GEAR UP Utah First-Year Services Advisor
This is a part-time position with 18-20 hours per week-working primarily when it is convenient for the college students you are assigned to, as well as in accordance with your own schedule. There is some flexibility in the schedule, so depending on the needs of the students, you may have hours during the day, or in the late afternoon. The position is available immediately, but the exact start date will be determined after you are hired. The rate of pay is $13-15 per hour (depending on level of experience).
As the First-Year Services Advisor, you are responsible for assisting freshmen college at USU and Bridgerland Technical College. You are also responsible to visit with high school seniors once a month at Sky View, Green Canyon, Ridgeline, and Mountain Crest.
**Note: These responsibilities are merely a foundation for the position. Every student you work with will have different needs, so these are just a general idea of topics you can/will cover with students.
Background Understanding of the Position:
Every student you will be working with has been a member of GEAR UP Utah, which focuses on working with low-income students in their efforts to attend college/technical school after they graduate high school. The students worked with an advisor each week to maintain grades, explore career/job options, and participated in workshops to find their passion in education.
GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) is a federally funded grant program. Its goal is to increase college awareness for low-income students and their families and to help students develop the skills and preparation necessary to pursue education after high school. GEAR UP works collaboratively with schools, parents and community organizations to help students build the knowledge, skills and confidence needed to prepare for college.
GEAR UP USU is made possible by a collaborative partnership with the USU Teacher Education and Leadership Department and Cache County School District.
Minimum Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Please contact Dawna Webb at 435-752-3925 ext. 2031 with any questions concerning this position or the application process.
This position is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.
On-Campus ACA Variable Position
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Department Highlights:
The School of Teacher Education and Leadership offers graduate programs including an MEd in instructional leadership, an administrative/supervisory concentration, an MS, MEd, and EdS in curriculum and instruction and a PhD in curriculum and instruction with doctoral concentrations in instructional leadership, literacy education and leadership, mathematics education and leadership, cultural studies, and science education. We offer undergraduate programs for early childhood education (K-3), elementary education, and the professional education framework leading to secondary education licensure in other teaching majors. We also offer endorsement programs in early childhood education, reading education, gifted and talented education, and ESL education.
As part of a land grant institution, we deliver our programs to students on campuses across the state of Utah through interactive broadcast and online delivery. We value our partnerships with local, state, national, and international leaders and welcome the many ongoing opportunities we have to collaborate toward common goals. Drawing on the extensive knowledge base in both theoretical and practice-oriented research, we design programs and research focusing on increasing the quality of teaching, learning, and leadership within complex local and global contexts. This involves creating equitable educational opportunities for all students, as well as preparing researchers and instructional leaders to use evidence-based instruction that results in improved student achievement and equitable opportunities in schools for all students.
College Highlights
The Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services is home to eight departments and is committed to providing the best learning opportunities and educational research in the state of Utah. Our programs are strengthened by an on-campus elementary laboratory school and five stand-alone centers, including the Sorenson Legacy Foundation Center for Clinical Excellence. The college offers clinical services to the community across the human lifespan and provide students with real-world service and research opportunities.
Utah State University (USU) was founded in 1888 and is Utah’s land-grant and space-grant university. USU is one of only 146 research institutions in the U.S. classified as R1 “very high research activity” by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. As one of the two premier research institutions in Utah, USU provides a high-quality education at an affordable price. With its main campus in Logan, the university serves approximately 27,500 students, including 24,255 undergraduates and 3,171 graduate students. USU Online has served students from all 50 states and 55 countries for 25 years.
USU’s statewide system features three residential campuses, 30 total campus locations, and 23 Extension education centers. The university employees 903 full-time faculty members, 124 executive administrators, and 1,649 full-time support staff. USU offers 115 undergraduate majors, as well as 91 master’s and 42 doctoral degrees. Learn more about USU.
A core characteristic of USU is engagement with communities and people in economic development, improvements to quality of life, and human capital. Through the practical application of knowledge, the University and its faculty engage and share expertise with the state, nation, and world, preserving the historical land-grant tradition of partnering with communities to address critical societal issues in the interest of the public good.
The USU main campus is located in beautiful Logan, Utah, a city of about 50,000 situated in a picturesque mountain valley about 80 miles north of Salt Lake City. Outstanding recreational opportunities abound in the nearby mountains and proximate region.
USU is sensitive to the needs of dual career couples and provides a Dual Career Assistance program to support careers for partners who are also seeking employment.
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*updated 04/18/2022
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