Graduate Assistant, Academic Resource Center

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Provides academic support services for students having academic difficulty in partnership with appropriate campus offices and academic departments to increase student success and retention.
2. Assist with operations of Peer Learning Lab (PLL) and Tutor Labs which includes training and supervision of student staff, supporting needs of academic departments and students, and collaboration with ARC staff to ensure consistency in office procedures between PLL and ARC. Assess services provided by both ARC areas to determine gaps in student needs, duplication and increasing efficiencies.
3. Coordinate and deliver workshops for students on topics such as time management, goal setting, reading strategies, etc.
4. Collaborate with ARC Office Coordinator to provide training and ongoing supervision for ARC Peers.
5. Research best practices in student support and retention.

Minimum Requirements
• Requires a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college/university.
• Requires communication skills and desire to work with college-age students.
• Candidate must have project management skills, including flexibility, problem solving and leadership development skills.
• Must be enrolled in the prescribed MA in Leadership courses each term.
• Must maintain an overall grade point average of 3.00 while in the GA program.
• Must meet the eligibility requirements for employment within the United States.
• Must successfully complete a background screening.

Application Procedure:
Send a letter of interest, including a statement regarding qualities you offer within the context of the Wartburg College mission, résumé, and contact information for three references electronically to: hr@wartburg.edu. For specific inquiries contact jessica.herrmeyer@wartburg.edu. Please note before an offer of a graduate assistantship can be extended, a student needs to be fully admitted to the Master of Arts in Leadership. Application information can be found here and questions regarding the application can be sent to gradstudies@wartburg.edu. See www.wartburg.edu for further information about the college. Screening begins immediately and continues until the position is filled.