Position Summary:

Come join an award-winning program at ANSEP. We are recruiting for temporary Lead Youth Peer Mentors. This position will work with our various components and will develop the skills necessary to take on additional leadership roles at ANSEP.

Duties:

Event Management and Travel – 10% Manage and schedule all special events and activities both on and off UAA campus. Work with ANSEP Fiscal Office on travel needs. Assist with building management and set-up tasks for ANSEP components. Organize events for ANSEP components to include facility set up, entertainment, food and communications with families regarding events and celebrations.

Lead and Train YPMs – 30% Lead and help train ANSEP Youth Peer Mentors. Delegate tasks as-needed. Ensure that staffing levels are appropriate for planned activities. Is available for selected on-call hours during program dates.

Lead Program Activities – 30% Assists ANSEP Middle School Director and Regional Directors and other ANSEP staff with planning, organizing, coordinating, preparing, and leading daily activities for ANSEP components. Works with district chaperones to ensure student and program needs are met. At the direction of the Middle School Director and Regional Directors, oversee mailings to applicants/families, acceptance letters, and other communications. Perform data entry and tracking for ANSEP components. Other tasks as assigned.

Manage Students – 30% Ensure that ANSEP component students are accounted for, and under appropriate supervision, in accordance with ANSEP handbook and policies and procedures. Ensure that ANSEP students are safe and manage risk through training and adhering to ANSEP risk reduction policies. Assist with dormitory hall management and set-up.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

Exceptional interpersonal and customer service skills with ability to work with all levels; well-developed problem solving skills; demonstrated knowledge of general office procedures, equipment, and records maintenance. Strong, broad-based computer proficiency. Ability to work independently, exercise good judgement and discretion and maintain confidentiality. Supervisory and leadership skills. Excellent administrative procedures, practices and time management skills. A Strong attention to organization, detail and follow-through. Excellent proofreading skills. Ability to work independently with initiative. Experience in general office and administrative support procedures. Experience with pre-college residential programs. Ability to work on-call hours.

TYPICAL EXPERIENCE:

Minimum of 30 University credits successfully completed. One year of previous administrative experience. One year of previous residential program experience.

REQUIRED EDUCATION OR TRAINING:

Minimum of 30 University credits successfully completed.

About ANSEP:

ANSEP’s objective is to effect systemic change in the hiring patterns of Alaska Natives in science and engineering by placing our students on a career path to leadership.

Started in 1995 as a scholarship program for university students, ANSEP has evolved into a longitudinal education model that provides a continuous string of components beginning with students in sixth grade and continuing on through high school, into science and engineering undergraduate and graduate degree programs through to the Ph.D. ANSEP students at every level are successful at rates far exceeding national and state numbers. We provide inspiration, guidance, and opportunity for students from over 100 Alaskan communities. We have arrived at this model after nearly 30 years of effort, with the awareness that a fragmented approach that focuses on one academic level is not adequate to deal with the scope of the problem and ultimately falls short.
ANSEP is more than 100 corporations, philanthropic organizations, state and federal agencies, universities, high schools, and middle schools. ANSEP is 3,000 Alaska Native middle school students, high school students, university students, and ANSEP alumni.

ANSEP:
• improves academic outcomes,
• eliminates the need for university remediation and associated costs for government and families,
• increases retention,
• saves students and their families two years or more of college tuition and living expenses,
• saves the state millions in government funding by reducing time to degree,
• allows students to earn up to three years or more of university credits for a baccalaureate degree while in high school.

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This is a full-time, temporary position, minimum $20.47 hourly for up to 13 pay periods.

*To be eligible for this position, applicants must be legally authorized for unrestricted employment in the United States. No work visas will be sponsored for this position.

Reasonable Accommodation Statement:

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.

Affirmative Action Statement:

UA is an AA/EO employer and educational institution and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual: www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination

At-Will:

Pursuant to Board of Regents’ Policy 04.01.055.B, temporary, extended temporary, adjunct, student, casual labor, regular new hire probationary employees and those positions designated by the president as officers and senior administrators of the university are employed at-will.

Background Check:

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

Public Disclosure Statement:

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

University of Alaska is a Drug-Free Workplace. University of Alaska campuses are Tobacco-Free.

Training Policy:

It is the policy of the University of Alaska (UA) that all employees are required to complete training to meet the requirements of the positions they hold, and to complete the required training within a specified period to remain employed at the UA.

Contact Information:

If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact University of Alaska HR at 907-450-8200.