Reading and Writing Specialist

Part-time Position - Posted 8/7/25

Position Summary

Responsible for providing individual and small group instruction for students who want to improve reading comprehension or writing skills. Part of TRIO – Student Support Services program, a federally funded grant program that serves low-income and first-generation college students and college students with disabilities. Position is 29 hours/week for 10 months (August – May).

Role Qualifications

• Strong ability to create good will with staff, faculty, parents, and students.
• Self-motivated; servant attitude.
• Commitment to the Articles of Faith, Mission, and Objectives of the University; and desires to be a role model for students by demonstrating an active Christian faith in personal example and in work related responsibilities.

Position Responsibilities

• Instructs individual students in reading and writing skills and strategies.
• Administers and evaluates reading diagnostic tests.
• Coordinates assessment process for new students.
• Assists Director in evaluating student eligibility, selecting program participants, managing participant Individual Success Plans, and evaluating progress of participants.
• Maintains open lines of communication with other SSS staff regarding student concerns.
• Refers students to other SSS and campus services as necessary.
• Meets with SSS participants on a regular basis.
• Other duties as assigned, including reports and appropriate professional development.

Essential skills and experience

• Experience in reading instruction.
• Experience in writing instruction.
• Skills in one-on-one and small group tutoring.
• Well-developed communication skills, both written and verbal
• Personal organizational skills.
• Presentation skills for seminars and workshops.
• Ability to work as part of a team.

Preferred skills and experience

• Minimum one year experience in higher education preferred
• Minimum two years experience working with students with disabilities, low-income students, or first generation students.
• Persons from backgrounds similar to program participants.

Education

Master’s degree preferred in Reading/Writing or closely related field.

Physical demands and work environment

• Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to walk; stand; sit; use hands; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Work environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal.
  

The employee is expected to adhere to all University policies.

Biblical Diversity and Intercultural Engagement

JBU desires to increase the diversity of its faculty, staff, and students to honor how all humans are created in the image of God, to reflect better the diversity of the Kingdom of God, to further our Christian commitment to justice, and to increase the quality of our educational experience. JBU is pursuing the goal of teaching and working in an intercultural environment and encourages applications from people interested in serving a diverse body of students. For more information, visit our Biblical Diversity and Intercultural Engagement.

About JBU

Information describing the university is available online.

Apply

To apply, please upload the following documents to the "Upload Your Documents" page:

1. Cover Letter
2. Your resume
3. A completed and signed staff employment application. (Click Here to Access the Application)

Only complete materials will be reviewed. Applicants selected for an interview will be contacted by the university.

Contact information:
Office of Human Resources
John Brown University
2000 West University Street
Siloam Springs, AR 72761
Phone: 479.524.7197
e-mail: jobs@jbu.edu