Salary: Depends on Qualifications
Job_Type: Graduate Assistant
Job_Number: 02251
Location: Off Campus
Division: Graduate Employment

General Summary

Engage@EMU, which cultivates and creates community and university initiatives, oversees the College Coaching Corps in partnership with MCAN (Michigan College Access Network), and Washtenaw Futures (the Local College Access Network).
The College Coaching Corps - WMBK hosts one full-time graduate assistantship to serve as a program coordinator for Washtenaw My Brother's Keepers activities including:

• WMBK Middle School boys group in Ypsilanti & A2 with a focus on college readiness (25%)
• Development of post-secondary initiatives and career exploration events and/or initiatives for young men of color in Washtenaw County (25%)
• WMBK event logistics/scheduling
• Social Media and website support
• Volunteer Vetting
• Partnership Engagement and Communication

Washtenaw My Brother's Keeper (WMBK)'s Mission, Vision, & Values:
Mission
WMBK exists to impact boys and men of color by changing narratives, practices, and policies, resulting in transformation of self and community.
Vision
Washtenaw County will be a place where boys and men of color thrive; having full access and support to educational and economic opportunities, strong support and care from an intergenerational community of men of color and are positively acknowledged by the community at large.

Core Values
• Controlling our narrative and shifting mindsets
• Brotherhood
• Transformation
• Intergenerational Work

Coach will commit to a term of service beginning in late August 2020 through the end of June 2021. This appointment includes mandatory training with Washtenaw Futures in August 2020. Additional on-campus trainings and meetings throughout the year are required.

Program Summary
Overall Goal of the Washtenaw My Brother's Keeper Coach The goal is to expose young men of color (middle to high school) to educational, cultural and professional pathways less visible and/or accessible.
Rationale: “While Washtenaw County has the largest percentage of residents with a college degree in the state of Michigan (61%), we believe this is because a number of public and private colleges and universities call Washtenaw their home. However, for students growing up in Washtenaw, the path to college access and attainment is challenging and difficult.” (Washtenaw Futures Website).
For example, in Washtenaw County, standardized test data shows that 8.5% of African-American juniors are college ready compared to their 40% of their White peers (MiCollegeData). This disparity perpetuates and impacts college admission and persistence.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Primary Tasks/Expectations/Deliverables: Working with Washtenaw Futures leadership team and the WMBK Coordinator, the WMBK Coach will engage with young men of color to support their development in the following areas:

• School Persistence
• Identity and Motivation
• Skill Exploration
• Academic Progress
• Resource Use

Key responsibilities may include: establishing relationships with non-profits, schools and universities in order to better understand their barriers to success; designing and implementing a Boys Club program for young men of color in partnership with local schools and organizations; devising if necessary individual plans to center around students with academic challenges and soft skill preparedness; supporting student persistence throughout the academic year; helping students develop soft skills and academic skills, connecting students to proper resources if needed, such as mentors, school counselors, school social workers, or other school or community resources.

The WMBK coach is expected to work under the supervision of the WMBK Administration and in partnership with the WISD staff.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Enrollment in an EMU master's degree program in counseling (school or college), Social Work, education or higher education student affairs (HESA). Background and concentration in high school mentoring, academic tutoring and/or college access.
• Interest in developing effective strategies for working with students, faculty, and staff including those from diverse backgrounds.
• Previous experience demonstrating strong leadership abilities, influencing others in a positive manner while achieving goals, and effectively communicating ideas and generating support for ideas
• Ability to work independently and analytically, exercise discretion and good judgment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; proficient computer skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects; strong planning and organizational skills
• Demonstrate program development and management experience
• Willingness to handle complex and detail-oriented workload
• Team-oriented towards program design, implementation, and evaluation
• High energy, creativity, ability to assume responsibility; take initiative and develop new programs
• Successfully pass background screening as required by the assigned school district, including fingerprinting.

Supplemental Information

Required supplemental documents to be submitted
Cover letter, resume and list of references

For a full-time GA appointment, the University provides a tuition scholarship for up to 18 credit hours in each academic year (September 1 to August 31) of the assistantship.

For graduate assistants who are appointed to part-time positions and for GAs who begin employment after the start of the semester, the number of credit hours covered by the award will be prorated.

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