical language based on students’ unique strengths and growth areas with little to no preparation required.
- Experience in an online learning environment required.
- Proficiency in using technology in the delivery of education required.
- Experience working with online doctoral students preferred.
- Demonstrated success in guiding doctoral students through dissertation completion preferred
- Experience in higher education preferred.
- Experience working in a technology-driven enterprise preferred.
- All skills, abilities, and education will be considered for minimum qualifications
Competencies/Technical/Functional Skills:
- Knowledge of adult learning theories and cognitive load theories.
- Graduate-level written communication skills.
- Developmental editing skills.
- Demonstrated knowledge of APA style guidelines.
- Demonstrated knowledge of proper paraphrasing.
- Ability to work in an online environment.
- Excellent analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrated knowledge of Microsoft Office products
- Skill in operating equipment, such as personal computers and phone systems.
- Ability to succeed in a fast-paced environment with aggressive goals and a commitment to quality.
- Ability to work effectively and efficiently.
- Ability to establish online rapport and maintain a friendly, helpful, patient attitude and demeanor.
- Proficient with Microsoft Word and other applications in the Microsoft Office suite.
- Knowledge of adult learning theories and cognitive load theory.
- Graduate-level written communication skills.
- Developmental editing skills.
- Demonstrated knowledge of APA style guidelines.
- Demonstrated knowledge of proper paraphrasing.
- Ability to work in an online environment.
- Excellent analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Skill in operating equipment, such as personal computer and phone system.
- Ability to succeed in a fast-paced environment with aggressive goals and a commitment to quality.
- Ability to work effectively and efficiently.
- Ability to establish online rapport and maintain a friendly, helpful, patient attitude and demeanor.
- Proficient with Microsoft Word and other applications in the Microsoft Office suite.
Location: Remote
Travel: No Travel
National University is committed to maintaining a high-quality, diverse workforce representative of the populations we serve. As a network of nonprofit educational institutions, the System employs more than 3,300 faculty and staff and serves over 41,000 students. We are united in our mission to meet the global education demands of the 21st Century and are dedicated to creating a supportive academic and work environment that allows for students, faculty and staff to develop their interests and talents while experiencing a sense of community and a commitment to diversity. With programs available both online and at our many campus locations, National University is a leader in creating innovative solutions to education and meeting the needs of our diverse student population, including adult learners and working professionals.
National University offers an opportunity to work in an innovative environment that supports diversity.
National University (NU) is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and does not unlawfully discriminate against any employee or applicant for employee per applicable federal, state and local laws. At NU, a diverse mix of highly talented, innovative and creative people come
together to make the impact of a lifetime for each of our student learners. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment, education, and admission at National University. We are focused on equality and believe deeply in diversity of race, color, ancestry, age, family care status, veteran status, marital status, creed, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin, and other legally protected group status.
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