Job Description - Graduate Assistant: Academic Success Center
GRADUATE ASSISTANT: ACADEMIC SUCCESS CENTER
OVERVIEW:
DeSales University, in Center Valley, PA, is a private, coeducational, four-year liberal arts Salesian, Catholic university, under the leadership of the Oblates of Saint Francis de Sales. Founded in 1965, the 550-acre suburban campus is located 50 miles north of Philadelphia and about 90 miles southwest of New York City. A total enrollment of nearly 3,500 includes undergraduate day and evening students, and graduate students. DeSales has approximately 135 full-time faculty members and offers more than 40 bachelor's degrees, twelve graduate programs, and over 20 certificate programs in a wide range of disciplines; many of these can be completed fully online.
In 2024, the University transitioned to a new academic structure featuring a four-college/school model, which includes the Kathleen Waterbury and J.B. Reilly School of Business; a College of Arts, Education, and Humanities with a School of Education and a School of Performing Arts; a College of Sciences; and a College of Healthcare Professions with a designated School of Nursing. For further information, visit www.desales.edu. EOE
SUMMARY:
The Graduate Assistant for the Academic Success Center primarily supports the Assistant Director of the Academic Success Center, the Coordinator of Gateway to Success, and the Coordinator of Tutoring. This role will involve a variety of functions designed to contribute to the overall operations of the ASC, students’ success and retention, including but not limited to early alert responses, targeted interventions for subpopulations, and meetings with individual students. This individual may also assist with the planning and implementation of the Gateway To Success Summer Program, to the extent that their schedule allows for this, in addition to supporting Gateway To Success during the academic year in areas such as programming, assessment, and individual student guidance. Finally, this position will include oversight of the center’s textbook lending library and assistance with event planning.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Current student in the university Master’s in Higher Education program
Passionate about helping students to achieve academic success
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Basic computer skills, including the ability to learn and utilize software effectively
Ability to maintain confidentiality and ensure compliance with a variety of state and federal laws, guidelines, and regulations
Schedule requires occasional evening and weekend hours
Sensitive to issues of ethnicity, disability, and diversity
Dedicated to the mission of a Catholic, liberal arts institution
DeSales University is an EEO employer - M/F/Vets/Disabled
Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. DeSales University is unable to sponsor any employment visas at this time.
All Job Ads are subject to GrabJobs’s Terms of Service. We allow users to flag postings that may be in violation of those terms. Job Ads may also be flagged by GrabJobs moderation team. However, no moderation system is perfect, and flagging a posting does not ensure that it will be removed.
Be the first to receive the latest Others Internship Jobs in the US.
Setup your job alert:
By activating job alerts, I agree to GrabJobs Terms & Privacy Policy. I can unsubscribe to job alerts anytime.
Skip
GrabJobs is the no1 job portal in the US, connecting you to thousands of jobs fast!
Find the best jobs in the US, apply in 1 click and get a job today!
Your email job alert is now active!