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4 people are interested
Writing Group Mentor - DiverseCity Writing Series: Asian Association of Utah
ORGANIZATION: SLCC Community Writing Center
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4 people are interested
Job Title: Writing Group Mentor
Purpose: The writing group mentor coordinates and facilitates ongoing group meetings for the SLCC Community Writing Center's (CWC) DiverseCity Writing Series. As a mentor you have the opportunity to create an atmosphere where writers can share their work and receive thoughtful feedback. This helps enable the CWC’s mission of promoting writing and diversity within the community. Volunteer mentors find that their own writing improves as they assist others in their writing.
Location: Asian Association 155 S 300 W, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Key Responsibilities:
- Track group meetings
- Provide prompts and constructive feedback to group participants
- Participate in group with your writing
- Be inviting to and collaborative with community writers
- Understand group dynamics while being flexible, nonjudgmental, and creative
- Assist in yearly group publication
Time Commitment: Asian Association meets every Thursday from 10:45 am - 12 pm. We ask that group mentors commit to a minimum of six months of service.
Group mentors will report to the DiverseCity Writing Series program coordinator and our community partner the Asian Association of Utah.
A qualified mentor will be interested in the writing process, sensitive to diverse populations, patient, dependable, and open-minded. This group also requires a mentor experienced with (or interested in gaining experience with) English Language Learners. Experience with refugee and immigrant communities is also a plus.
Orientation and training for this position will be provided by the SLCC Community Writing Center.
Thank you for your interest in strengthening our community of writers with your time and talents!
More opportunities with SLCC Community Writing Center
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About SLCC Community Writing Center
Location:
210 East 400 South, Ste. 8, Salt Lake City, UT 84111, US
Mission Statement
The SLCC Community Writing Center (CWC) supports, motivates and educates people of all abilities and educational backgrounds who want to use writing for practical needs, civic engagement and personal expression. The CWC is based on the principles of Education, Community, and Collaboration. The CWC has historically challenged and should continue to challenge the assumptions... that some types of writing are more valuable than others that publication validates a piece of writing that higher education is somehow separate from community education; and that higher educational institutions can know what a community needs or wants without entering into full and mutually-beneficial partnership with that community.
Description
The CWC was founded on the premise that everyone can write with assistance and support from others. Based on the model of student writing centers that most college and universities have on campus to serve student writing needs, the CWC serves the entire Salt Lake metropolitian area community.
Because of a strong commitment to the community, Salt Lake Community College funds the CWC. SLCC values the variety of learning opportunities the CWC provides and is dedicated to providing on-going support for its programs.
These programs include Writing Coaching, Writing Workshops, and the DiverseCity Writing Series. The CWC also partners with local community organizations and governmental agencies to empower their clients, staff and volunteers through writing.
The CWC opened to the public in October 2001 in the Artspace Bridge Projects multi-use complext just across the street from the Salt Lake City homeless services district. In November 2005, the CWC moved to its current location in the Plaza of the SLC Main Library.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
155 S. 300 W.Salt Lake CitySalt Lake City, UT 84101
DATE POSTED
August 28, 2017
SKILLS
- Mentoring
- Literacy / Reading
- Reading / Writing
- People Skills
- English
- Verbal / Written Communication
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Orientation or Training
- Approx. 6 hours a month; six-month minimum
- Orientation and training provided by SLCC Community Writing Center