Student Aide - Adult Ed

Morton College; Morton (IL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Morton College is seeking a Student Aide to support our English Language Acquisition and High School Equivalency programs. You will assist students and staff, answer inquiries, aid with outreach and recruitment, help with events and marketing materials, and maintain department data and social media.

Applicants must be a current Morton College student (6 credits Fall/Spring, 1 credit Summer) with GPA ≥ 2.0 and bilingual in English/Spanish.

Qualifications

• Provide welcoming customer service to current and prospective students.
• Assist with general questions and direct to appropriate staff.
• Support outreach and recruitment efforts.
• Assist in development and distribution of promotional materials.
• Assist in daily upkeep of department social media accounts.
• Perform general administrative and word-processing tasks.
• Learn and use department computer systems for data entry.
• Maintain/create spreadsheets, reports, and logs as needed.
• Assist with special projects, events, and student activities.

Responsibilities

• Provide welcoming and professional customer service to current and prospective students.
• Answer telephone calls, take messages, and direct students and callers to staff.
• Assist students with general questions and connect them with appropriate Adult Education services.
• Support community outreach and student recruitment efforts.
• Assist in developing and distributing promotional materials.
• Assist in daily upkeep of the department’s social media accounts.
• Perform general administrative and word-processing tasks.
• Learn and use department computer systems to assist with data entry.
• Maintain/create spreadsheets, reports, and logs as needed.
• Assist with special projects, events, and student activities.

Education

Morton College student (Fall/Spring 6 credits; Summer 1 credit)

Tools

Data entry

Job description

The Student aide is an important member of the Adult Education team, supporting students and staff across our English Language Acquisition (ELA) and High School Equivalency (HSE/GED) programs. The Student aide assists with student services, community outreach, recruitment, testing, events, and general program operations.

• Provide welcoming and professional customer service to current and prospective students.
• Answer telephone calls, take messages, and direct students and callers to appropriate staff. Assist students with general questions and connect them with appropriate Adult Education services and resources.
• Support community outreach and student recruitment efforts.
• Assist in the development and distribution of promotional and marketing materials.
• Assist in the daily upkeep of the department’s social media accounts.
• Perform general administrative and word-processing tasks.
• Learn and use department computer systems to assist with data entry.
• Maintain and/or create spreadsheets, reports, and logs as needed.
• Assist with special projects, research, events, and student activities.

Applicant must be a current Morton College student carrying 6 credit hours in the Fall and Spring. One credit in the Summer. Good academic standing with a minimum GPA of 2.0.

Bilingual: English / Spanish

Must be able to demonstrate the Morton College core values of compassion, equity, accountability, innovation, and excellence.