How to hire a writing center director

How to hire a writing center director, step by step

Here's a step-by-step writing center director hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a writing center director job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new writing center director
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The writing center director hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   Hiring the perfect writing center director also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   This list presents writing center director salaries for various positions.

   Type of Writing Center Director	Description	Hourly rate
   Writing Center Director	Preschool and childcare center directors supervise and lead staffs, oversee daily activities, design curriculums, and prepare budgets. They are responsible for all aspects of their center’s program.	$20-64
   Parent Educator	A parent educator is a professional who specializes in tutoring parents on skills to help them raise children who are healthy and well-rounded. You will help parents learn the skills they may need to raise children who are healthy emotionally, psychologically, and physically... Show more	$13-25
   Test Center Administrator	A test center administrator is responsible for overseeing the daily operations at test centers, ensuring efficiency and smooth workflow. They typically set goals, establish guidelines and timelines, liaise with external partners such as vendors at suppliers, coordinate staff, monitor the progress of all operations, and address issues and concerns, resolving them promptly and efficiently... Show more	$10-14

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Writing Support
   • ESL
   • Program Assessment
   • Study
   • Seminar
   • Press Releases

   Responsibilities:

   • Manage delivery of quality early childhood education programs by establishing an environment of learning and maintaining the integrity of the programs.
   • Align the ESL tutorial services with ESL course objectives and student learning outcomes.
   • Work with students to identify learning styles and preferences and tailor study habits accordingly.
   • Develop program for supervise study tables for student athletes, focusing on at-risk players and probation students.
   • Create and present seminar on university services.
   • Manage delivery of quality early childhood education programs by establishing an environment of learning and maintaining the integrity of the programs.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your writing center director job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A writing center director can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, writing center directors' average salary in montana is 56% less than in rhode island.
   • Seniority. Entry-level writing center directors 69% less than senior-level writing center directors.
   • Certifications. A writing center director with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a writing center director's salary.

   Average writing center director salary

   $76,191yearly

   $36.63 hourly rate

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   Entry-level writing center director salary

   $42,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 19, 2025

4. Writing a writing center director job description

   A good writing center director job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a writing center director job description:

   Writing center director job description example

   • Ph.D. in English or related field (e.g., Rhetoric/Composition, Literacy Studies, Linguistics), PhD preferred
   • 5 years tutoring, teaching and/or leading a writing center at the college/university level
   • Strong supervisory skills to supervise student workers
   • Must have excellent attendance and punctuality, collegial and diplomatic behavior at work, as well as work performance to the satisfaction of management and essential functions of the position
   • Excellent English writing and oral communication skills
   • Commitment to academic excellence and student success
   • Sensitivity to students with diverse backgrounds and learning needs
   • Ability to work independently and in collaboration with others
   • Individual and small group writing teaching/tutoring experience with students who are English language learners, international, and/or graduate or undergraduate students
   • Expertise in APA writing style for qualitative and quantitative research studies
   • Strong proofreading and editing skills
   • Knowledge of and ability to provide services to multi-ethnic, international, and underserved students
   • Advanced skills in Word, Excel, Google documents, Adobe Acrobat, Zoom, and Turnitin
   • Demonstrated compassion, patience, respect, and comfort toward human diversity with cross cultural awareness and sensitivity

   Application Procedures:

   Qualified candidates for the Writing Center Director position should apply with a:

   • Cover letter describing qualifications for and interest in the position. PAU is committed to providing an educational environment that supports a diverse, equitable and inclusive population. In your cover letter, please include information on how your background and experience has prepared you to be in an environment that holds equity and inclusion core to its mission and values.
   • Curriculum vitae
   • Writing center philosophy statement
   • Writing sample

   EEOC Policy:

   The University is an equal opportunity employer and is firmly committed to non-discrimination in its hiring and other employment practices and in the application of its personnel policies. In compliance with all applicable federal and state laws, except where a bona fide occupational qualification exists, employment decisions will be made irrespective of the staff member's race, color, religion, religious creed, ancestry, national origin, age (except for minors), sex, marital status, citizenship status, military service status, sexual orientation, medical condition (cancer- related or genetic condition), disability and/or any another status protected by law. When necessary, the University will reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities, if the individual is otherwise qualified to safely perform all essential functions of the position and if it will be done without undue hardship to the University.

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5. Post your job

   To find the right writing center director for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with writing center directors they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit writing center directors who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   To find writing center director candidates, you can consider the following options:

   • Post your job opening on Zippia or other job search websites.
   • Use niche websites that focus on engineering and technology jobs, such as k12jobspot, learn4good, serious teachers, teachingjobs.com.
   • Post your job on free job posting websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting writing center directors requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new writing center director

   Once you have selected a candidate for the writing center director position, it is time to create an offer letter. In addition to salary, the offer letter should include details about benefits and perks that are available to the employee. Ensuring your offer is competitive is vital, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and it is important to be open to discussion and reach a mutually beneficial agreement. After the offer has been accepted, it is a good idea to formalize the agreement with a contract.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new writing center director. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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