2012-2013 Anticipated Graduate Assistantships in Student Affairs
Department/Unit: Residence Life
Anticipated Assistantships available for the 2012-2013 academic year:
Graduate Hall Director: 6 openings
Graduate House Director: 1 opening
Desk Clerk Coordinator: 1 opening
Description of Positions:
Desk Coordinator:
The Desk Coordinator for the Office of Residence Life will help coordinate and support desk operations in Residence Life facilities. The Desk Coordinator is a graduate assistant who manages and oversees the overall operation of the residence hall front desks. This person serves as an indirect supervisor to all desk clerks. The Desk Coordinator is responsible for making sure that each desk is properly staffed and that all staff are properly trained. The Desk Coordinator supports the Hall Directors in supervising night desk operations in the residence halls. This position is supervised by one of the Assistant Directors in the Office of Residence Life. The assistantship is for the academic year, with some work during the summer as well.
Hall Director:
Graduate Hall Directors are responsible to the Office of Residence Life and supervised by the Assistant Director for their assigned area. The Graduate Hall Director plays an integral role in the establishment of an environment that is conducive to student academic, personal, and social development, and to maintaining healthy and safe living conditions. Graduate Hall Directors seek to promote a sense of community within a residence hall fostered by individual responsibility, mutual respect, and pursuit of mutual interests. The position demands commitment in terms of flexibility, honesty, sincerity, time, and good judgment in balancing academic, personal and position-related responsibilities. The position is supervised by either the Assistant Director for South Campus or the Assistant Director for North and Central Campus.
Graduate Hall Directors must commit to working the full academic year in order to accept the position. The position starts at the beginning of staff training in late July/early August and continues through the end of the academic year. At the end of each academic year, staff members wishing to return to their current positions may have their contract renewed with the consent of the Director of Residence Life. All reappointments are based on the staff members’ job performance.
Compensation for positions: Compensation varies depending on the live-in status of the position House/Hall Directors receive a $5,250.00 stipend for the academic year plus a Meal plan of $650, $50 plus account for laundry and vending as well as a one-bedroom furnished apartment in a Residence Hall. Tuition and health insurance is also included in the package.
The Coordinator positions receive a stipend of $12,000 paid out over the academic year.
Application availability and due dates: Applications are available currently for Hall Director positions. Priority deadline for Hall Director applications is February 15, 2012. Candidates apply through the UK jobs website and must submit a resume and cover letter with their application. First round interviews will take place in early March and will continue until positions are filled. The selection timeline for the Coordinator position has not been developed, but most likely will take place late spring-early summer.
Contact Person: Lisa Lockman
Email: lisa.lockman@uky.edu
Phone Number: 859-257-9702
Department/Unit: Office of Student Involvement
Anticipated Assistantship available for 2011-2012 Academic Year:
Graduate Assistant for Leadership Programs
Description of Position: This position is a 20 hour per week position that reports directly to the Program Director of Leadership Programs within the Office of Student Involvement. However, due to the nature of working with students, there are occasions in which this position will require night and weekend work, and will go above and beyond 20 hours in a given week. Primary responsibilities include:
- Co-teach the Emerging Leader Institute, a 3 credit course for approximately 25 freshman and sophomores each semester. Research, assess, and evaluate the ELI program, including but not limited to conducting focus/interest groups and other proactive methods to continue to improve the program.
- Assist in the planning and coordination of an annual leadership immersion program. Advise the student facilitators of the program.
- Assist in the development of new leadership programs geared to serve the changing needs of students.
- Advise the Peer Resource Team program, a peer to peer education leadership consulting team.
- Manage the Leadership Library.
- Help coordinate the annual Office of Student Involvement Retreat (for the fee-based student organizations/student leaders).
- Assist in the facilitation of leadership training programs requested by student organizations, faculty, and staff, and students.
- Develop publications, brochures, and other materials to promote leadership training opportunities and resources.
- Assist in the design and implementation of various student leadership assessment projects.
- Support other Student Involvement events and programs.
- Assist in conducting a campus-wide leadership assessment, to determine where other leadership programs are being developed and carried out on campus.
Compensation: Full Tuition Scholarship (up to four classes per semester) along with University Health Insurance, $425 bi-weekly stipend for first year, $445 bi-weekly stipend for second year. Graduate Assistants are expected to work an average of 20 hours a week with a mix of hours including days, nights and weekends as dictated by the organization and department’s needs.
Application availability and due dates: Priority deadline for applications is March 30, 2012. Candidates must apply through the UK jobs website, https://ukjobs.uky.edu/ (under student employment) and must submit a resume and cover letter with their application in order to be considered for the position. Interviews will take place in April and will continue until positions are filled.
Contact Person: Rhonda Strouse
Email: strouse@uky.edu
Phone Number: 859-257-8867
Department/Unit: Office of Student Involvement
Anticipated Assistantship available for 2012-2013 Academic Year:
Graduate Assistant for the Center for Community Outreach
Description of Position: The Graduate Assistant (GA) for the Center for Community Outreach (CCO) will be involved in many aspects of the CCO's work, such as advising the organization's student leaders and their programs, performing outreach in the local community to determine its needs, building professional working relationships with students and staff, and actively participating in programs and events within and beyond the CCO.
-Advise CCO student leaders and their programs as determined by the CCO advising team
-Participate in CCO meetings, retreats, programs, and events, specifically high profile programs such as FUSION and DanceBlue
-Assist in providing overall vision and direction to the CCO board of directors
-Assist in the design and implementation of training and development for the CCO board of directors
-Assist in the design and implementation of assessment projects to evaluate CCO programs and services
-Serve as a point of contact for student leaders, campus partners, community agencies, etc.
-Represent the CCO to the campus and community through various outreach efforts
-Coordinate the Darrell A. VanMeter Award application and selection process
-Maintain open and ongoing communication with GA supervisor
-Build and maintain rapport with students and staff in the OSI
-Support other programs and events sponsored by the OSI
Compensation: Full Tuition Scholarship (up to four classes per semester) along with University Health Insurance, $425 bi-weekly stipend for first year, $445 bi-weekly stipend for second year. Graduate Assistants are expected to work an average of 20 hours a week with a mix of hours including days, nights and weekends as dictated by the organization and department’s needs.
Application availability and due dates: Priority deadline for applications is March 30, 2012. Candidates must apply through the UK jobs website, https://ukjobs.uky.edu/ (under student employment) and must submit a resume and cover letter with their application in order to be considered for the position. Interviews will take place in April and will continue until positions are filled. For more information on our office, please visit www.getinvolved.uky.edu.
Contact Person: Sarah Hermsmeier
Email: shermsmeier@uky.edu
Phone Number: 859-257-4673
Department/Unit: UK Student Center
Anticipated Assistantship available for 2012-2013 Academic Year: Graduate Assistant for Operations
Description: The University of Kentucky Student Center graduate assistantship in operations lasts up to two fiscal years and a gives a student full exposure and involvement in all areas of management and operation of the Student Center. The graduate assistant is expected to work an average of 20 hours per week, mostly evenings and weekends, as well as some late night events and holidays. The Graduate Assistant primarily works with the management of student staff including:
o Recruiting, hiring, training, supervising, and scheduling of the student staff.
o Planning and implementation of continuous student staff training and development (Information desks, Cats Den, Movie Ushers, Director’s Office, etc.) in consultation with the Security and Operations Coordinator.
o Assessment including surveys, reports etc.
o Updating and compiling student employee manuals, handbooks, and brochures
**Due to the diverse facets of the Student Center operation, the graduate assistant will be given many experiences in which to create a valuable and enriching learning experience.
Compensation: Full tuition scholarship with University Health Insurance $425 bi-weekly stipend for first year, $450 bi-weekly stipend for second year. The position start and end dates are negotiable. (Start date of August 1st preferred). Additional summer work opportunities may be available, but are not guaranteed.
Application availability and due dates: Applications will be accepted as rolling. Please look to www.uky.edu/StudentCenter for more information on the department. Please send a resume and cover letter to Chris Franklin. The position start and end dates are negotiable. (Start date of August 1st preferred). Additional summer work opportunities may be available, but are not guaranteed
Contact Person: Chris Franklin
Email: chris.franklin@uky.edu
Phone Number: 859-257-5702
