Residential Assistants Upward Bound Math Science Seasonal (Pool)

About Mount Wachusett Community College:

Mount Wachusett Community College (MWCC) is a highly regarded educational institution located in Gardner, Massachusetts and accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE). Established in 1963, MWCC serves the educational needs of the communities of North Central Massachusetts with innovative undergraduate education, early college programs, workforce development, personal enrichment, and community service. With a strong emphasis on academic excellence, MWCC provides a supportive environment for individuals to pursue their educational goals, enhance professional skills, and seek personal growth. As a beacon of opportunity, Mount Wachusett Community College empowers individuals from all walks of life, fostering their development and transformation.

We hope you will consider applying for one of our open positions, and discover all that Mount Wachusett Community College and the North Central Massachusetts region have to offer.

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Mount Wachusett Community College embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion as core values and makes it our mission to proactively focus on improving racial equity in our college community. We value equity-minded individuals with commitment to serve student learners from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities, and orientations. Therefore, we strongly encourage applicants who share our commitment and who understand the benefits of culturally relevant practices needed in an educational environment.

Job Description:

General Statement of Duties:

The UBMS Residential Assistants provide supervision of UBMS students during program activities, including dining hall duty, dorm duty, overseeing recreational time, and chaperoning field trips. The position requires staff to live in the dorms at Fitchburg State University, Monday-Friday for the duration of the Summer Academy. There are five positions available for Summer 2024, one of which will have twilight responsibilities.

This position will begin on June 18, 2024 and end on August 3, 2024. From June 18-June 21, 2024, staff will be in training. From July 2, 2024-August 3, 2024, staff will be provided with housing. Meals will also be provided from lunch on Monday through lunch on Friday each week. No meals are provided when students are not present. Students will not be present on Thursday, July 4, 2024. Breakfast will not be offered on July 5, 2024.

The UBMS project covers all admissions, meals, and transportation for all field trip chaperones.

Responsibilities:

• Provide daily supervision to high school students participating in pre-college residential program

• Lead students through small group and large group enrichment, academic, and recreational activities

• Assist students with academic assignments and projects from coursework

• Establish strong supportive and appropriate relationships with students

• Chaperone weekly field trips (day staff only)

• Conduct rounds every 20 minutes during twilight duty (night staff only)

• Maintain adequate grant documentation, including attendance records, incident reports, and sign out logs.

• Other duties as assigned by the college access advisor or the project director.

Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Enrollment in or recent completion of an AA/AS/BS/BA program. Preference for those with STEM majors

• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing to program participants and parents/guardians

• Must be able to pass a comprehensive Criminal Offender Record Investigation

• Must reside on Fitchburg State University campus while summer program is in session with students

• Sensitivity and maturity level to successfully work in a residential program with high school aged students

• Desire to help disadvantaged youth succeed

• Ability to interact with diverse constituencies including program personnel, Fitchburg State University personnel, parents/guardians and students

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience participating in a TRIO program such as Upward Bound, Upward Bound Math Science, Talent Search or similar pre-college program

• Experience in tutoring in college-level math and science course and/or conducting college level math and science research

• Experience as a collegiate residential assistant

Equivalency Statement

Applicants who do not meet the qualifications as stated above are encouraged to put in writing precisely how their background and experience have prepared them with the equivalent combination of education, training and experience required for the responsibilities of this position.

Additional Information:

Salary: $3,740.63 for 7 weeks, including the training week.

Employee Status: Part Time Seasonal

Benefits:No

Number of Weeks: 7

Mount Wachusett Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, religion, age, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity or sexual orientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statutes and college policies. The College prohibits sexual harassment, including sexual violence. Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation or sexual violence shall be referred to the College's Affirmative Action and/or Title IX Coordinator, the Massachusetts Commission against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.

Application Instructions:

Candidates for employment should be aware that although the COVID 19 Vaccination Requirement Policy is no longer in effect, all Community College students, faculty and staff are strongly encouraged to be up to date with vaccination against COVID-19. For additional information related to the status of the COVID19 Vaccination Requirement Policy, please visit: https://mwcc.edu/covid/

The following documents are required:

1.Resume

2.Cover Letter

Anticipated Effective Date: June 2024

Position will be open until filled.

Candidates may be subject to employment screening to include both a Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) request and a Sexual Offender Registry Information (SORI).