Student Hourly Assistant | Title III Grant Student Worker (Multiple Positions)

Texas A&M University; Prairie View, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 16,000 - 23,000; Part time

Job summary

Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, Texas, seeks a Student Hourly Assistant for the TiPPS project. The role supports peers with academic guidance and psychosocial support, and helps teach resilience skills to promote student success during the May–August term.

As a Title III grant student worker, you will assist with mentoring, program piloting, and coordinating with Title III faculty on course evaluation, while maintaining good academic standing and enrollment requirements.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled at Prairie View A&M University for the term with required credit hours (9 graduate or 6 undergrad).
• Must be in good academic standing (SAP) with a minimum 2.0 GPA.
• No prior experience required.
• For summer term, must be enrolled for at least six graduate or undergraduate credit hours or preregistered for fall/spring.

Responsibilities

• Creation of mentorship program.
• Mentorship program piloting.
• Title III faculty support.
• Title III course evaluation.

Skills

Intrinsic motivation

Teamwork

Time management

Education

Currently enrolled in PV Summer sessions

Psyhology majors (Junior or Senior)

Job description

Job Title: Student Hourly Assistant | Title III Grant Student Worker (Multiple Positions)

Agency: Prairie View A&M University Department Of Psychology

Proposed Minimum Salary: $14.00 hourly

Job Location: Prairie View, Texas

Job Type: Student Worker

These positions are necessary for supporting the efforts of the Thriving Panthers: Psychology Pipeline to Success (TiPPS) project funded by a Title III grant. These student workers will provide academic guidance and psychosocial support to their peers. Additionally, in line with the approved grant agenda, they will also teach resilience skill-building as well as connect fellow students to financial, academic, and career services. Overall, their role is designed to promote student success across a variety of dimensions to holistically support PV students. Timeframe would be from May 1st to August 31st.

Responsibilities:

Creation of mentorship program Mentorship program piloting Title III faculty support Title III course evaluation

Required Education and Experience:

Presently enrolled at Prairie View A&M University for at least nine (9) graduate or six (6) undergraduate semester credit hours during the term in which the work is to be done. Must be in good academic standing (SAP) as demonstrated through your college; minimum 2.0 GPA No prior experience necessary. For work eligibility during a summer term, a student must be enrolled for at least six (6) graduate or undergraduate semester credit hours during the term in which the work is to be done or preregistered at least six (6) undergraduate semester hours for the fall/spring terms.

Preferred Education and Experience:

Psychology majors (Junior or Senior standing) currently enrolled in Summer school at PV

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Intrinsic motivation, teamwork, time management

Background Check Requirements:

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.

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