Student Employment Opportunities
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We are committed to hiring exceptional university students for an array of positions that support learning on campus. Students employed by our office engage in ongoing professional development opportunities and supervision.
What types of positions are available? Follow these links below to learn more.
- Academic Renewal Course and Coaching (ARCC) Instructors |DEV 055
- Customer Service Assistants (undergraduate students)
- Mentors (undergraduate and graduate students)
- Preceptors (undergraduate)
- Supplemental Instruction (SI) Leaders (undergraduate students)
- Team Assistants (graduate students and federal work study undergraduate students)
- Tutors (undergraduate and graduate students)
Academic Renewal Course and Coaching (ARCC) Instructors |DEV 055
This position serves as the course instructor and academic coach for the ARCC during fall and spring semesters.
This role includes:
- Prepares for and conducts 2 class sessions per week for 7 weeks
- Provides one on one coaching for the remainder of the term
- Submits reflections and lesson plans
- Attends training and team meetings
- Maintains professional attitude and work ethic
- Maintains requested paperwork
- Consults with supervisor
Qualifications:
- Graduate students in School of Education, related field or teaching experience required
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills required
- Ability to work both independently and as a member of a team required
- Recommendation from department chair or supervisor
- Experience in a facilitator role preferred
- Completion of application, successful interview required
Why be an ARCC Instructor?
- Professional college-level teaching experience
- Strengthen facilitation and communication skills
- Excellent addition to resume
- Paid position
Customer Service Assistants (undergraduate students)
The Customer Service Assistant position is responsible for providing the front-line customer services front for tutoring services.
This role includes:
- Assist with designated set-up and clean-up procedures
- Provide a friendly and customer orientated front-line service
- Assist students with check-in and check-out process
- Assist in the accurate collection of tutoring data
- Assist students in finding designated space and tutor
- Answer basic questions and address concerns regarding services
- Communicate questions, concerns to your supervisor
- Perform other duties or meet other expectations as assigned
Qualifications:
- Strong work ethic, reliable, and respectful of confidentiality required
- Strong organization skills
- Excellent communication and customer service skills
- Experience and knowledge of Microsoft Office and proficient internet skills
- Ability to work both independently and as a member of a team
Why be a Customer Service Assistant?
- Develop and enhance customer service skills
- Opportunity to assist other students
- Excellent addition to resume
- Paid hourly
Mentors (undergraduate and graduate students)
Mentors assist with the supervision and support of the Learning Facilitators employed by OLR.
This role includes:
- Supports and consults with designated Learning Facilitators
- Serves as a link between Learning Facilitators and the supervisor
- Facilitates observations and debriefings
- Maintains professional attitude and work ethic
- Maintains requested paperwork
Qualifications:
- Previously employed by our office or a Graduate Student Intern from the School of Education or related field
- Strong work ethic, reliable, and respectful of confidentiality required
- Excellent communication skills required
- Ability to work both independently and as a member of a team
- Recommendation of department chair or supervisor
- Completion of application, successful interview required
- Develop and enhance mentoring and other supervisory skills
- Opportunity to support student learning and the professional development of undergraduate students
- Excellent addition to resume
- Paid hourly and/or meets internship requirements for graduate students
Preceptors (undergraduate)
The Preceptor assists the course instructor in the delivery and support of UDI 175 (The Art and Science of Learning). This course is offered to first-year students participating in the Fully Integrated Resource Support and Transition program (FIRST).
This role includes:
- Assist with class facilitation, contributing to conversations and activities.
- Engage in meetings or follow ups with students and the instructor.
- Complete other duties developed with instructor.
- Establishes and maintains a mentoring relationship with each student.
- Demonstrate awareness of student issues including adjustment to college, approach to study, course concerns, etc.
Qualifications:
- Strong work ethic, reliable, and respectful of confidentiality
- Ability to work independently and as a member of a team
- Excellent communication skills
- Minimum GPA of 3.0
- Good non-academic standing
- Recommendation from one of the following individuals: UDI course instructor, adviser, supervisor or faculty member
Why be a Preceptor?
- Professional partnerships with a instructor
- Strengthen facilitation and communication skills
- Opportunity to support student learning
- Excellent professional and academic development
- Paid position
Supplemental Instruction (SI) Leaders (undergraduate students)
SI Leaders attend class along with the students. In addition to class, SI Leaders facilitate group sessions to assist students in mastering course material through discussion and activities.In SI, UD students develop college-level study techniques and strategies while enrolled in their regular academic courses. Students attend two regularly scheduled, peer-facilitated study sessions in addition to regular class attendance. The peer facilitators are known as SI leaders.
Often SI leaders are students who have successfully completed the course or a major in the discipline. SI leaders attend class along with the students in their group, take notes, do the readings and, in short, act as a model student. In SI, the leader facilitates a collaborative learning process, but does not re-lecture. Typical sessions might include note review, test preparation, text or primary source processing or content organization.
This role includes:
- Attends class, takes notes and completes readings
- Prepares and conducts 2 weekly sessions
- Consults course instructor
- Submits reflections and lesson plans
- Maintains requested paperwork
- Communicates effectively
- Attends trainings/meetings
- Maintains professional attitude and work ethic
- Maintains requested paperwork
Qualifications:
- Minimum GPA of 3.3 required
- Successful completion of at least one course listed on job posting.
- Recommendation of faculty and/or department chair of chosen discipline/course required.
Why be a SI Leader?
- Provides an opportunity to work within a discipline
- Develop and enhance one-on-one facilitation techniques
- Excellent addition to resume
- Paid hourly
Team Assistants (graduate students and federal work study undergraduate students)
Team Assistants provide customer and office services for our office.
This role includes:
- Provides office related duties including, but not limited to, answering and directing phone calls, greeting visitors, filing, data entry, maintaining files and spreadsheets
- Performs basic tasks such as e-text conversion, photocopying, scanning, editing and proofreading, and monitors lab use
- Serves as a proctor, test reader and/or scribe, or test courier
- Maintains professional attitude and work ethic
- Maintains requested paperwork
- Communicates effectively
Qualifications:
- Federal Work Study only
- Experience and knowledge of Microsoft Office required
- Strong work ethic, reliable, and respectful of confidentiality required
- Excellent communication and customer service skills required
- Ability to work both independently and as a member of a team
Why be a Team Assistant?
- Develop and enhance technology and customer service skills
- Opportunity to assist other students
- Excellent addition to resume
- Paid hourly
Tutors (undergraduate and graduate students)
Tutors facilitate tutorial sessions for select general education courses during walk-in hours and/or by appointment.
- Walk-in Tutoring: Monday - Thursdays 6-9 PM
- Scheduled Appointments: Hours determined as needed and approved
This role includes:
- Facilitates tutorials
- Consults instructor as needed
- Attends trainings/meetings
- Maintains professional attitude and work ethic
- Maintains requested paperwork
- Communicates effectively
Qualifications:
- Minimum GPA of 3.3 required
- Successful completion of designated course
- Recommendation of faculty and/or department chair required
- Completion of application, successful interview required
Why be a Tutor?
- Opportunity to assist other students
- Develop and enhance one-on-one facilitation techniques
- Excellent addition to resume
- Paid hourly