Alliance Social Justice thru the Arts 2023, Mentors positions

Description: The program Social Justice thru the Arts (SJTA) is looking for students to assist as mentors with our Alliance Summer Institutes. Being a mentor is a great way to gain experience working with high school students facilitate groups, share your personal college experience and be paid. 

The Alliance Partner High Schools are identified based on a number of factors including:

·      the percentage of students eligible for the free or reduced lunch program

·      racial and ethnic makeup of the student population

·      number of students who represent the first generation in their family to attend college

·      schools that represented diverse geographic regions of the state

 

As SJTA mentor will have the role of supporting our efforts administratively along the following line:

·      Helping us with outreach to schools and interested parties including administrators, teachers, guidance counselors, and students (entails emails and phone calls)

·      Working with the selected participants prior to the start of the program (GroupMe, emails, and phone calls)

·      Helping us with curriculum development, and especially activities for the sessions.

·      Supporting the program technically while in session

·      Administer and fill out evaluation at the end of the program.

 

Mentors can also be expected to:

·      Attend our meetings

·      Follow up on action items assigned

·      Provide an evaluation of your work site

·      Be evaluated as a mentor

·      Be available to debrief the program

 

 Support and encourage participants to: 

·      Manage their own learning in order to maximize their potential 

·      Develop their skills, and improve their performance 

·      Providing experiential evening activities 

·      Ask questions and challenge, while providing guidance and encouragement  

 

 

 

 

·      Digital Proficiency (DP): Use technology to communicate, problem-solve, and complete tasks in a responsible manner.

·      Verbal & Written Communication (V/WC): Respond to needs of diverse audiences through flexible writing and speaking methods. Develop ideas through written and oral forms of expression.

·      Personal Accountability (PA): Demonstrate integrity, honesty, dependability, responsibility; accepts guidance and develops effective work habits.

·      Inclusive Teamwork (TW): Join with individuals and teams from diverse backgrounds to pursue a common goal. Often requires negotiating and managing conflict.

·      Leadership (L): Definitions will vary based on context. Can include; situational judgment, informed risk taking, resiliency to challenges, motivate and encourage participation to work towards a shared purpose and vision.

·      Creativity (C): Challenge existing ideas in creative ways to develop new possibilities. Often requires informed risk taking.

·      Critical Thinking/Problem Solving (CT/PS): Identify important problems and questions, then gather, analyze, and evaluate information from diverse sources before forming a strategy, decision, or opinion.

·      Self-Reflection (SR): Evaluate, understand, and communicate personal skills and abilities; learns from past mistakes through feedback to become more flexible and gain new insights/understandings.

·      Global Context (GC): Demonstrate an understanding of diverse people, cultures, and systems; understand actions have local and global implications for the future.

 

·      Cultivate curiosity

·      Challenge prejudices and discover commonalities

·      Listen hard—and open up

·      Inspire mass action and social change

·      Develop an ambitious imagination

Hourly Pay Rate: $15.00 an hour 

Start Date: Start date May 16; Event date July 16 - 22, 2023; 

Training will be required (MAY 17-18, 9am-5pm).

Apply by April 14, position will be open until filled.

Questions: Please email Dr. Souza, caridad.souza@colostate.edu

Background Check Language: Colorado State University may conduct background checks on all final candidates.

Benefit information: Employee benefit information can be found on HR's website: https://hr.colostate.edu/hr-community-and-supervisors/benefits/benefits-eligibility/

Additional Requirements: For the protection of CSU students and staff, the CSU Health Network follows CDC guidelines for employee health. Vaccinations must be up to date according to CSU policy, or you must be willing to become current with requirements. Additional information can be found here: https://covid.colostate.edu/kb/vaccinations-for-csu-faculty-staff-and-students/