Staff Graduate Assistant (SGA)

  • Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States
  • Engage@EMU
  • Academic & Student Affairs
  • Graduate Assistant
  • Opening on: Mar 6 2025
  • Closing on: Apr 6 2025

Title: Staff Graduate Assistant (SGA)

Employee Classification: GS

Pay Grade: GS 00

Division: Academic and Student Affairs

Subdivision: 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%

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