California State University, Fullerton·Fullerton, California
Provide proactive academic support and mentoring to student-athletes to help them achieve their academic and career goals. Assist with the operation of the DEGREE lab, tutoring, and Life Skills programming while ensuring compliance with NCAA eligibility rules.
Athletics Academic Services DEGREE Program Mentor Instructional Student Assistant Pool AY 26-27
The Department of Athletics Academic Services at CSU Fullerton invites applications for its DEGREE Program Mentor Instructional Student Assistant pool.
We welcome applications from current CSUF graduate and undergraduate students to assist student-athletes in attaining their academic and career goals through proactive academic support monitoring, alongside Athletics Academic Services staff. This will include involvement in the academic support/mentoring & tutoring aspects of programming for the Student-Athlete DEGREE lab, UNIV-115, academic support counseling program, tutoring, and Life Skills programming.
Through academic mentoring/tutoring the DEGREE Program Academic Mentor will also gain knowledge of NCAA rules and regulations, specifically as they apply to the Academic Progress Rate (APR) and Initial and Continuing NCAA Eligibility. Mentors will assist students in the use of computer lab technology and software applications as it pertains to their role as a mentor/tutor.
This Athletics Academic Services Mentor position is between 6-10 hours/week. The DEGREE Lab is open Monday-Thursday, 9am-7pm and Friday, 9am-12pm. Mentors must be available for at least 1 closing shift a week (until 7pm).
This is a pool of DEGREE Program Mentors for the department to draw on as necessary.
Appointments from the pool are temporary and often made just prior to the start of the academic term. Applicants may be offered employment on very short notice.
Applications will be reviewed as needed. Please direct all questions about the position to: Jim Ghezzi – DEGREE Program Coordinator (jghezzi@fullerton.edu [jghezzi@fullerton.edu] or 657-278-8294).
All Instructional Student Assistant appointments are made under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the CSU system and the United Auto Workers. Initial appointments are for one semester only.
$17.86 - $23.84 per hour Anticipated hiring range depending on qualification, not to exceed $19.80
The person holding this position is considered a ‘mandated reporter’ under the California Child Abuse And Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083, revised July 21, 2017, as a condition of employment.
This offer maybe contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background check and may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information and/or if information was knowingly withheld or falsified
Please note, that continued employment is contingent upon your successful completion of a background screening as required under CSU policy. Instructional Student Assistants are rehired at CSUF after a break in service of 12 or more months who have not had a CSUF background check within the past 12 months will be subject to a new background check; rehire is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of the new background check.
In accordance with the California State University (CSU) Out-of-State Employment Policy, the CSU is a state entity whose business operations reside within the State of California and requires hiring employees to perform CSU related work within the State of California.
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Education code 89521 requirements
Applicants will be required to disclose whether they have received a final administrative decision or final judicial decision determining that they have committed sexual harassment within the last 7 years only after a determination is made that they meet the minimum qualifications for the position, and before an offer of employment is extended. Applicants who reach the final stages of the application process must also sign a release form that authorizes the release of information by the applicant’s current and/or former employers to the CSU concerning any substantiated allegations of misconduct.
Applicants must be current CSUF graduate or undergraduate students in good academic standing with excellent English communication skills. Availability for at least one closing shift per week (until 7pm) is required.
Market context
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