Responsibilities

• Offer one-one-one and small group writing consultations
• Scribe consultants facilitate coaching sessions with seminarian student writers. The Scribe is committed to a dialogic, student-centered approach in which ownership of a text remains in the student’s possession. Consultations may be held in-person or online.
• Scribe consultants facilitate Speaking Studio sessions with students preparing oral presentations. Consultants operate recording technology to facilitate the practice and review of an oral presentation or sermon.
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Complete training provided by the Writing Center coordinator throughout the academic year.
• Proactively identify areas for growth and to communicate those to the coordinator.
• Assist and facilitate Scribe events and classroom integrations
• Facilitate regularly recurring events such as Community Writing Hours.
• Assist the Writing Center coordinator in planning and executing various events including retreats and workshops. This assistance may include setting up the event space, planning learning activities, and teaching.
• Library webinars
• Assist the coordinator in writing and delivering monthly webinars.

Competencies

• Excellent teaching skills
• Effective communicator
• Motivational support skills
• Academic writing
• Self-motivated
• Collaborative skills

Other Qualifications

• Priority will be given to current Covenant Seminary students.
• Minimum of one-year employment commitment is highly preferred.
• The ideal candidate values the role of writing in theological development and spiritual growth.