Job Title: Program Assistant
PVN ID: BA-2301-005341
Category: Instruction and Social Service
Location: BARUCH COLLEGE

Job Description

General Description

The Baruch STEP Academy is an academic enrichment program focusing on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education and providing college preparation. Managed through the CUNY Research Foundation, we serve over 150 middle and high school students throughout the city. 

 

The Spring 2023 Program will operate in-person over 12 sessions on Saturdays from January 28th through April 29th, excluding February 25 (midwinter break) and April 8th (spring break).

 

Program Assistants (In-Person)

 

Summary of Responsibilities

The STEP Academy at Baruch College is seeking in-person program assistants to monitor student participation, facilitate workshops, manage social media accounts, and assist senior staff with administrative and outreach tasks.

Other Duties

Specific Duties

  • Facilitate and assist with workshops
  • Monitor and maintain student attendance records for in-person and remote courses
  • Database management
  • Compile and update relevant program materials and resources
  • Assist instructors, college counselors, and senior staff with administrative and student facing services

Qualifications

   -Required:

  • Availability from 8:30am – 3:00pm for every Saturday session
  • Good communication and presentation skills 
  • Works well under pressure and possess good interpersonal skills with teenagers and parents
  • Collaborative nature and experience with working on teams

    -Preferred:

  • Current undergraduate/graduate student 
  • Major in a STEM field
  • Have an interest in education, college readiness, or youth development
  • Experience working with middle or high school populations

 

Only applications with cover letters will be reviewed. Interviews with qualified candidates will take place immediately to fill the positions. 

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
College Now
Status
Part Time
Pay Range
$20.00-$20.00
Hour(s) a week
6.50
Closing Date
Mar 11, 2023 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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