Fwd: Housing and Residence Life Graduate Assistant Position Opportunity
Brenton Reppy
From: Joseph Myszkowski <Joseph.M...@ucf.edu>
Date: Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 12:12 PM
Subject: Housing and Residence Life Graduate Assistant Position
To:
Greetings,
My name is Joe Myszkowski and I am a graduate assistant with the Department of Housing and Residence Life and a representative on our Staffing Team. Each year we obviously want the most diverse and representative body of graduate staff members in our department to work with our residential students. It is our hope that you will share this opportunity with all of the students you represent so they may be more aware of this amazing graduate opportunity. The priority deadline for consideration is early February 2012 for positions starting in July 2012.
If you have questions, please refer to the website or feel welcome to email the email posted on the website (or you may email me directly.
Thanks for your time in reading and sharing this and we wish your group well on a successful spring semester.
Kindly,
GA Joe Myszkowski
Joseph Myszkowski
Graduate Assistant
Aquarius Community
Dept. Housing and Residence Life
University of Central Florida
UCF Housing and Residence Life Graduate Assistant
Graduate Assistants (GAs) are leaders who work in the University of Central Florida’s Department of Housing and
Residence Life to develop safe and secure living environments, and assist students in their personal and academic development. GAs gain experience in supervision, advising, mediation, budgeting, crisis management and more. As a GA, every day is a chance to
develop leadership
skills while connecting residents and student staff to all the benefits UCF offers. Graduate Assistants are required to live in department-provided housing.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the supervision of a live-in Area Coordinator, the GA will be responsible for working approximately 30 hours a week, and responsibilities may include: advising the area hall council program and/or co-supervising student staff, assisting with initiatives
such as recruitment and selection, training and development, safety and security, social education, living-learning communities, and community or department-wide activities. Graduate staff also create diverse and inclusive communities, mediate resident conflicts
and respond to crisis situations, working on-call approximately four weeks per semester.
QUALIFICATIONS
Qualified candidates will be confident in the ability to lead students in creating a positive community, possess strong administrative skills and a desire to serve as a representative of the university. Successful candidates will meet the following qualifications:
Current UCF
graduate-degree seeking student or applicant to UCF degree program (at time of application); approved to work in the U.S.; 3.0 GPA, if
current UCF graduate student, which must be maintained as a GA; enrolled as a full-time, and degree-seeking student while serving as a GA.
COMPENSATION
Paid $10.62 an hour for 20 office hours per week, while also receiving excellent additional benefits for hours worked beyond your 20-hour schedule. These include: Tuition remission, including out-of-state (excluding fees); department-provided living accommodations;
health
insurance coverage
PROCESS
Application process is now open for positions beginning in July 2012. The priority deadline is early February.
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND RESIDENCE LIFE
The mission of the Department of Housing and Residence Life is to provide students living in university housing with a safe and secure environment that is conducive to academic and personal achievement. The Department of Housing and Residence Life strives to
create a community where each person feels welcomed and valued for his or her own individual contribution.
TO APPLY
www.ucfhousingjobs.com
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