Academic Mentor (Wage)
- Employer
- University of Virginia
- Location
- Charlottesville, VA
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- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Job location: Charlottesville, VA
Employment Type: Part-time
Posted data: 2019-11-15
Req: R0007242
Athletic Academic Affairs is hiring Academic Mentors to support student-athletes in the essential skills for achieving academic success at the University of Virginia. Qualified applicants will become a member of the Cavalier Academic Support Team (CAST).
Academic Mentors meet with their assigned student(s) on a regular schedule (typically three to four times a week; however, this can vary) to develop and enhance basic study skills techniques such as organization, reading, time management, note-taking, working with faculty, etc.
Academic Mentors receive training from the Academic Affairs staff specific to current course curriculum.
Areas of support include, but are not limited to, all reading material, preparing for exams, preparing for written assignments, and preparing for discussion sections. Academic Mentors will be asked to build a strong mentor/mentee relationship with their student-athletes. Focus during a mentoring session is placed on teaching skills so they are directly applicable to the current assignment, yet also relevant to future coursework.
Academic Mentor Responsibilities
- Comply with all NCAA and ACC rules and regulations as well as the UVA Honor Code guidelines through continuous training.
- Meet with designated students as assigned to develop foundational skills.
- Complete session reports at the end of each session via the Athletics Academic Affairs reporting system.
- Communicate with Academic Affairs staff regarding any issues or concerns with student-performance.
- Establish professional working relationship with students and the Athletics Academic Affairs Staff.
- Attend orientation and ongoing training sessions.
- Monitor student progress and report to the appropriate constituents.
- Commit to approximately 8-10 hours a week and one full academic semester.
- Additional duties as assigned.
To apply, please submit an application online through Workday at https://uva.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UVAJobs and attach a current CV/Resume and a list of three references. Search on requisition number: R0007242.
The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment. (FSAKA)
Position Compensation Range: Compensation is based on level of education and will range from $13.00-$15.00 Hourly.
This is a wage position which is not eligible for leave or other benefits and is limited to 1500 hours of work in a year. For more information, refer to the Wage Employment link: http://uvapolicy.virginia.edu/policy/HRM-029.
Questions related to the application process may be directed to Brandi Shifflett, HR Specialist at brc2s@virginia.edu.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- One-year experience with teaching, advising, tutoring or mentoring. Volunteer experience and experience as a student will be considered.
- Successful applicants must have strong communication skills, be highly-organized, able to maintain confidentiality, able to maintain academic integrity, and able to work independently.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Master’s Degree
- Experience working with students in higher education.
- 3-5 years’ experience with teaching, advising, tutoring or mentoring.
- Experience working with student-athletes.
This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require walking some distance to attend meetings and programs.
The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System and the University Physician’s Group are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.
Organization
In 1819, the University of Virginia established a new model for intellectual exchange and cross-disciplinary collaboration in higher education. Two hundred years later, as a major research institution, we continue to challenge conventions, lead with ingenuity and advance knowledge for the common good.
What began as an innovative idea has become one of the nation’s leading public research universities, with over 21,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students. UVA also has over 3,000 full-time faculty offering more than 400 degrees.
Each of the University’s eleven schools has its own distinctive mission, working together to garner consistently high rankings—including #2 Best Value Public College (Princeton Review, 2016), #3 Public University in the Nation (U.S. News & World Report, 2016), and #3 Best Value Among Public Colleges (Kiplinger’s, 2016).
As we invest in and strengthen our research capabilities, UVA seeks new faculty ready to uncover new insights, rewrite old rules and collaborate on intellectual discoveries.
RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS THAT CROSS DISCIPLINES
As an R1 institution, the University’s research centers, consortia and laboratories are on the leading edge of discovery and technology, offering collaborative spaces for students and faculty to solve global problems.
Our professors are recognized members of major national scholarly and professional organizations, including the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Our faculty’s engagement in interdisciplinary research is being facilitated by new research institutes specializing in everything from big data to brain functioning, and by cluster hires across schools.
NATIONALLY RANKED HEALTH SYSTEM
UVA is also home to a nationally renowned academic medical center and the UVA Health System, which serves a three-part mission to treat patients, conduct translational research and train medical practitioners in a wide variety of disciplines.
Established as the nation’s 10th medical school in 1825, the institution has since grown to include a 612-bed hospital and a Level I trauma center, nationally recognized cancer and heart centers, a Children’s Hospital, and primary and specialty clinics throughout Central Virginia.
The UVA Medical Center is consistently ranked among the nation’s best hospitals by the U.S. News & World Report magazine and has been named among the top 25 percent in seven specialties.
INSPIRING STUDENTS, INSPIRED TEACHING
The vast majority of UVA students come from the top 10% of their high school class, as well as from all 50 states, over 142 countries and a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite their diversity, all UVA students share a love of learning and a drive to achieve.
One of the reasons students choose Virginia is our unique residential culture. At UVA, the community of students, faculty and staff personifies the Jeffersonian idea that living and learning are connected. The Academical Village was constructed to support a unique residential experience, with faculty living in the Pavilions, students occupying Lawn rooms and the world-famous Rotunda at its heart. The University’s residential culture continues to support this experience today—strengthened by students, faculty and staff rich in backgrounds, ideas and perspectives. Our unique culture is also paying dividends in innovation: UVA’s faculty have generated more than 130 patents since 2010.
Perhaps most importantly, faculty come to UVA knowing that instruction is as important as research, and they pride themselves on their many teaching awards. Our best professors look for ways to encourage, mentor and develop tomorrow’s leaders inside and outside the classroom.
LIFE IN CHARLOTTESVILLE
Living in Charlottesville you’ll find sophisticated restaurants, world-renowned wineries and breweries, cosmopolitan arts and music, friendly urban and suburban neighborhoods and a Piedmont landscape that has lured adventurous souls for centuries. No wonder the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research named Charlottesville the “happiest city in America” in 2014.
In addition to UVA and its health system, several major employers have facilities in Charlottesville, including State Farm, Northrop Grumman, the U.S. Department of Defense, GE and others. Charlottesville is also becoming a center for innovative start-up businesses. The University also actively helps spouses and partners of faculty members build their networks and pursue employment opportunities with a wide variety of area employers.
The University of Virginia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
- Telephone
- 434-985-4532
- Location
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2420 Old Ivy
Charlottesvle
Virginia
22911-7433
United States
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