Graduate Assistant - Peer Coach
- Employer
- The University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley
- Location
- Brownsville, TX
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- Administrative Jobs
- Institutional & Business Affairs, Athletics
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
1. Currently admitted to the Graduate School
2. Be in good academic standing
3. Be registered full-time for the respective semester (nine semester credit hours during the fall
semester, nine semester credit hours during spring semester, six semester credit hours during the
summer session(s)), or in the required number of semester credit hours to fulfill the only remaining requirements on the degree plan.
1) Aid SSS students individually or in groups through presentations, workshops, outreach activities, and/or other programming focused on learning strategies, career development and planning, graduate school preparation, and financial literacy and financial aid to support student engagement, learning, and development.
2) Motivate students toward achieving positive grades and GPAs.
3) Serve as a role model for the students.
4) Lead, promote, assist and participate in program activities and recruitment events.
5) Act as a student ambassador through active relationship building and leadership to increase the visibility of the TRIO SSS program and increase student participation.
6) Maintain up-to-date information on scholarships, tutoring, resources, and events.
7) Respond to student questions in a professional and timely manner through e-mail and/or phone.
8) Maintain consistent contact with assigned students.
9) Track student participation and create reports.
10) Follow up on student’s progress and maintain proper documentation.
11) Conduct presentations and/or workshops to enhance success and increase retention.
12) Attend training and/or participate in departmental events and activities as requested.
13) Other duties as assigned.
1. Be a current UTRGV graduate student.
2. Preference given to past TRO SSS participants.
3. Be in good academic standing with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
4. Graduated with a liberal art, STEM, business, and/or health science BA degree.
5. Commit for one summer and the following academic year (summer, fall, spring 19-20).
6. Ability to develop rapport with students from diverse backgrounds.
7. Have a strong desire to help other students attain academic and career goals.
8. Establish and maintain appropriate conduct with assigned students.
9. Commit to keeping information confidential.
10. Adheres to SSS rules and policies.
11. Demonstrate interest in student involvement through extracurricular activities.
12. Possess strong customer-service and interpersonal skills.
13. Work well in teams or independently.
14. Ability to work a minimum of 10 hours to a maximum of 15 hours per week.
15. Knowledge and familiarity of UTRGV campus.
16. Strong public speaking skills.
UTRGV is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to hire without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or veteran status. UTRGV takes affirmative action to hire and advance women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Open Date07/10/2019Special Instructions to ApplicantsDear Applicant,
Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following:
*Date of Birth
*Social Security Number
*Gender
*Ethnicity/Race
Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reserves the right to discontinue accepting applications prior to the stated close date of this position, after meeting the posting requirement of three (3) calendar days.
Quick Linkhttp://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/21908Posting Supplemental QuestionsRequired fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
Organization
Working at The University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley
A New University with a Long History
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley was created by the Texas Legislature in 2013 in a historic move that brings together the resources and assets of UT Brownsville and UT Pan American and, for the first time, makes it possible for residents of the Rio Grande Valley to benefit from the Permanent University Fund—a public endowment contributing support to the University of Texas System and the Texas A&M University System.
Our new university will also be home to a School of Medicine and will transform Texas and the nation by becoming a leader in student success, teaching, research, and health care. UTRGV will enroll its first class in the fall of 2015, and the School of Medicine will open in 2016.
UT Brownsville and UT Pan American
The shared history of The University of Texas Pan American and The University of Texas at Brownsville goes back to 1927, when Edinburg College was founded. In 1973, Pan American opened a second campus in Brownsville, which later became an independent institution of The University of Texas System in 1991. Over the years, the missions and the identities of these great institutions have continually evolved to serve the communities of the Rio Grande Valley.
Now, the evolution and connection between these two institutions is coming full circle as UT Brownsville and UT Pan American are being established as a single, new university and medical school, with a single, new identity—The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
Learn more about UTRGV here.
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