Job no: 518788
Work type: On Campus
Location: Normal, Illinois

Title: GA - Pre-Professional - Efaw Lead Peer Mentor - College of Education - Fall 2024 - Spring 2025
Division Name: Academic Affairs
Department: Dean of Education
Campus Location: Normal, IL

Job Summary

The Efaw Peer Mentor Graduate student plays a critical role in the Efaw Center daily operations. This position involves mentoring students, licensing exam program facilitation and development for undergraduate and graduate education students, data management, and supporting the director with high impact programming and events.

Activities for this position include:

Conducting outreach to referred students throughout the academic year.

Updating Canvas Module grade check reports weekly and sending them to appropriate parties.
Reviewing data forms and reaching out to students using established protocols.

Assisting to revise and update established protocols based on feedback
Meeting 1:1 with students (in person/ zoom) and providing academic mentoring and case management.
Holding office hours/meetings/workshops (in person/ zoom).
Contacting community and campus partners to arrange events and catering for the event.
Designing and facilitating learning communities and workshops.

Canvas site-building and maintaining
Preparing program materials for licensure exam preparation.
Conducting email and phone campaigns to reach out to students and share resources/ deadlines.
Collecting and organizing program data.
Attending scheduled staff meetings.

Supporting undergraduate tutoring staff.
Attending professional learning workshops as they relate to job requirements.

Collaborate with other team members as relevant to the tasks assigned. Other relevant duties as assigned.

Salary Rate / Pay Rate

$1500 per month

Required Qualifications

1. Eligible for appointment as per the requirements in the Graduate Assistant Handbook which can be found at http://hr.illinoisstate.edu/downloads/GA_Handbook.pdf
2. Must be a degree seeking graduate student at Illinois State University in one of the following degree fields: Education, Social Work, Psychology, Communications, Speech and Pathology, Project Management

Preferred Qualifications

-Inviting, kind, and patient disposition
-Flexible mindset
-Comfort and willingness to lead workshops/ give class presentations
-Comfort with using multiple forms of communication (phone, email, social media, LMS, Canvas)
-Can prioritize multiple tasks
-Clearly defined approach to organization
-Receptive to constructive feedback
-Proven ability to collaborate on a team
-Can communicate effectively and efficiently in English orally and in writing.
-Ability to work from a solution-oriented, growth-oriented, and grounded mindset.
-Experience with data collection and management
-Demonstrated multicultural awareness and sensitivities to variation among people of multicultural and multiethnic identities, diverse abilities, and diverse ages and life experiences.
-Ability to prioritize and delegate tasks, ask clarifying questions, and take notes,
-Experience with or willingness to learn Accudemia, Microsoft Teams, Canvas, Outlook and other digital applications using online resources and ISU professional learning opportunities.
-Interest in and ability to serve in a leadership role and support staff peers in completing their projects/ work

Work Hours

20 hours/ week M-Fri, 8am-8pm, some weekends

Proposed Starting Date

August 12, 2024

Required Applicant Documents

Resume, Cover Letter, Reference List, Work Availability

Please Note: These documents are required to be submitted online in order to complete the application process. Please have these documents ready prior to clicking on "Apply"

Special Instructions for Applicants

Please address how you meet the job description and the qualifications in your cover letter.

Note: If you have not yet been assigned a University ID, but are interested in applying for this graduate assistantship, please proceed with the graduate assistant application process. For the first question regarding your University ID, simply enter in nine (9) zeros (e.g., 000000000).

You must be eligible for employment in the United States and at Illinois State University and/or for the number of hours required for the position.

Illinois State University student employees are restricted to no more than 28 hours per week of on-campus employment for all positions held. International students are restricted by their visa status to no more than 20 hours per week of on-campus employment when the university is in session but may work up to 28 hours per week when the university is not in session. Please contact the Office of International Student and Scholar Services for guidance on visa restrictions on work hours. The University cannot grant exceptions to visa status rules/laws.

Contact Information for Applicants

Becky Beucher
rlbeuch@ilstu.edu

Important Information for Applicants

This position is subject to a criminal background investigation and if applicable, an employment history review, based on University Policy 3.1.30 and any offer of employment is contingent upon you passing a satisfactory criminal background investigation and/or an employment history review. You may not begin work until the criminal background investigation results have been received and cleared by Human Resources.

Illinois State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or other state or federal law you may request an accommodation by contacting the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access at (309) 438-3383 . The Office of Equal Opportunity and Access will hold any confidential information you provide in confidence.

If you are having difficulty accessing the system, please call Human Resources at (309) 438-8311 .

Application Opened: 06/07/2024 06:00 AM CST
Application Closes: 06/28/2024 11:55 PM CST