Graduate Assistantship Position
Posting Number
GS16-5038
Hiring Unit
Upward Bound EC/BEM
Assistantship Category
General
Job Description
To assist with providing classroom enrichment instruction, tutorial sessions, workshops, group training sessions, and one on one sessions to program participants in related subject areas; To assist with office related assignments such as providing assistance in creating reports and/or creating statistical data or other technology related work; To carry out a variety of smaller duties as they are assigned by the program director and/or departmental information supervisor:
- Plan, schedule, and implement effective individual and group advising sessions.
- Administer program assessment instruments.
- Assist program participants with completion of post-secondary education programs, applications for entry, financial aid material, and scholarship information.
- Assist with monitoring, coordinating, and implementing the summer component.
Qualifications Required
Admission into a graduate program of study at SIUE; Bachelor Degree in any of the following: Counseling, Psychology, Sociology, or Social Work. Knowledge of and sensitivity toward problems of minority and disadvantaged students desired; Must submit an official transcript and have ability to establish rapport with youth.
Period of Appointment
50% appointment- Summer, Fall, Spring semesters
Salary Range
1st Year Assistant: $595-$753 monthly
2nd Year Assistant: $622-$791 monthly
Number of Openings
until positions are filled
Closing Date For Applications
Applications accepted until openings in each department have been filled for that semester.
Submit
Letter of Application and Resume to:
Javonda Quinn, Program Director
SIUE East St. Louis Upward Bound Programs
601 James R. Thompson Blvd., Bldg. A, Suite 2057
East St. Louis, IL 62201
As a security sensitive position, this position (involving work with children) will require a criminal background investigation before an offer of appointment can be made.
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Notice: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, national origin or sex in violation of Title VII.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville prohibits discrimination against employees, applicants for employment and students on the basis of age, color, disability, marital status, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran’s status.
