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Summer Guide - TRIO Upward Bound (3 Positions)

University Of Southern Maine

Posted on: 10 Mar 2024

Job Location: Gorham, US

Job Description:

Statement of Job:

Are you passionate about supporting the aspirations of high school students? Would you like to be part of a dynamic, creative, and collaborative team of professionals committed to building strong relationships with high school students and dedicated to their success? Having overcome obstacles in your own life, would you like to help students overcome theirs? If so, then you are encouraged to apply for the position of Summer Guide with TRIO Upward Bound at the University of Southern Maine.

TRIO Upward Bound empowers first-generation, income-eligible high school students to explore and achieve their academic, career, financial, and personal goals. We are looking for dedicated, student-focused summer staff who have experience with and/or appreciation for the challenges faced by TRIO students. The Summer Guides works with the TRIO team and other Upward Bound staff at USM to implement the in-person components of the summer program. Program objectives include assisting students at various high schools throughout southern Maine, supporting them in persisting in high school, meeting academic criteria, maintaining good academic standing, and enrolling in a program of postsecondary education immediately after graduating from high school.

This is a temporary appointment for Summer 2024, between June 17 th and August 2 nd . Pay for this position is $4,000 total, payable in biweekly installments.

The University of Southern Maine is committed to developing a diverse faculty, staff, and student body. It embraces an inclusive campus community that values the expression of differences in ways that promote excellence in teaching, learning, personal development, and institutional success. Our Office of Equity, Inclusion and Community Impact supports the University of Southern Maine's DEIA and Community Impact focused departments, committees, groups, projects, training, and events. USM encourages women, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and people from diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds to apply.

We live our USM Service Promise: Student Focused Every Day . We are looking for a team member who understands that promise and supports our core values: Respect & Care, Integrity, Equity and Responsiveness.

Days and Hours :

Hall opens for staff move-in: Monday, June 17 (morning)

Staff training begins: Monday, June 17 (morning)

Residential program weeks: June 23 - 28, July 7 - 12, July 14 - 19, July 21 - 26, July 29 - Aug 2

Staff prep week: July 1 - 5

Staff close-out: Friday, August 2

Hall closes - staff move-out: Friday, August 2

Generally, each week students will start virtual coursework on Monday and finish by Friday evening (weekends will be off). Staff will be in virtual classes as teaching assistants to support teachers and learn materials to help students outside of class time as needed. Guides will also facilitate electives and unstructured community meetings with students and year round staff in attendance. This position requires time spent during the day as well as some evening hours, with in-person events on the Gorham campus of USM, including scheduled weeks in the USM Gorham residence hall with overnights included. Hours for training and when residential staff are specifically on or off duty during the days students are in attendance will be provided during staff training, but will range from 30-40 hours/week.

Qualifications:

Completed at least two years of college and, if currently enrolled, be in good academic standing
Demonstrated strong academic and leadership skills.
Have access to a reliable internet source and general knowledge of Zoom and Google applications.

Other Information:

To apply materials must be submitted via "APPLY FOR POSITION" at the bottom of the job posting or at USM Jobs .

You will create an applicant profile and complete an application and upload a cover letter and resume/curriculum vitae. Finalist candidates will be asked to provide a list of the names and contact information for references.

We will examine candidate packages on an ongoing basis as they are submitted.

Application materials must be submitted by March 24, 2024.

We are not able to consider applicants who require Visa sponsorship support.

Appropriate background screening will be conducted for the successful candidate.

In complying with the letter and spirit of applicable laws and pursuing its own goals of diversity, the University of Maine System does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, familial status, ancestry, age, disability physical or mental, genetic information, or veterans or military status in employment, education, and all other programs and activities. The University provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.

The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies: Director of Equal Opportunity, 5748 Boudreau Hall, Room 101, Orono, ME 04469-5754, 207-###-####, TTY 711 (Maine Relay System).

Work Year Calendar:

Fiscal Year (Less than 12 months)

Required Documents:

Cover Letter, CV/Resume

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