Job no: 518751
Work type: On Campus
Location: Normal, Illinois

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

Job Summary

The English Scholar Graduate student plays a critical role in facilitating the English Scholars program. This program involves mentoring and program development and facilitation for first-generation college students studying to become teachers who are recipients of the English Scholars award.

Activities for this position include:

Conducting outreach to English Scholar students throughout the academic year
Monitoring early alert and midterm grades and reaching out to students
Meeting 1:1 with students (in person/ zoom)
Holding office hours (in person/ zoom)
Contacting community and campus partners to arrange events and catering for the event
Monitoring the dissemination of technology package and communicating with key individuals
Designing and facilitating learning communities and workshops
Canvas site-building and maintaining
Preparing program materials
Conducting email and phone campaigns to reach out to students
Holding meetings via zoom and in person
Collecting and organizing program data
Attending staff meetings
Attending professional learning workshops
Support developing an alumni mentorship program-outreach to mentors and mentees, maintaining resources, communicating with mentors and mentees, supporting organizing and hosting events

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 with using multiple forms of communication (phone, email, social media, LMS)
-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, Google Scholar, Microsoft Teams, Canvas, Outlook and other digital applications through self learning and engaging in professional learning opportunities.

Work Hours

20 hours per week

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

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

Dr. 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