Federal Work Study - Aspire Leader

The University of Saint Mary is conveniently located a short 30 minutes’ drive from Parkville, Shawnee, Basehor and Kansas City, Kansas.  USM offer all full-time employees Medical, Dental, Vision, University Paid Basic Life & AD&D, Short and Long-Term Disability along with a generous Tuition Remission for the employee, spouse and dependents under the age of 24 years old.  

THE HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SAINT MARY:

The University of Saint Mary is a Roman Catholic, liberal arts university located in Leavenworth, Kansas, just 25 minutes away from Kansas City. For over 100 years, the University of Saint Mary has helped students find their way to meaningful lives and careers through an education that blends the liberal arts and a focus on critical thinking with the development of key professional skills. USM serves about 1,400 students at its main campus in Leavenworth, its satellite location in Overland Park, as well as online.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Aspire Leader position is an essential position that furthers the mission and goals of the university through assisting the Student Life staff in assisting students’ transition to university life, get acquainted with a multitude of staff and peers, adjust to the college community of learning, as well as add to the overall positive experience of Saint Mary students as a whole.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work collaboratively with members of the Residence Life and Student Engagements
• Attend and participate in mandatory monthly Aspire Leader meetings.
• Utilize computer software to record contacts made with students.
• Work with students to build academic and social skills and abilities to assist them in succeeding at USM.
• Become familiar with specific policies and procedures that affect new students during their first year experience.
• Serve as a resource and answer questions students may have about campus life, programs, services, co-curricular activities, etc.
• Be available to students during office hours in the Keleher Learning Commons.
• Attend and facilitate activities during the semester as necessary such as Skill shops, themed events, lectures, small groups, etc.
• Become executive orientation leaders as assigned
• Help in all aspects of orientation both fall and mid-year in conjunction with Blue Crew
• Works on PowerPoints, flyers, and the marketing of events, as assigned
• Poster/flyer - hanging/take-down
• Table toppers as assigned
• Run social media pages accordingly
• Event set-up and clean up
• Run and coordinate lunch room event tables
• Office work in relationship to events
• All tasks related to the changing landscape of events in the area of student engagement and activities

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Highly responsible, motivated and interested in helping fellow students succeed and enjoy their time at Saint Mary in all aspects.
• Interested in mentoring and coaching students during their time at the University of Saint Mary.
• Demonstrated ability to work well with a team to complete tasks and reach established goals.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to use Microsoft word, excel, and PowerPoint at a high quality level
• Ability to facilitate group interactions.
• Demonstrated involvement on campus or in the community (student organizations, athletics, activities programming, volunteer positions, etc.)
• Completed a minimum of one year (2 semesters) as a student at University of Saint Mary
• Be in good academic standing.
• Be enrolled as a full-time student (at least 12 credit hours).
• Ability to adapt and be flexible with changing situations.

TO APPLY:
 Submit a cover letter, resume and contact information for at least three current professional references. 

Saint Mary is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

 Questions: email human resources at hr@stmary.edu