STAFF JOBS
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AVAILABLE POSITIONS
Position purpose
The Computer Science Academic Success Coach proactively supports a caseload of students in their studies at Vaughn. The Academic Success Coach will engage in outreach interventions regularly. This role supports the operations of the Office of Advisement.
Major Responsibilities/Duties/Functions/Tasks (due to COVID-19, some functions may be conducted virtually):
- Provide proactive success coaching to an assigned caseload of students facilitated by an early alert system, collection and reporting of data related to student success.
- Collaborate with admissions on outreach for Summer Engineering Experience Program.
- Assist Summer Engineering Experience Program team with planning, supporting enrolled students, and engaging in program activities.
- Assisting and guiding students through in-class and out-of-class program requirements.
- Respond to faculty/staff submitted and automatically generated alerts for an assigned caseload of students. Maintain accurate data on an early alert system (e.g., student success plans);
- Identify and engage in regular outreach to at-risk students within assigned caseload of students.
- Connect students in caseload with appropriate interventions and student supports.
- Engage assigned caseload of students in educational planning activities to help guide them to achieve their educational goals.
- Regularly attend assigned academic department meetings, engage with faculty/staff, and other departmental meetings, as appropriate, to remain current with departmental policies and procedures.
- Engaging in phone call and outreach campaigns as required.
- May be required to provide hours in a Zoom-based student service room for consultations and/or managing breakout rooms for this room;.
- All other duties as assigned.
**Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in education, counseling or a related field.
- 2-4 Years’ experience working in an advising, coaching, or mentoring role.
Professional Skills
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, specifically Word and Excel.
- Demonstrated excellence in written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Demonstrated professionalism, including the ability to treat others respectfully and to speak courteously.
- Ability to work independently.
- Ability to follow up on tasks as appropriate.
Reasoning Ability
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw conclusions.
- Ability to understand and follow directions.
Work environment and physical functions
This position is located in an office environment. Generally, an employee needs to be able to sit, stand, and navigate within the office area. The office equipment either individually used or shared with a department is the responsibility of all employees.
Preferred:
- Previous familiarity with academic advisement, particularly in STEM fields
- Experience providing advisement to college-level students.
- Experience working with under-represented students in STEM programs.
- Experience using Starfish (or similar early-intervention system) for effective interventions including raising and clearing flags.
- Experience using SONIS (or similar student information system) for records retrieval.
Compensation:
- The entry-level compensation rate for this position is expected to be between $60,000 – $62,000 per year. This position is grant funded.
Position purpose
The Assistant Bursar is responsible for the efficient and effective organization and operation of different tasks assigned by the Associate Bursar or Bursar, including but not limited to payment plan, billing, deposits, fund disbursement and record maintenance as well as in-house collection efforts. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.
Major Responsibilities/Duties/Functions/Tasks
- Assist the Bursar with daily operations, organization, and perform billing, collection, deposit, disbursement and record maintenance of tuition and fees and other student related funds, assisting in setting priorities for the office and meeting deadlines.
- Manage Nelnet Payment Plan program. Assist students with policies and procedures and creating a financial plan that fits their needs.
- Prepare weekly reports to process student’s refunds. Maintain spreadsheets with accurate information for office informational use.
- Process daily bank deposit and reconciliations. Prepare and organize spreadsheets with daily deposits and arrange deposits for bank.
- Manages tuition credits after student’s withdrawals.
- Participate in the maintenance of accurate financial records for flow between the Bursar’s Office and other departments to ensure coordination of functions.
- Manage book vouchers process and disburse to student’s accounts.
- Manage on-line housing deposits; work closely with all departments involved for accuracy.
- Prepare as needed weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports and analyses.
- Assist students and families to resolve problems and complaints concerning student accounts.
- Performs any additional duties assigned by the Bursar’s Director
**Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience Requirements
Bachelor’s degree is required, and a minimum of three to five years of experience with higher education institutions participating in the federal title IV program. Additionally, knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and their application and an understanding of applicable Federal and State laws is necessary. Excellent computer skills are required with proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications.
Professional Skills
Minimum requirement include 5 years of Student Accounts experience as well as experience in Higher Education environment. Qualified candidates must have the ability to communicate clearly and concisely demonstrating tact, patience, and courtesy both orally and in writing; ability to work independently with minimum direction and work confidentially with discretion; proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (including Word, Excel, Access, and Outlook), Adobe, and internet searches. Ability to speak multiple languages; Spanish strongly preferred.
Work environment and physical functions
This position is located in an office environment. Generally an employee needs to be able to sit, stand, and navigate within the office area. The office equipment either individually used or shared with a department is the responsibility of all employees.
Reasoning Ability
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Preferred:
Ability to speak multiple languages; Spanish strongly preferred.
Compensation:
- The entry-level compensation rate for this position is expected to be between $45,000 – $55,000 per year.
Major Responsibilities/Duties/Functions/Tasks
- Maintain current working knowledge of Title IV regulations.
- Meet primary department objectives including but not limited to, exemplary customer service to all students, staff, and faculty.
- Assist the Financial Aid Director in development and implementation of institutional policies/procedures to ensure compliance with federal, state, institutional and other governing agency regulations.
- Provide financial aid counseling for all students, while promoting responsible debt management.
- Oversee collection and processing of all required financial aid documents to ensure thorough and complete student file documentation.
- Manage case load – review ISIRS, maintain communication with students, process all kinds of verification, and package students.
- Manage Packaging for HEOP students.
- Overseeing and complying with NYS Loan Limits regulations for HEOP students.
- Gather, compile, analyze and create a report to determine institutional aid budget for HEOP program.
- Reconcile HEOP funds with the finance department.
- As general advisor, answer students’ or parents’ questions, process all clearances (flight, housing, graduate candidates, and airframe and powerplant certificates)
- Advise students at time of registrations, changing curriculums, reentering, going for second degree or total withdrawing from school.
- Ensure that all activities are conducted within the established guidelines of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
- Communicate effectively in a professional, tactful and courteous manner with students, parents, employees, faculty, and the general public.
- Assist with departmental assessment.
- Participant in the hiring, training, and supervision of staff
- Served as member of committee to review Professional Judgment cases, SAP appeals and or Scholarship Appeals.
- Must be willing and able to work overtime and/or at other locations as required.
- Attending/hosting workshops and open house events for prospective and accepted students.
- Other duties as assigned.
**Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience Requirements
- Bachelors’ Degree
- 3 years previous professional work experience in higher education
- Solid working knowledge of academic impact on Title IV and state policies and regulations
- Advance Excel knowledge
- Pivot tables
- VLOOKUP
- Create Graphs
- Gather, compile, analyze and disseminate department’s reports.
- Able to work overtime and/or at other locations as required.
Professional Skills
- Experience with PowerFAIDS software preferred (or similar software)
- Starfish knowledge.
- Willingness to travel locally and nationally a minimum of 1 to 2 times per year.
- Strong commitment to high quality customer service
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Strong attention to detail and excellent time management skills
Reasoning Ability
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw conclusions.
- Ability to understand and follow directions.
Work environment and physical functions
This position is located in an office environment. Generally, an employee needs to be able to sit, stand, and navigate within the office area. The office equipment, either individually used or shared with a department, is the responsibility of all employees.
Preferred:
Master’s degree preferred.
Compensation:
- The entry-level compensation rate for this position is expected to be between 55,000 – 65,000 per year.
Position purpose
The Assistant Director will support the operation of the STEP under the direction of the Executive Director of High School Opportunity Programs. The Assistant Director is expected to manage staff and day-to-day operations of the program in compliance with NYSED regulations and college policies and practices following the guidance of the Executive Director of High School Opportunity Programs.
Major Responsibilities/Duties/Functions/Tasks
- Serving as the liaison between parents, students, school officials and program staff. May direct program staff to be point of contact for certain services. The interaction is for planning appropriate educational activities, recruiting students, disseminating information on events, and collecting necessary documentation.
- Participating in recruitment events for STEP. These may include events on-campus at Vaughn, events on-campus at high-school partners, and online/virtual events. The program is responsible for meeting a minimum number of students served as per the agreement with the US Department of Education.
- Assisting the Executive Director in developing educational offerings for the program, currently the Saturday Academy and weekday tutoring during the academic year (October-June) and Summer Academy (July-August). Additional support activities may be developed and operated for mid-week during the academic year. This work may include recruiting and onboarding instructors, mentors, and tutors.
- Managing the day-to-day operations, as directed by the Executive Director, of the program in a manner that is compliant with NYSE regulations and college policies and practices. The program should be collecting all required data and documentation throughout the operation as well as monitoring progress towards US Department of Education goals, including total students served.
- Creating and implementing an annual calendar of enrichment activities for program participants including workshops and college tours in collaboration with the Executive Director for High School Opportunity Programs.
- Developing workshops on study skills, career development, motivational, and pre-college skills for participants to meet identified needs.
- Providing case management services. Advising and mentoring all STEP students. This includes, but is not limited to, assessing participants’ academic, motivational, and personal needs. Creating Individualized Service Plans for each student.
- Advising students on the college admissions and financial aid application process.
- Assisting the Executive Director in developing an annual budget of expenditures from grant sources to accomplish both the programmatic and other goals of the program. Monitoring spending to adhere to the approved budget. This includes working with the Office of Grants to ensure that all spending is allowable and properly categorized.
- Overseeing the creation of student accounts and the registration of students in SONIS (Vaughn’s student information system).
- Managing program staff that may include, but is not limited to, instructors, the program activities coordinator, tutors, and mentors.
- Accurately collecting, organizing and recording paperwork, documentation and data in accordance with US Department of Education records and reporting requirements. Completing and submitting the annual performance reports.
- Participating in professional development opportunities.
- Plan enrichment activities for program participants including STEM workshops and college tours in collaboration with the Executive Director of High School Opportunity Programs. These activities should be derived from surveys developed and administered by the STEP coordinator.
- Submitting Time and Effort reports in accordance with guidance of the Office of Grants.
- Submitting annual Assessment Plans and Reports in accordance with guidance from the Office of Institutional Effectiveness.
- Collaborating with other entities at Vaughn (e.g., student organizations, academic departments) as necessary for educational activities and special events.
- Establishing links with postsecondary institutions, service agencies, and community groups to facilitate referral and service delivery.
- Delegating and supervising the work of other Project staff.
- All other duties as assigned by the Executive Director for High School Opportunity Programs.
**Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree preferably in education, social work, or school counseling.
- Minimum of two (2) years of professional experience working in a state/federal program – or similar program/project – for low-income and/or potential first-generation college students.
- A demonstrated understanding of the barriers confronted by program participants.
Professional Skills
- Demonstrated ability to track spending against allocated budget.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, specifically Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
- Ability to organize, track and manage data, documentation, and records in Microsoft Excel.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Dynamic individual who can work independently and under general supervision to provide courteous and accurate customer service to all students.
- Ability to travel to participating schools and Vaughn.
Reasoning Ability
- Ability to communicate with students, school officials, parents and staff.
- Ability to understand and follow directions.
- Ability to resolve conflict among students.
Work environment and physical functions
This position is located in an office environment. Generally, an employee needs to be able to sit, stand, and navigate within the office area. The office equipment, either individually used or shared with a department is the responsibility of all employees.
Preferred:
- Master’s degree preferably in education, social work, or school counseling.
- Experience working with the following software suites: Microsoft Forms or DocuSign (for application submission), Zoom (for distance communication), D2L (or similar learning management system), Blumen (or similar participant tracking system) and SONIS (or similar student information system).
- Experience working with high-school students.
- Experience coordinating project programming and field experiences.
- Experience advising students with the college admissions and financial aid process.
- Ability to speak conversational Spanish.
Compensation:
- The entry-level compensation rate for this position is expected to be between 55,000 – 65,000 per year.
Position purpose
The Collections Coordinator will be responsible for handling all accounts in default. The coordinator will be the contact person for all collection agencies and will follow up with students regarding their accounts. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.
Major Responsibilities/Duties/Functions/Tasks
- Manage accounts receivable aging, keep track of assigned accounts and plan a course of action to recover outstanding payments.
- Manage communication with past and current students with past due balances.
- Assist with the negotiation; pay off deadlines and creation of payment plans.
- Handle questions, complaints and investigate and resolve discrepancies on debts.
- Work closely with the offices of admissions, financial aid, and registrar to ensure accuracy of accounts’ balances.
- Assist the Bursar with daily operations, organization, and perform billing, collection, deposit, disbursement and record maintenance of tuition and fees and other student related funds, assisting in setting priorities for the office and meeting deadlines.
- Assist with processing of daily bank deposit and reconciliations. Prepare and organize spreadsheets with daily deposits and arrange deposits for bank.
- Participate in the maintenance of accurate financial records for flow between the Bursar’s Office and other departments to ensure coordination of functions.
- Prepare as needed weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports and analyses.
- Assist students and families to resolve problems and complaints concerning student accounts.
- Performs any additional duties assigned by the Associate Bursar/ Bursar.
**Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience Requirements
Associate degree is required and a minimum of three to five years of experience with higher education institutions participating in the federal title IV program and or direct customer service contact, collections. Additionally, knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and their application and an understanding of applicable Federal and State laws is necessary. Excellent computer skills are required with proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications.
Professional Skills
Minimum requirements include 3 years of Student Accounts experience as well as experience in a Higher Education environment. Qualified candidates must have the ability to communicate clearly and concisely demonstrating tact, patience, and courtesy both orally and in writing; the individual should be apt in negotiating and persuading, can be polite and compassionate without lacking confidence. Individuals must have the ability to work independently with minimum direction and maintain accuracy and work confidentially with discretion; proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe, and internet searches. Ability to speak multiple languages; Spanish strongly preferred.
Work environment and physical functions
This position is in an office environment. Generally, an employee needs to be able to sit, stand, and navigate within the office area. The office equipment, either individually used or shared with a department, is the responsibility of all employees.
Reasoning Ability
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Preferred:
Ability to speak multiple languages; Spanish strongly preferred.
Compensation:
- The entry-level compensation rate for this position is expected to be between $20.00 – $25.00 per hour.
Position purpose:
The SI lab technician will be responsible for development, enhancement, and maintenance of the CyberLab. The SI lab technician will monitor the proper usage of the Cyberlab when open for students to practice.
Major Responsibilities/Duties/Functions/Tasks:
- Assist with the development and development of the cybersecurity academy and boot camps.
- Act as liaison between I.T. Department Helpdesk to help maintain, troubleshoot, and repair all lab equipment, including computer hardware and software.
- Adjust, calibrate (where necessary) and operate lab equipment.
- Provide support as needed in the tasks of provisioning and issuing hardware, software, and licenses to end users.
- Assist I.T. Department with the set-up any newly purchased equipment in the laboratories and make detailed test schedules and procedure sheets.
- Participate in school open houses and events as the person responsible for laboratory presentation.
- Provide troubleshooting support for labs in conjunction with the I.T. Department Helpdesk.
- Assist faculty in supervising lab set-up and exercises.
- Provide advice and assistance to users in accessing and using the lab.
- Promptly respond to student’s needs.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Student in the CE, EE and CSC could be a potential candidate for the job.
Education and/or Experience Requirements
Student must be enrolled FT in the Computer Engineering Program and have a minimum of a 3.0 GPA.
Professional Skills
- Ability to present both verbally and in writing in a professional manner.
- Experience with writing technical procedures and standard operating procedures
- Troubleshooting while incorporating strong customer service skills
- Adherence to the industry’s best practices and procedures, especially regarding cyber security.
- Ability to provide clear written and oral communication at all levels of the organization.
- Experience establishing and maintaining good working relationships in all levels of the organization, including students, faculty, staff, and external organizations.
Reasoning Ability
- Understand and follow directions.
- Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw conclusions.
- Learn about new equipment (hardware, software, networking) and procedures, as may be required.
Work Environment and Physical Functions
This position is in a lab environment. Generally, an employee needs to be able to sit, stand, and navigate within the office area. The office equipment, either individually used or shared with a department, is the responsibility of all employees. The candidate must be required to left up to 50lbs of equipment for setup.
Compensation:
The entry-level compensation rate for this position is expected to be $16 per hour.
Position purpose
Develop and implement activities, programs, and services for students eligible for the Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP). Assist in implementing services and activities to improve student achievement, retention, and graduation. Assist with HEOP activities for the Summer Institute. Assist in monitoring and reconciling program budgets and preparation of reports for New York State.
Major Responsibilities/Duties/Functions/Tasks
- Deliver programs and activities to students eligible for the HEOP program. Produce and disseminate literature promoting opportunities for HEOP participants.
- Provide one-on-one academic counseling to HEOP participants. Review participants’ academic progress and special needs and devise intervention strategies; consult with faculty, counseling center staff, and other College staff and administrators regarding strategies for students deemed at-risk. Assist with class registration.
- Assist with the selection of prospective HEOP participants by processing and reviewing applications.
- Collect and verify financial documentation for all matriculating first year HEOP participants. Host regular financial aid discussions to ensure that all continuing participants complete the appropriate financial aid forms by the established deadlines.
- Develop and implement appropriate interventions for HEOP participants such as academic workshops, personal and professional seminars, cultural events, faculty/professional mentoring interventions, and community service activities. Collaborate with various campus offices for additional interventions.
- Find and share opportunities and programs for participants to receive academic, career, financial, and personal counseling. Consult with and make referrals to Academic Advising Center, Tutoring Services, Student Financial Services, Career Services, Disability Services, and the Office of Counseling and Wellness, as examples; document records of service for program students, as applicable and appropriate.
- As requested, assist with updating and monitoring program budgets. Collect, organize and analyze data on current HEOP participants and program graduates. Maintain accurate, auditable records and produce annual retention and other reports. A strong ability to meet all deadlines for the submission of all reports is required.
- Assist with planning and coordinating HEOP activities for the Summer Academy and work with the Summer Academy team; collaborate with other offices in developing pre-first year programming.
- As requested, meet with Summer Academy faculty to clarify goals of the HEOP program and review pretest results for math and writing. Discuss student progress, schedule advising appointments and review academic progress.
- Host monthly check-ins with students to ensure regular participation in program activities.
- Assist in the recruitment process which may include evening & weekend travel.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the HEOP staff.
- Administer academic need testing (e.g., Accuplacer) for HEOP students.
**Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience Requirements
Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 1 year of relevant experience in a higher education environment.
Professional Skills
Demonstrated experience working with a diverse student population in a counseling or academic advising role.
Reasoning Ability
Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the mission, goals, and objectives of higher education opportunity programs; strong written and verbal communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills and the ability to represent the College to prospective students, families and public constituencies.
Work environment and physical functions
This position is located in an office environment. Generally, an employee needs to be able to sit, stand, and navigate within the office area. The office equipment either individually used or shared with a department is the responsibility of all employees.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience working with state and/or federal grant reporting.
Compensation:
- The entry-level compensation rate for this position is expected to be between $16.00 – $25.00 per hour.
Position purpose:
Tutor, mentor, and work with students in the classroom and in the Academic Success Center.
Major Responsibilities/Duties/Functions/Tasks
- Attend the class for which they will be the assigned.
- If there is an opportunity based on the lecture or assignments, the HEOP mentor may assist students directly during the class time.
- HEOP Mentor will be responsible to log all interactions onto Starfish database.
- Towards the end of the semester, HEOP Mentor will be responsible to write a short paragraph of what services they’ve provided to students (i.e. topics of assistance)
- Conduct weekly tutoring sessions in the Academic Success Center with students in an individual and/or group setting.
- Mentor will assist with any administrative or operational aspects of the class or Academic Success Center, such as welcoming students, assisting with logins, etc.
- Maintain a weekly log in Starfish of general student attendance/progress and assistance provided.
- Assist and possibly facilitate weekly HEOP workshops
**Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience Requirements
- Must have at least one year of education at Vaughn College and a 3.0 GPA or higher
- Must have expertise in the subject matter and be recommended by a professor.
Professional Skills
Knowledgeable of Microsoft Office.
Reasoning Ability
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw conclusions.
- Ability to understand and follow directions
Work environment and physical functions
This position is located in a classroom/office environment. Generally an employee needs to be able to sit, stand, and navigate within the office area. The office equipment either individually used or shared with a department is the responsibility of all employees.
Compensation:
- The entry-level compensation rate for this position is expected to be $16.00 per hour.
Position purpose
The instructor is responsible for the coordination, planning, preparation, presentation, and evaluation of online and classroom instruction and related activities. The instructor is responsible for performing assigned duties during the day at a minimum, the related activities regarding instruction. An instructor performs all other duties as directed by program supervisor.
Major Responsibilities/Duties/Functions/Tasks
- Teach all non-credit classes according to an approved syllabus.
- Coordinate, plan, organize, and instruct courses.
- Keep active at a high level of expertise in the subjects taught and stimulate enthusiasm for those subjects.
- Keep students informed and updated concerning course content, requirements, evaluation procedures and attendance requirements.
- Keep students informed about their progress through the prompt grading of papers and other work.
- Maintain accurate and complete records, including attendance records.
- Ensure that assigned classes are held as scheduled.
- Make suggestions to the assistant director concerning the improvement of the curriculum in keeping with the objectives of the program.
- Participate in program and curriculum review and development and student learning outcomes initiatives.
- Utilize students’ learning styles in each class in order to facilitate the best teaching and learning situations.
- Incorporate instructional technologies in instructional delivery.
- Maximize the learning opportunities for each student.
- Refer students to counselors as needed
**Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience Requirements
- Master’s degree in subject matter, education or relevant area.
Professional Skills
- Mastery of subject(s) taught.
- Excellent written, verbal communication and presentation skills.
- Working knowledge of using a computer including: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and the D2L learning management platform.
Reasoning Ability
- Ability to communicate with students and staff.
- Ability to collect and interpret data.
- Ability to understand and follow directions.
- Ability to resolve conflict among students.
- A working knowledge of how to appropriately interact with students.
Work environment and physical functions
This position is located in a classroom/office environment. Generally, an employee needs to be able to sit, stand, and navigate within the office area. The office equipment either individually used or shared with a department is the responsibility of all employees.
Compensation:
- The entry-level compensation rate for this position is expected to be paid via a $3,000 Stipend.
Position purpose
Assists with the proper distribution and processing of mail/packages as well as with orders. Maintains the central store and keeps track of inventory.
Major Responsibilities/Duties/Functions/Tasks
- Operates mail service equipment: postage, complex inserts, sorters, bar codes, and fax machines
- Cleans and adjusts machines daily
- Serves as a liaison for mail service and other departments.
- Delivers supplies, material as needed
- Sorts, distributes and collects US mail, UPS, and FedEx mail/packages. Tracks and maintains records and logs of mail
- Maintains the inventory of supplies, periodically checks the level of supplies and orders appropriately.
**Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalency
- Working Knowledge of Microsoft Office
Professional Skills
- Organizational skills, ability to communicate, flexibility and computer skills
Reasoning Ability
- Ability to define problems, collects data, establish facts and draw conclusions
- Ability to understand and follow directions
Work environment and physical functions
- Ability to lift up to 50Lbs
- Generally an employee needs to be able to sit, stand, and navigate around the campus. The office equipment either individually used or shared with a department is the responsibility of all employees.
Preferred:
Bilingual
Compensation:
- The entry-level compensation rate for this position is expected to be $16 per hour.
Position purpose
The main purpose of this position is to work as a team to maintain the buildings and systems that make up the infrastructure of Vaughn College. By doing so the goal is to provide the students, staff and faculty a safe, comfortable environment so everyone can perform to their full potential.
Major Responsibilities/Duties/Functions/Tasks
- Works with the Events coordinator in ensuring the set up and break down of all Institutional events.
- Knowledge of maintenance requirements for keeping the college facilities and grounds in a safe, clean and orderly condition.
- Knowledge of methods, materials, equipment, and tools used in routine building and grounds maintenance including general carpentry, electrical, plumbing , painting and mechanical repairs.
- Knowledge of heating plant and equipment.
- Knowledge of current safety and sanitation practices.
- Knowledge of current cleaning methods and the use and care of cleaning materials and equipment.
- Ability to lay out work and estimate time, tools and materials needed.
- Ability to learn the operation of equipment and tools used in the work, as required by the position.
**Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience Requirements
High School Diploma or General Educational Degree (GED); six months to two years related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Professional Skills
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedural manuals. Ability to speak effectively to individuals or small groups. Ability to write simple correspondence or memos.
Reasoning Ability
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability in dealing with problems that involve several concrete variables in standardized situations. Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent.
Certificates and/or Licenses
Ability to perform the physical requirements of the position that is certified by a physician. Must be able to obtain various NYC certificates of fitness.
Work environment and physical functions
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is frequently required to talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Compensation:
- The entry-level compensation rate for this position is expected to be between $20 – $26 per hour.
Position purpose
Peer Tutors provide academic instruction in one-on-one and small group settings to reinforce content of a particular disciplinary area. Peer tutors are Vaughn students and recent Vaughn graduates that support all students at Vaughn.
This announcement is for the following disciplines: Mathematics/Engineering (e.g., Pre-Calculus, Calculus, Statistics), Physics, Engineering, ATI, Maintenance Management.
Major Responsibilities/Duties/Functions/Tasks
- Providing peer instruction on topics selected by the Learning Specialist; this may include workshops, individual tutoring and small groups. Some tutoring may be through an online platform;
- Logging all interactions in the Starfish intervention system;
- Reviewing textbooks and other online materials to keep current in the selected subject area;
- Tutors are expected to remain in the Academic Success Center (L200) or their zoom room, unless otherwise notified by supervisors. (During the COVID-19 pandemic, tutoring may be conducted via Zoom. Tutors are expected to remain available in this platform for the entirety of their tutoring hours.)
- Performing learning center related administrative tasks including but not limited to paperwork, mailings, calling and delivering items;
- Maintaining consistent communication with their supervisor about issues and process improvements for tutoring;
- Attending regular tutor meetings as conducted by supervisors;
- Attending tutor trainings as required; hosting pre-exam workshops focused on problem-solving and test practice;
- Other duties as assigned by the Learning Specialist.
**Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience Requirements
- Be in good academic standing with an overall GPA of 3.00 or higher;
- Achieved a grade of “B” or higher in any subject for which tutor is assigned.
Professional Skills
- Public speaking skills, ability to communicate effectively and able to take leadership role with responsibility;
- Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel;
Reasoning Ability
- Ability to define problems, collect data, and ability to understand and follow directions;
- Ability to work under pressure and work well with others
Work environment and physical functions
This position is located in an office environment. Generally, an employee needs to be able to sit, stand, and navigate within the office area. The office equipment either individually used or shared with a department is the responsibility of all employees.
Compensation:
- The entry-level compensation rate for this position is expected to be $16 – $18 dollars per hour.
Position purpose
Peer Tutors provide academic instruction in one-on-one and small group settings to reinforce content of a particular disciplinary area. Peer tutors are Vaughn students and recent Vaughn graduates that support all students at Vaughn.
This announcement is for the following disciplines: Engineering and Flight.
Major Responsibilities/Duties/Functions/Tasks
- Providing peer instruction on Engineering and Flight; this may include workshops, individual tutoring and small groups. Some tutoring may be through an online platform;
- Logging all interactions in the Starfish intervention system;
- Reviewing textbooks and other online materials to keep current in the selected subject area;
- Tutors are expected to remain in the Academic Success Center (L200) or their zoom room, unless otherwise notified by supervisors. (During the COVID-19 pandemic, tutoring may be conducted via Zoom. Tutors are expected to remain available in this platform for the entirety of their tutoring hours.)
- Performing learning center related administrative tasks including but not limited to paperwork, mailings, calling and delivering items;
- Maintaining consistent communication with their supervisor about issues and process improvements for tutoring;
- Attending regular tutor meetings as conducted by supervisors;
- Attending tutor trainings as required; hosting pre-exam workshops focused on problem-solving and test practice;
- Other duties as assigned by the Assistant Director.
**Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience Requirements
- Be in good academic standing with an overall GPA of 3.00 or higher;
- Achieved a grade of “B” or higher in any subject for which tutor is assigned.
Professional Skills
- Public speaking skills, ability to communicate effectively and able to take leadership role with responsibility;
- Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel;
Reasoning Ability
- Ability to define problems, collect data, and ability to understand and follow directions;
- Ability to work under pressure and work well with others
Work environment and physical functions
This position is located in an office environment. Generally, an employee needs to be able to sit, stand, and navigate within the office area. The office equipment either individually used or shared with a department is the responsibility of all employees.
Compensation:
- The entry-level compensation rate for this position is expected to be $16 – $18 dollars per hour.
Position Purpose
Teaching Assistants will work with high school students in the UAS Certification Program. Perform teaching assistant duties related to the UAS certification program. This work includes attending the class, to be up to date on the topics covered, assisting the instructor as needed, then providing tutoring hours after the conclusion of the class.
Major Responsibilities/Duties/Functions/Tasks:
- Attend the class for which they will be assigned as a Teaching Assistant either on campus and/or on Zoom.
- Tutor and work with students in the classroom, and via Zoom.
- If there is an opportunity based on the lecture or assignments, the Teaching Assistant may assist students directly during class time.
- Under the guidance of the class professor, conducts weekly tutoring sessions with students in an individual and/or group setting either on campus and/or on Zoom.
- The tutor will assist with any administrative or operational aspects of the class such as welcoming students, assisting with logins, etc.
- Maintain a weekly log of general student attendance/progress and assistance provided.
** Qualifications: To perform the job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience Requirements.
- At least 30 college credits with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
- Must have expertise and prior experience in UAS systems.
- FAA Part 107 Certification is preferred.
Professional Skills
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office and Excel.
- Knowledge in UAS systems, drone laws, and the FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certification.
Reasoning Ability
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw conclusions.
- Ability to understand and follow directions.
Work Environment and Physical Functions
This position is in a classroom/office environment. Generally, an employee needs to be able to sit, stand, and navigate within the office area. The office equipment, either individually used or shared with a department, is the responsibility of all employees.
Compensation:
- The entry-level compensation rate for this position is expected to be $18 dollars per hour.
Position purpose
The STEP tutor is responsible for tutoring students on-line, in a one-on-one environment, or in small group sessions. Instruction may be performed at Vaughn College, or on the middle/high school campus, as needed.
Major Responsibilities/Duties/Functions/Tasks
[List of major/ material responsibilities and essentials duties which must be completed in achieving the objectives of the position – usually there are 3 to 6 major job duties]
- Perform homework and test tutoring in New York State Regents areas or other standardized examinations (e.g., SAT, PSAT, SHSAT). Priority instructional areas fare: mathematics (i.e., Regents Algebra I, Regents Algebra II/Trigonometry) and science (i.e., Living Environment). Hours vary based on need.
- Maintain accurate and complete records, including attendance records;
- Track student progress for students enrolled in the program and report to the program director;
- Disseminate program updates and other information to students;
- Conduct tutoring sessions on the Vaughn College campus or the middle/high school campuses as assigned;
- Make suggestions to the program directors concerning the improvement of services;
- Assist students with accessing supplemental online tutoring services;
- Refer students to program directors and other services as needed;
- All other duties as assigned.
Grant-related notes:
- This position is funded by a grant from the New York State Department of Education (NYSED). Continuation of the position is subject to Vaughn College’s performance reviews, notification of satisfactory performance from the funder and continued funding from NYSED.
- Instructional positions for the STEP Program are appointed on a semester-by-semester basis.
**Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Education and/or Experience Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
- Professional Skills
- Mastery of subject(s) taught and proficiency in academic content area;
- Experience tutoring/teaching, preferably at the high school level;
- Strong written communication and presentation skills;
- Ability to work with ENL students, low-income and first-generation students;
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office;
- Reasoning Ability
- Ability to communicate with students, parents, and staff;
- Ability to understand and follow directions;
- Ability to resolve conflict among students.
- Work environment and physical functions
This position is located in office and classroom environments. Generally, an employee needs to be able to sit, stand, and navigate within the office area. The office equipment either individually used or shared with a department is the responsibility of all employees.
Preferred Qualifications:
- A Bachelor’s degree in education or the assigned content area. Related education will be considered.
- NY State 7th-12th grade teaching licensure.
Compensation:
- The entry-level compensation rate for this position is expected to be $16 dollars per hour.
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