Title: Staff Graduate Assistant (SGA)
Employee Classification: GS
Pay Grade: GS 00
Division: Academic and Student Affairs
Subdivision:Â Engage@EMU
Department: Engage@EMU
Campus Location: Main Campus
General Summary
Engage@ EMU cultivates and creates community and university initiatives, programs and partnerships mostly aligned with academic programs. Engage services all University colleges, academic departments and programs and serves as a liaison to several community organizations and local municipalities.
The University receives federal work-study funds to support student employment. 7% of such funds are required to support community engagement employment. This position will assist in the overall management of the work-study community engagement students by working with community organizations, promoting student employment, providing any necessary training to work-study students, identifying on-campus partners and assisting overall in creating a community based work-study vision. Additionally, it will manage and develop a comprehensive database on EMU community partners to be utilized University-wide.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
- Serve as the main point of communication for the Community Work-Study Program, responding to partners, students, and EMU staff/faculty on behalf of the program as needed.
- Identifying community partners, organizations interested in a work-study employee and managing relations and communications.
- Managing of Community Partner Database.
- Development and uploading of job descriptions, and management of positions through the University platforms.
- Development of evaluation tool for community participants and work-study students.
- Collaboration with the University Financial Aid Office and Careers Services in program implementation.
- Ensuring University is compliant with federal regulations by preparing and/or assisting Financial Aid in reporting/documentation, etc.
- Develop a promotional plan/strategy to promote positions to students.
- Designing (if needed) and/or identifying specific outreach programs in areas of literacy and/or math for work-study employment.
- Supporting and Coordinating the volunteer component of the Eagle Engage Corps Debt Forgiveness Program.
- Supporting with additional community based projects functioning out of the engage office (e.g. Collaborative YMCA Childcare Center) as needed.
Minimum Qualifications:
- This position is only available to those graduate students eligible for Work Study.
- Background in Social Work, Management, Community Education, Arts Administration and/or Non-Profit organization or administration.
- Interest and experience in working in community based organizations (social service, art, government, etc.) and/or college-based service learning.
- Independent, motivated, self-starter looking for a high-level of responsibility and value within an organization.
- Strong writing/editing/communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Graphic Design Skills or familiarity with design softwares (e.g. adobe or canva).
- Familiarity and/or experience with grant writing and reporting including grant budgets a plus.
Appointment Percentage:
100%
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status.
Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
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