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College/Federal Work Study III - Fantastic Fridays Student Assistant

Employer
Columbus State Community College
Location
Columbus, OH

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Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Community College

Job Details

Requisition ID: req3829

Job Title: College/Federal Work Study III - Fantastic Fridays Student Assistant

Department: Biological & Physical Sciences

Location: Columbus Campus

Employment Type: Student Employment

Employment Status: Student Employment

Bargaining Unit: Non-Bargaining Unit

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Compensation Type: Hourly

Compensation Range: $12.00

Schedule: 
Must be available Fridays 8am until 1pm. Additional days may be available if needed.
20 hrs. max/week.
Current work plan: Work will be On-Site.

End Date(if applicable): 5/13/2023

Job Description: 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty listed below. Reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities, covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, in accordance with its requirements.

Duties are numbered for convenience, and do not indicate order in terms of importance, frequency that the duty is performed, or the amount of time spent on the duty.

The Fantastic Fridays program lets K-12 students work in real college-level science labs. Students get hands-on science training, and even get to solve murder mysteries!

The Biological and Physical Sciences department is seeking students with strong science backgrounds and an interest in science education to assist in delivering the Fantastic Fridays program throughout the academic year.

General duties will include:
  • Set-up and take-down of labs
  • Organizing of program materials and supplies
  • Preparing supply carts
  • Supervising middle-and high-school students during labs/projects
  • Providing basic presentations of science topics
  • Other duties as assigned and needed by program
Sample areas for science activities include: Anatomy, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Forensic Science, Geology, Microbiology, Physics, Physiology, and Zoology.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 
Knowledge of: fundamental science concepts; science lab safety.

Skill in: interpersonal interactions and communication; organization; attention to detail.

Ability to: maintain a positive attitude; work with middle school and high school students; hold a consistent, reliable schedule.

Recent completion or current enrollment in 1 or more science courses.

Minimum Qualifications:

This position requires that any applicant be enrolled as a current student at Columbus State in three or more credit hours in a degree or certificate seeking program. Click here for a full explanation of eligibility requirements for student employment at Columbus State. 

Applicants must have received a high school diploma or a certificate of attendance from an accredited secondary school or a certificate of high school equivalence and be exempt from Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4109. 

Must have reliable transportation or other means to get to work regularly. 

Students enrolled as Transient, College Credit Plus, Undecided, or otherwise non degree-seeking are not considered eligible for Student Employment. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

  • Successful completion (B or better) of 2 or more science courses
  • Future Scientists of Ohio Scholarship students
  • Applicants with prior experience teaching science activities to K-12 students
  • A current accumulated GPA of 2.5 or higher
  • A declared major in science or science education, or closely related

 

Student Employee Professional Development

Students employed by Columbus State are exposed to professional work environments where they develop many of the important transferable skills necessary for future success in the workforce. We are dedicated to helping students set the stage for professional life through their participation in the following program(s):

  • CSTATE GROW (Guided Reflections on Work)
    • The program consists of brief, structured conversations between supervisor and student to reflect on and integrate what they are learning.
    • Effective Autumn 2020, all student employees and their functional supervisors will participate.
  • Career and Leadership Development Program (CLDP)
    • The program consists of paid competencies-based career and leadership development activities designed by Career Services.
    • Effective Autumn 2020, all Tier/Level III Positions will participate.

Career competencies you can expect to learn through Student Employment:

Career & Self Development Critical Thinking Leadership Teamwork Communication Equity & Inclusion Professionalism Technology

Organization

About Columbus State Community College

Columbus State is one of the largest colleges in Ohio, serving approximately 45,000 students annually. Committed to equity and accessibility, and driven to innovate on behalf of our students and our community at large, Columbus State is positioned as Central Ohio’s front door to higher education. Embracing a partnership mindset, Columbus State collaborates with university partners to provide affordable bachelor’s degree options, and with the region’s major employers to develop relevant, real-world educational offerings that produce in-demand workforce talent.

Locations

Columbus State offers convenient access to classes and college services at its locations across Central Ohio. Our Columbus Campus is located in the downtown Creative Campus neighborhood of the city’s Discovery District, while our Delaware Campus serves students in the fast-growing northern part of the region. Our Regional Learning Centers are located in Dublin, Grove City, Reynoldsburg, Westerville at Otterbein University, and The Southwest Center at Bolton Field.

National Recognition

Columbus State’s commitment to diverse, equitable and inclusive outcomes for our students and a better society is reflected in our recognition as the 2019 Leah Meyer Austin Award winner by Achieving the Dream, a national network dedicated to eliminating equity gaps in community college education. Columbus State is an Achieving the Dream Leader College of Distinction and a 2021 member of its Racial Equity Leadership Academy initiative to further institutional racial equity change.

Points of Distinction

• In August 2019, Columbus State opened the new home for its School of Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management, Mitchell Hall.

• The College is a leader in The College Credit Plus Program, an Ohio Department of Education strategy aimed at increasing educational attainment.

• Thanks to its strong academic foundation, Columbus State is extremely successful in the grant-writing arena, with 98 active grants from federal and state agencies, corporations, philanthropic organizations, and other sources with a total value of $70.4 million.

• Columbus State holds an annual Day of Service, where hundreds of students, faculty, and staff volunteer at dozens of locations around the area, totaling nearly 2,500 hours of service each year.

• In 2018, Columbus State adopted Four Pillars of Student Financial Stability and is actively partnering with community organizations to help solve issues of housing and food insecurity for our students.

• In 2019, the Mid-Ohio Market at Columbus State opened on the Columbus Campus to help address food insecurity for students and the larger community.

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