Location: Warrensburg,MO, USA
Requisition Number 2025-11GA Position Title Graduate Assistant - Student Affairs Working Title Graduate Assistant - Office of Community Standards and Support - Spring 2025 Department 300010- Student Experience & Engagement Pay Rate 1.0 : $4,500.00 (Spring/Fall) FTE 1.0 Position Number G97954 Starting Date: 01/13/2025 End Date: 05/09/2025 Special Instructions to Applicants: Working hours:
Monday-Friday, 20 Hours a week
Posting Date: 12/03/2024 Open Until Filled Yes Position Purpose
The Graduate Assistant (GA) will work directly with the Office of Community Standards and Support, under the umbrella area of the Office of Student Experience and Engagement.
As a condition for retention in the role, the Graduate Assistant must remain in good academic standing, which includes the following:
1) maintaining a minimum semester and cumulative GPA of 3.00
2) no grades of C or below
3) completion of a minimum of nine (9) credit hours in both Fall and Spring semesters which apply towards graduation.
Employment begins approximately one week prior to the start of the Fall semester and runs through the end of the Spring Semester of the same academic year. Graduate Assistants are off contract during specific dates of the Fall Break, Thanksgiving holiday, Winter Break, and Spring Break, and any other university-specific provided time off or holiday.
All Graduate Assistants are hired under a provisional contract that carries a probationary period of one semester during which employment status will be reviewed. It is highly encouraged that Graduate Assistant candidates view the assistantship as a two-year commitment.
Realizing the importance of an inclusive campus, the Graduate Assistant will work to maintain and increase UCM's inclusiveness through the following duties:
* Research and regularly update the Office of Student Experience and Engagement on initiatives at peer institutions and changing legislation on the state and national level
* Collect and analyze data for the office
* Help provide support and resources to students in need
* Serve on committees, work groups, and task forces at the request of the Director
* Maintain strict confidentiality in incidents and complaints related to diversity and inclusion, sexual misconduct, and any other discrimination or harassment
* Attend meetings and participate in workshops held by the Office of Community Standards and Support.
* Assist in researching student and university topics and prepare reports of findings, as needed.
* Maintain cooperative relationships with the members of the office and other administrative and academic departments
* Develop and implement special projects which include, but are not limited to: initiatives to address current trends and issues, benchmarking, program development, and items of interest to the Graduate Assistant, time permitting
* Participate in University-wide education, awareness, and prevention initiatives, programs, and campaigns as assigned by the Title IX Coordinator or Deputy Coordinator, including reviewing and proposing updates/edits to training presentations and materials.
* Perform other duties as assigned, including assisting other staff members in special projects and case management activities, as well as general office tasks.
Education & Formal Training Bachelor's degree (Specify field(s) of study below) Other Education & Formal Training
Minimum 3.0 GPA for all undergraduate coursework. Previous knowledge of research skills and conflict resolution.
Computer Skills Word-Processing, Spreadsheet, Presentation, Desktop Publishing, Web Page Maintenance Experience Other Experience Special Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge: Attention to detail, Communication skills, including oral, written, and/or nonverbal, Leadership skills: organization/meeting facilitation/project leadership Other Special Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge
Skills
* Experience with documentation and presentations
* Excellent oral and written communication skills
* Good time management skills
* Ability to work effectively with a diverse community on sensitive topics
* Ability to stay organized, prioritize, and adhere to the strictest confidentiality
Organizational skills, Attention to detail, Oral, written, and/or non-verbal communication skills. Leadership skills: Organize meetings; facilitate presentations and training, project leadership.
Special Working Conditions: Professional appearance Other Special Working Conditions
Scholarship: Students filling a Graduate Assistantship (GA) position are eligible to receive a graduate tuition waiver, a graduate non-resident tuition waiver (if applicable), and a graduate mandatory fees waiver. The scholarships are in the form of a waiver and the funds are not deposited into the student's personal account. Instead, the student's bill is reduced by the amount of the scholarship awarded. If the maximum amount of the scholarship is not used, the remainder is not paid to the student in any form and unused scholarship money cannot be carried over to another semester. The scholarship is applied to graduate level courses only; courses taken for undergraduate credit are not eligible to be covered by the GA scholarship. The non-resident fee scholarship only applies to classes taken on the UCM Warrensburg campus. The maximum scholarship amounts are based on the size of assistantship held. For a full (20 hour per week) assistantship, the scholarship covers tuition costs and mandatory fees up to 12 credit hours of graduate coursework per semester. Graduate assistantship positions less than full will be prorated accordingly.
Other Special Qualifications