Temporary Program Assistant, Black Diaspora

Temporary Program Assistant, Black Diaspora Requisition Number: 59779 Location: Boulder Colorado Employment Type: Temporary Staff Schedule: Part Time Posting Close Date: 16-Oct-2024 Date Posted: Job Summary The Center for Inclusion and Social Change (CISC) encourages applications for the Temporary Program Assistant, Black Diaspora! This role is responsible for providing support, resources, programs and events to undergraduate Black students across the Black Diaspora at CU Boulder. This position will assist with, and advocate for, Black, African and African American students and communities on campus to create a more welcoming, inclusive and supportive environment for students to thrive. This position plays an active role in direct student engagement, program management, long-term action plans customized to ensure retention, academic success and resiliency of all Black students at CU Boulder. Additionally, this position will assist with campus wide diversity initiatives to create a more welcoming campus among intersectional identities related to historically underrepresented and/or underserved students. The University of Colorado Boulder is committed to building a culturally diverse community of faculty, staff, and students dedicated to contributing to an inclusive campus environment. We are an Equal Opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Who We Are The Center for Inclusion and Social Change supports students in the exploration of all of their identities. The center is a welcoming and inclusive space on campus that supports academic and personal growth. Students can become active, informed global citizens by engaging and interacting with individuals from different cultures, and staff provide community-building programs and educational opportunities for students to learn and teach. What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be Programming, Engagement and Coordination: Plan and implement high-impact programming that serves to improve the academic and social success of Black identifying students, including visibility campaigns and heritage month celebrations. Provide meaningful connections for Black identifying students, including student organizations, identity center, other programs and services to holistically support their development and belonging. Create and maintain supportive, welcoming and inclusive center spaces, and implement outcome-based innovative, ground-breaking programs that invite all students to communicate across lines of race, ethnicity, sex, religion, gender, class, sexual orientation, and other social identities. Implement programming in response to national/local incidents. Cultivate ongoing relationships with Black student organization leaders to provide opportunities for leadership development and community building, including but not limited to clubs and organizations and multicultural fraternities and sororities. Collaborate with teams in CISC to combine programming and projects when and where appropriate for greater outreach. Align programming learning outcomes and events with strategic plans for the campus and the division. Student Success and Supervision: Serve as primary point-of-contact/resource for Black identifying students, providing academic coaching, individualized mentorship and support. Serve as a support and advisor to Black identifying students, specifically during their first year at CU Boulder, and meet one on one regularly to support students. Refer students to appropriate resource areas on campus for support, as needed (i.e. The Center for African and African American Studies, Student Academic Success Center, Basic Needs Center, Center for Student Involvement, Counseling and Psychiatric Services, Office of Victim Assistance, etc.). Create reflective spaces for students to understand, develop, celebrate and support their salient and intersectional identities within and across the Black Diaspora. Support Black identifying students in identity development to contribute to their retention at the University. Actively develop and maintain a workplace climate that is supportive of employees and respectful of difference, as well as to create a learning environment for students that encourages personal development, self-reflection, and academic success. Fiscal Operation and Assessment: Ensure the responsible planning and expenditure of fiscal resources in a manner consistent with equitable fiduciary responsibility. Provide timely/pertinent budgetary information to supervisor as necessary and meet set timelines for all requests for reports, data and budgets. Collect and supervise quantitative and qualitative university data and trends for training and advocacy needs. What You Should Know This is a temporary, part-time position working in-person. Some evenings and weekends are required. This position is anticipated to last through May 16th, 2025. What We Can Offer The hire rate is $20.00 - $25.00 per hour. Benefits Temporary positions at the University of Colorado are not benefits-eligible, however, all positions are eligible for paid sick leave (https://www.colorado.edu/hr/leave#sick-89) . Be Statements Be authentic. Be impactful. Be Boulder. What We Require Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience may substitute on a year for year basis. 1 year of experience that includes: Experience with community wide programming and advising underserved and/or related underrepresented populations. Proven experience in project management and/or student program planning. Experience developing and facilitating diversity and inclusion presentations and student success workshops. What You Will Need Knowledge of diversity, inclusion and equity concepts, frameworks and proven practices. Familiarity with intersectional identities and student development theories. Capacity to work effectively with persons from a diverse set of backgrounds to promote an inclusive campus and community culture. Experience communicating and interacting with students through active listening, motivational interviewing and providing mentorship. Strong ability to connect to a variety of audiences, form relationships and develop trust. Ability to work independently with minimal direction. Listen and communicate clearly in written and verbal formats. Special Instructions To apply, please submit the following materials: A current resume. A cover letter that describes how your background and experience align with this position. We may request references at a later time. Please apply by October 16, 2023 for consideration. Note: Application materials will not be accepted via email. In compliance with the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act, in any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information. To apply, visit https://jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail/Temporary-Program-Assistant-Black-Diaspora/59779 (https://apptrkr.com/5729683) Copyright 2024 Jobelephant.com Inc. All rights reserved. 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