Job Description
ASU Students, are you interested in being a changemaker?! Do you want to make a difference in the lives of others? This position will help you develop your leadership skills while you gain real world, hands-on experience providing the opportunity to contribute to reshaping the future of education. Join our team and become a leader in a dynamic environment, offering academic coaching, tutoring and mentoring for K-8 students in online, classroom, and afterschool programs at several locations throughout the valley. Ambassadors work with small groups of K-8 students at various community service sites in the metro area, or in one of our virtual options, creating educational activities in subjects like reading, writing, and math. Opportunities for growth into supervisory roles are available. All training is provided, and free transportation is available. Sites are located near the campuses in Downtown Phoenix, Tempe, and West Valley.
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Essential Duties
•Tutor, Lead, Mentor K-8th grade students
•Create hands-on, educational activities based on the Arizona Academic Standards
•Conduct in-person or virtual tutoring sessions in reading, writing, and math, as well as other subjects or create fun learning activities for blogs or YouTube videos
•Monitor student progress
•Test mastery of academic standards
•Participate in professional development activities
Minimum Qualifications
A significant amount of specialized training or experience is required.
Enrolled as an ASU student for fall 2024
Desired Qualifications
•Been awarded a Federal Pell Grant and show Federal Work Study eligible on yourFinancial Aid Notification page on My ASU
•Have a 2024- 2025 FAFSA on File
•At least "half-time" enrollment for Fall 2024
•Experience working with children
•Effective communication skills in a K-8 learning environment
•Valid Arizona Driver’s License is preferred
Working Environment
•Ambassadors will work with other ASU students in a K-8 learning environment, at various community service sites in the metro area
•Both in-person and virtual work options available
•Activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting subject to extended periods of sitting; required to stand for varying lengths of time and walk moderate distances to perform work.
•Frequent bending, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling up to 25 pounds.
•Regular activities require ability to quickly change priorities, which may include and/or are subject to resolution of conflicts.
•Ability to maintain and foster good working relationships with students, staff and community partners in a professional work environment.
•Ability to clearly communicate verbally, read, write, see and hear to perform essential duties.
Department Statement
ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College creates knowledge, mobilizes people, and takes action to improve education. Nationally recognized as a leader in teacher preparation, leadership development and scholarly research, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College prepares over 8,000 educators annually.MLFTC faculty create knowledge by drawing from a wide range of academic disciplines to gain insight into important questions about the process of learning, the practice of teaching and the effects of education policy.MLFTC mobilizes people through bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs, through non-degree professional development programs and through socially embedded, multilateral community engagement.MLFTC takes action by bringing people and ideas together to increase the capabilities of individual educators and the performance of education systems.
Aligned with ASU’scharter, MLFTC is committed to inclusion and student success.The college’s core value ofPrincipled Innovationconnects individual decision making with the social, cultural, emotional and educational needs of others while creating positive change for humanity.
ASU Statement
Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 100,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions intellectual and cultural diversity, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.
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Background Check Statement
ASU conducts pre-employment screening for all positions which includes a criminal background check, verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications. Employment is contingent upon successful passing of the background check.
Instructions to Apply
Please include all employment information in month/year format (e.g., 6/88 to 8/94), job title, job duties and name of employer for each position.
Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position.
ASU does not pay for travel expenses associated with interviews, unless otherwise indicated.
Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.
IMPORTANT NOTE:What is the meaning of “equivalent combination” in the minimum qualifications? It means one year of higher education or 24 credit hours, is equal to one year of experience. For example, a four year Bachelor’s degree is equal to four years of experience.
In place of the Cover Letter, please upload a brief statement on why you would be an asset to our team.
Student Recruitment Type
Student Hire Work Study
Campus/Location
Campus: Tempe
Department Name
America Reads
Full-Time/Part-Time
Part-Time
VP Code
PROVOST/WEST CAMPUS
Scope of Search
Open
Grant Funded Position
This is a grant funded position. Continuation is contingent on future grant funding.
Salary Range
$15.25 per hour
Close Date
18-March-2024 is the initial close date, applications will continue to be accepted and reviewed every week until the search is closed
