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The Position:
OARS is a fast-paced, dynamic, student-centered environment, which assists and serves the entire University community. The Graduate Assistant (GA) for Student Support, Outreach, and Assessment works with the
OARS team, to provide support, education, and outreach to the campus community; works with students individually and in groups; and creates and supports departmental projects including assessment initiatives. Although the GA is assigned specific duties, cross-functional involvement in all aspects of
OARS is encouraged.
Key Responsibilities:
Student Support
- Work with offices across campus and community resources to meet the needs of students with disabilities, including mental health concerns, learning disabilities, autism, etc.
- Meet individually with students, actively listen to their concerns, and assist them in prioritizing and problem-solving.
- Serve as a resource to students, faculty, staff, and others who may need assistance managing a wide range of questions and concerns.
- Respond appropriately to confidential matters and refer to other support resources as needed.
- Coach students on appropriate communication with faculty, staff, and other students
- Assist with answering questions from faculty, staff, families, students, and the community.
- Provide outreach to students who have personal and/or academic concerns.
- Serve with other OARS members in a rotation schedule to assist walk-in students.
- Cross-train on assessing reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities.
- Assist in facilitating accommodated testing.
Marketing and Communications
- Assist in the development and revision of OARS publications and manuals.
- Maintain and further develop OARS' social media presence.
- Review and edit forms and webpage information.
Outreach and Community Enhancement Initiatives
- Plan, implement, and evaluate disabilities awareness and support programs.
- Assist in coordinating outreach initiatives for faculty, staff, and students of the UNCG community.
- Represent OARS at campus events such as the SOAR Expo, Rawkin' Welcome Week, Homecoming, and other campus programs and events as needed.
- Present on various disability-related topics, programs and services provided by OARS and other areas for classes, campus offices, and other groups upon request.
Assessment
- Assist the Assistant Director (AD) in creating, maintaining, and updating the departmental assessment plan.
- Create and update surveys using Qualtrics, Microsoft and other tools to gather data.
- Assist the AD in gathering data, interpreting results, reporting findings, and creating action plans to assess and enhance the effectiveness of OARS' programs and services.
General Administrative Responsibilities
- GA will respond to inquiries about the department and its processes to persons either in person, by phone or by email.
- GA will work on special projects as assigned by OARS personnel as needed.
- Participate in University-wide committees associated with OARS.
- Assist OARS in providing and scheduling professional development/in-service opportunities for faculty and staff.
- Attend regular staff meetings.
- Mentor undergraduate student assistants.
- Other duties as assigned.
Work Hours, Environment: The philosophy of
OARS is that graduate students deserve challenge, support, supervision, resources, professional development opportunities, and mentoring. Graduate students should enjoy their work in the fast-paced work environment, feel that they are an active part of the Office, and gain a well-rounded professional experience in the field of disability services.
The Graduate Assistant must be enrolled in at least six (6) credit hours per semester, fully admitted into a degree program (not provisional) and is responsible for working 20 hours per week at a minimum of 2 hours each day (Monday through Thursday) and a minimum of 4 hours on Friday. Although the hours are typically Monday through Friday during regular business hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., some earlier mornings, later evenings and weekends may be required on a minimal basis during certain times of the year such as orientation, staff retreat, homecoming, or during other special events and circumstances. Due to the demands of the office, work schedules must be approved by the GA's supervisor each semester. Hours missed should be made up within the next week. The GA will have an assigned appointment for the period of August through May of the following year with priority to return for the following academic year based on adequate performance reviews.
Additional Terms of Employment: If the departmental budget permits, the Graduate Office Assistant may be offered the opportunity to work over the summer. |
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Dec 13, 2024