Updated: about 5 hours ago
Location: Warrensburg, MISSOURI
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Position Information
Position Information
| Requisition Number | 2024-68GA |
|---|---|
| Position Title | Graduate Assistant - Student Affairs |
| Working Title | Student Activities Programming Graduate Assistant |
| Department | 313010- Student Activities |
| Pay Rate | 1.0 : $4,500.00 (Spring/Fall) |
| FTE | 1.0 |
| Position Number | G98042 |
| Starting Date: | 08/12/2024 |
| End Date: | 12/13/2024 |
| Special Instructions to Applicants: | Scholarship: Students filling a Graduate Assistantship (GA) position are eligible to receive a graduate tuition waiver, a graduate non-resident tuition waiver (if applicable), and a graduate mandatory fees waiver. The scholarships are in the form of a waiver and the funds are not deposited into the student’s personal account. Instead, the student’s bill is reduced by the amount of the scholarship awarded. If the maximum amount of the scholarship is not used, the remainder is not paid to the student in any form and unused scholarship money cannot be carried over to another semester. The scholarship is applied to graduate level courses only; courses taken for undergraduate credit are not eligible to be covered by the GA scholarship. The non-resident fee scholarship only applies to classes taken on the UCM Warrensburg campus. The maximum scholarship amounts are based on the size of assistantship held. For a full (20 hour per week) assistantship, the scholarship covers tuition costs and mandatory fees up to 12 credit hours of graduate coursework per semester. Graduate assistantship positions less than full will be prorated accordingly. |
| Working hours: | 20 hours per week with irregular hours based on programs and responsibilities required from one week to the next |
| Posting Date: | 05/23/2024 |
| Open Until Filled | Yes |
| Position Purpose | The primary function of the Graduate Assistant for Student Involvement is to help plan, organize, and implement a comprehensive student involvement program designed to enhance the total learning experience for students by providing co-curricular activities. This Graduate Assistant should gain experience in advising, programming, student organizations, campus policies, non-traditional students and working with faculty and staff advisors. 1.1. Co-advise the campus programming board, MO’s Activity Council 2. Supervise at least four members of The MO’s Activity Council 3. Hold weekly one-on-one meetings with assigned executive members 4. Plan, implement and facilitate semester retreats and ongoing training opportunities for executive members. 5. Maintain records and organizational plans utilized for programming activities 6. Design and utilize assessment tools for assessing programming 7. Assist with Week of Welcome planning and implementation 8. Assist with Family Weekend planning and implementation 9. Assist in advising the Homecoming Leadership Committee 10. Attend regularly scheduled meetings for affiliated organizations and groups 11. Assist with planning additional events within the student development area 12. Assist with coverage of weekend and evening events 13. Assist in daily operation of the Office of Student Activities 14. Perform other duties as assigned |
| Education & Formal Training | Bachelor's degree (Specify field(s) of study below) |
| Other Education & Formal Training | |
| Computer Skills | Word-Processing, Spreadsheet, Presentation |
| Experience | |
| Other Experience | |
| Special Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge: | Attention to detail, Budget-related skills, Human Relations/Interpersonal skills, Leadership skills: organization/meeting facilitation/project leadership, Physical abilities: mobility/strength/dexterity/balance/coordination/endurance, Sensory abilities: special vision and/or hearing requirements (specify), Supervisory skills, including motivation, delegation of duties, evaluation, etc, Management and/or administration skills, Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and meet deadlines, Maintain confidentiality |
| Other Special Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge | |
| Special Working Conditions: | Irregular work hours, Professional appearance |
| Other Special Working Conditions | Scholarship: Students filling a Graduate Assistantship (GA) position are eligible to receive a graduate tuition waiver, a graduate non-resident tuition waiver (if applicable), and a graduate mandatory fees waiver. The scholarships are in the form of a waiver and the funds are not deposited into the student’s personal account. Instead, the student’s bill is reduced by the amount of the scholarship awarded. If the maximum amount of the scholarship is not used, the remainder is not paid to the student in any form and unused scholarship money cannot be carried over to another semester. The scholarship is applied to graduate level courses only; courses taken for undergraduate credit are not eligible to be covered by the GA scholarship. The non-resident fee scholarship only applies to classes taken on the UCM Warrensburg campus. The maximum scholarship amounts are based on the size of assistantship held. For a full (20 hour per week) assistantship, the scholarship covers tuition costs and mandatory fees up to 12 credit hours of graduate coursework per semester. Graduate assistantship positions less than full will be prorated accordingly. |
| Other Special Qualifications |