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Undergraduate Student Employee (03 Student) 2 Positions

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Student

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Locations:

Worcester, MA

Posted:

May 1, 2023

Closes:

Open Until Filled

Type:

PT No Benefits

Position ID:

161780

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About Worcester State University:

WORCESTER STATE UNIVERSITY is a liberal arts and sciences university with a long tradition of academic excellence dating back to 1874, as well as an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that seeks to reflect the diversity of its community. Our workforce is dedicated to academic quality, student-centered programming, engaged citizenship, open exchanges of ideas, diversity and inclusiveness, and civility and integrity. We are looking for job applicants who share these values and commitment to our students.

Worcester State is centrally located in Massachusetts, about an hour's drive from Boston, Springfield, and Providence, Rhode Island. Our 58-acre campus is nestled in the residential northwest side of Worcester--the second largest city in New England and home to 37,000 college students at more than a dozen colleges and universities. Over 6,000 of those students attend Worcester State--approximately 5,300 are undergraduates and 1,000 are graduate students. Learn more about us at worcester.edu/about

Job Description:

TITLE :

ARPA Grant, Undergraduate Student Employee

DEPARTMENT :

Urban Action Institute

SUPERVISOR :

Assistant Director, Urban Action Institute

SSTA APPROVER:

Assistant Director, Urban Action Institute

SCHEDULE:

10 hours per week

Hourly Pay Rate:

Minimum wage

General Statement of Duties:

The Urban Action Institute has been working to address food insecurity through the use of the ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) Grant. Recently the UAI has been working on starting a pilot program that would equip spaces on campus with tools to help address food insecurity on campus. The ARPA Grant, Student Employee will help the UAI to do outreach, collect data, and work within the greater Worcester community as part of this pilot project. This includes helping to educate our student body about different programs and services available for individuals who are food insecure. More generally, student employees will support the different UAI initiatives around Food Insecurity.

Responsibilities:

Help conduct surveys on food insecurity at Worcester State University

Connects with other offices and departments on campus to promote UAI events related to food insecurity

Assist in the planning and implementation of initiatives to address food insecurity on campus

Work with community partners to help create more space on campus for food security initiatives

Makes photocopies, answers the phone and provides general clerical support

Requirements:

Qualifications:

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written).

Motivated, with demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Skills related to quantitative research preferred.

Additional Information:

Worcester State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer which seeks to reflect the diversity of its community.

*This position is available for WSU students only*

Hourly Rate:

$15.00

Application Instructions:

Students must apply online.

*This position is for WSU students only.*

Company info

Worcester State University
Website : http://www.worcester.edu