Updated: about 22 hours ago
Location: Warrensburg, MISSOURI
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Position Information
Position Information
| Requisition Number | 2024-47GA |
|---|---|
| Position Title | Graduate Assistant - Student Affairs |
| Working Title | Student Activities Volunteer Services Assistantship 2023/2024 |
| 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: | Only complete applications will be considered for graduate assistant positions. Once an application has been submitted, you are not permitted to make changes or upload additional documents to the application. You must upload all transcripts and official reference letters at the time of submission. Applications will be denied if reference letters and transcripts are not included. |
| Working hours: | Because of the nature of the compensation package each Office of Student Activities Graduate Assistant receives, they are expected to work to the completion of their tasks which is of 20 hours per week. |
| Posting Date: | 03/29/2024 |
| Open Until Filled | Yes |
| Position Purpose | Job Duties The primary function of the Graduate Assistant for Volunteer Services 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 volunteer services, advising, programming, student organizations, campus policies, non-traditional students and working with faculty and staff advisors. Due to the nature of this position, the Graduate Assistant will be expected to work a number of evening and weekend hours. 1. Manage and maintain a positive relationship with community partners and volunteers. 2. Promote and advertise Volunteer Services events. 3. Assist with monthly and annual volunteer service activities including, but are not limited to: all service days, volunteer fairs, STUFH, blood drives and Stop & Serve. 4. Understand and abide by the policy and procedures on campus for planning events. 5. Serve as the primary advisor for Mo Volunteers (UCM student volunteer organization). 6. Plan and implement a variety of service projects for the UCM campus and surrounding communities. 7. Plan and implement the National Volunteer Week recognition activities. 8. Assist and advise with the service events on the Homecoming Leadership Committee. 9. Implement and maintain the Volunteer Hours Tracking System which includes submitting information for the Experience Transcript. 10. Assist other departments with service-learning related events. 11. Assist in daily operation of the Office of Student Activities. 12. Assist with coverage of weekend and evening events. 13. 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, Desktop Publishing, Web Page Maintenance |
| Experience | |
| Other Experience | |
| Special Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge: | Attention to detail, Communication skills, including oral, written, and/or nonverbal, Human Relations/Interpersonal skills, Leadership skills: organization/meeting facilitation/project leadership, Supervisory skills, including motivation, delegation of duties, evaluation, etc, Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and meet deadlines, Maintain confidentiality, Budget-related skills |
| Other Special Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge | |
| Special Working Conditions: | Irregular work hours, On call/standby work required, 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 up to $4,860.00 (+$4,106.75 for non-residents) and mandatory fees up to $684.75 of graduate coursework per semester. Graduate assistantship positions less than full will be prorated accordingly. |
| Other Special Qualifications |