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-Previous experience or willingness to develop skills to be a positive role model and mentor to high school students, especially those who may need more support engaging in the community
-Previous experience or strong desire to work with and empower students from diverse backgrounds(cultural, economic, ethnic, and regional backgrounds)
-Comfortable leading difficult conversations with empathy. This includes conversations that require you to give and receive feedback
-Ability to enforce WSB Precollege policies and procedures while still developing positive, trusting relationships with students and staff
Strong decision-making and organizational skills
-Must possess excellent interpersonal communication, group facilitation, and social emotional skills
-Ability to be a team player and leader in different situations and shift to meet the changing needs of summer camps
-Must be punctual and prompt when attending activities on time and submitting projects by the desired deadlines
-Valid driver's license to operate UW fleet vehicles preferred but not required

The Wisconsin School of Business (WSB) Precollege Program offers an array of immersive programs that supports high school students’ career exploration, including school year workshops, summer day camps, and a three-week summer residential program, Bridge to BEL for incoming, first year BEL scholarship recipients. WSB Precollege Participants learn about the WSB Undergraduate programs, explore business majors through job shadowing and networking opportunities, explore their personal identities, and participate in applied learning activities. Participation in this program will give students a distinct competitive advantage when adjusting to college life, learning in classes, and applying for internship opportunities, ultimately preparing them for successful business careers.

WSB Precollege Graduate Assistants (GA’s) will support the supervision of WSB Precollege Student Leaders (PSL’s) as well as oversee all aspects of WSB Precollege Summer Day camps; Business Basics and Junior Business Badgers and BEL 301 residential program. GA’s will provide guidance, ensure safety, leadership, and serve as mentors to PSL’s.

*Duties and Responsibilities:
-Provide custodial care for the duration of all WSB Precollege Summer programs
-Build a strong mentoring relationship with WSB Precollege participants and Precollege Student Leaders (PSL’s)
-Create a safe and inclusive atmosphere where all participants can build life-long connections and share their unique experiences
-Lead program activities to expand participants’ knowledge in diversity and inclusion, college readiness, study skills, leadership, team work, and personal development.
-To ensure participants’ safety, supervise students at all times and enforce ratios. There must be a 1:2 up to 1:10 ratio of staff: participants at all times. No one-on-one student contact is allowed.
-Provide guidance, leadership, and serve as a supervisor and mentor to the PSL’s
-During Bridge to BEL Residential program: Coordinate implementation of nightly supervision protocols and communicate updates to program leadership
-Maintain frequent, ongoing communication, both in person and via phone/text, with other GA, PSL’s, Teaching Staff, BEL and Precollege Services Manager, and Director of BEL and Pre-College Programs.
Anticipate, understand, and address the academic needs, as well as the social/emotional needs and interests of students. Monitor and document these needs and how you supported regularly.
-Adhere to Communicable Disease Plan to ensure the health and safety of participants and staff
-Other relevant duties as assigned

*Compensation:
$ 8,500 stipend, * This amount is pre-tax.*
Housing provided
Meal plan provided

*Requirements:
Must be able to commit to working all of the dates of employment in order to receive full stipend amount.
Staff are required to live in University Housing from Sunday, July 6th to Saturday, August 1st. Staff can
start living in University Housing as early as June 7th, if that is a need.
Staff must participate in the following training dates:
Monday, June 8th – Friday, June 12th, 9:00 am – 4:30 pm (No training scheduled on July 4th)
Monday, July 6th - Wednesday, July 8th, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

***Application Requirements:
(1) Resume
(2) Cover letter addressing the following topics
- Why you’re interested in working for the WSB Precollege Program
- Experience and approach to working with/mentoring high school youth
- Experience working with people from diverse backgrounds
(3) Three References (preferably one or more previous supervisors)

Occasionally lifting items up to 10-15 pounds
Occasionally sitting, walking, or standing for extended periods of time
Supervising camp activities for extended periods of time in various summer weather conditions (heat, rain, etc.)

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/