Undergraduate Student Assistant - Kenai Peninsula College

Do you enjoy helping others learn? Would you like experience working with faculty inside of the classroom? If yes, please apply to join the Undergraduate Assistant Program, become one of the first students in this cutting-edge model, and have one of the most rewarding experiences working with your peers.

Build your resume, deepen your professional experience, improve your own academic success, retention, and sense of belongingness as an Undergraduate Assistant! This position also gives you an advantage when applying to future jobs, especially in teaching, tutoring, education, or graduate school. If accepted, you will be given the opportunity to be trained in cutting-edge pedagogical practices and will be given invaluable skills for today’s world. Join our team in this new and exciting program, praised nationwide as one of the most rewarding student jobs!

Undergraduate Assistants (UAs) are KPC students who work hand-in-hand with faculty to enhance the educational environment and also develop their own professional skills.

Examples of how UAs accomplish this could include:
● Being embedded in a specific course to help fellow students succeed by working one-on-one with students or groups, holding exam study sessions, etc.
● Being embedded in a specific course to facilitate conversations, discussions, and in-class activities
● Providing support on a specific academic project being led by a faculty

UAs work closely with their Lead Faculty (the faculty member teaching the course the UA is assigned to) and attend onboarding and training. Available courses change every semester.

A successful candidate for this position should:
● Be reliable, dependable, committed, and able to attend and participate in all shifts, meetings, and trainings
● Have the ability to effectively communicate and work well with students, peers, staff, and faculty
● Be willing to learn, give and receive feedback, and have a growth mindset
● Be eager to support their peers and help them learn without simply providing answers
● Be a positive, encouraging, and supportive academic model for students in class
As an Undergraduate Assistant, you will:
● Attend and participate in required orientation and trainings
● Attend and participate in weekly meeting with Lead Faculty and any UAs from the same course
● Perform other duties as assigned by the UA Lead Faculty related to your specific role in the class or project you are working on

Some experience tutoring, coaching, teaching, mentoring or working well with others is preferred. Typically, a successful UA who will be embedded in a specific course has previously passed the course or taken similar courses to the one they are an UA for.

Minimum Qualifications:

● Must be enrolled at UAA with a minimum of six (6) credit hours in the semester of employment
● Must have completed at least one semester at UAA/KPC
● Must be in good disciplinary standing with the university
● Must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher for this position

Upon hire, completion of the following UAA Employee e-Learning Trainings is required:
● FERPA: Protecting Student Privacy
● Title IX

Additional training with the UA program at KPC will be required.

Position Details:

This is a part time student position which will include up to 40 hours of work across the semester. It could range from 1-4 hours/week. This job is a Level 2 Step 17 position which pays $15.57/hour.
Available courses change every semester. Academic year 25/26 may have availability in: Biology, Chemistry, History & Psychology.

This is a pooled position and applications are reviewed as needed. Submission of an application does not guarantee review or a job offer.

*To be eligible for this position, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.  Applicants who now or may in the future require visa sponsorship to work in the United States are not eligible.

The University of Alaska (UA) is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact UA Human Resources by phone at 907-450-8200.

The University of Alaska (www.alaska.edu) is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Employer and Educational Institution.  The University is committed to a policy of non-discrimination (www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination) against individuals on the basis of any legally protected status.

The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.

Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.

If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Susan Browning, at sbrownin@alaska.edu.

All employees at the University of Alaska are expected to uphold the highest standards of ethics and professionalism when conducting or engaged in university business.

*Each university within the University of Alaska system publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report which contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Noncampus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus.  The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.  

Access to the reports is available at:

UAA: (Addresses Anchorage campus, Aviation Technology Complex, JBER - Elmendorf Extension, JBER - Richardson Extension, Kenai Peninsula College - Kachemak Bay campus, Kenai Peninsula College - Kenai River campus, Kodiak College, Kodiak High School Extension, Matanuska-Susitna College, Prince William Sound College, and Prince William Sound College - Cordova Extension) Online: https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/students/safety. Request a paper copy in person: UAA Police Department Office at Room 114 of Eugene Short Hall on the Anchorage campus / UAA Dean of Students Office at Room 122 of Rasmuson Hall on the Anchorage campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-786-1120 or police@uaa.alaska.edu / 907-786-1214 or uaa_deanofstudents@alaska.edu. 

UAF: (Addresses Fairbanks Campus, Bristol Bay Campus, Chukchi Campus, Community and Technical College, Kasitsna Bay Campus, Seward Marine Center, Tok Campus, Kuskokwim Campus, and Northwest Campus) Online: https://www.uaf.edu/orca/files/ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: UAF Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability on the 3rd Floor of Constitution Hall. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-474-7300 or uaf-orca@alaska.edu.

UAS: (Addresses the Juneau Auke Bay Campus, Juneau Technical Education Center, Sitka Campus, & Ketchikan Campus) Online: https://uas.alaska.edu/equity-and-compliance/docs/clery/UAS_ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: Hendrickson Building, Suite 202 on the Juneau campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-796-6371 or emailing uas.clery@alaska.edu.