Federal Work Study - Student Worker - America Reads Program (Spring Semester 2025)
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Federal Work Study - Student Worker - America Reads Program (Spring Semester 2025)

East Georgia State College

Location: Swainsboro,GA, USA

Date: 2025-01-02T08:13:28Z

Job Description:

About Us

East Georgia State College provides more than 1,700 students access to affordable, quality higher education. Students can pursue associate degrees, career-focused bachelors degrees, and transfer pathways to other institutions. The main campus in Swainsboro offers a tight-knit community with residential options. The beautiful 400-acre pine forest campus has two small lakes, a challenging 18-hole disc golf course, and an active apiary, and is one of only 115 Bee Campuses across the nation. EGSC also operates instructional sites in Statesboro and Augusta that allow students to benefit from the small class sizes and affordability of EGSC while experiencing the vibrant student life of the large universities with which the College shares space.

East Georgia State College (EGSC) prepares traditional and nontraditional students to meet the career demands of the twenty-first century. Through undergoing the rigorous learning process that EGSC provides, students gain the wisdom they need as leaders, parents, and community members. To sustain our students, goals to thrive in a competitive workforce, EGSC promotes academic excellence through fostering critical thinking skills, nurturing cultural awareness and upholding academic honesty. Maintaining academic honesty protects the value of EGSCs degrees and ensures that our students and graduates are desirable candidates for university transfers and career advancement. Thus, all members of EGSCs community (students, staff and faculty) should have a personal interest in and dedication to fortifying EGSCs reputation for academic integrity and excellence.

Job Summary

The Work Study student(s) will assist in local public schools and/or a public library performing tasks that include reading to individual children or small groups, reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers, and support the community by encouraging learning, growth and advancement. The traditional age if students being tutored is K through 6th grade.

Responsibilities

* Reading to, and tutoring, individual students and small groups

* Coordinating materials with teachers or library staff

* Assist with other teacher duties as requested

* Mentoring students

* Special projects

Required Qualifications

Student must be registered for at least 6 credit hours and must be in good academic standing. Must be eligible for federal work-study.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

* Interest in working with children

* Ability to master reading to groups and tutoring children on reading.

* Positive interpersonal skills

* Must be able to maintain confidentiality.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Individuals who need reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application process should contact the Office of Human Resources at 478-###-####. Deaf and Hard of Hearing callers may access our campus phone numbers by utilizing your state relay service (such as the Georgia Relay Service) or by utilizing Video Remote Services. East Georgia State College is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity, and Tobacco-free Institution, Federal law requires ID and employment eligibility verification prior to employment. Georgia is an Open Records state. East Georgia State College (EGSC) is an associate and baccalaureate degree granting, residential, liberal arts state college of the University System of Georgia, providing its students access to academically transferable programs of study, collaborative programs in occupation-related fields, and targeted baccalaureate level degrees. East Georgia State College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award certificates, associate degrees and baccalaureate degrees. Contact the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-###-#### for questions about the accreditation of East Georgia State College.

Background Check

This employment offer is contingent upon completing a background investigation, including a criminal background check demonstrating your employment eligibility with East Georgia State College, as determined by East Georgia State College in its sole discretion, confirmation of the credentials and employment history reflected in your application materials and, if applicable, a satisfactory credit check, and/or MVR.

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