OMA AXcel Program Coordinator (Work Study) 2023-2024

Stephen F. Austin State University
June 11, 2023
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Along with your Cover Letter, Resume, and List of References, please submit a written response to one of the scenarios below explaining how you would handle the mentoring situation.

  • Scenario 1: You have just been assigned a mentee who has a different ethnic background from you. You find yourself somewhat uncomfortable and sense that your mentee is feeling the same. Since this is a sensitive subject, you believe that the best approach is to share your own experiences and advice on how they should proceed in developing the skills you both have identified. It's what worked for you and it's how you feel you can be most helpful. Over the course of time, you find that your mentee appears to be polite but not fully engaged in the process.
  • Scenario 2: You and your mentee have been communicating frequently and enjoying the naturalness of the relationship and the chemistry between you feels great. You have agreed to meet during the workday but as the day wears on, you've had to postpone the meeting and now have agreed to meet after hours at a local restaurant. Your conversation goes well, as always, and the atmosphere is relaxed. At some point in the conversation, you ask your mentee for feedback on the relationship is going. The mentee responds that they are quite happy and goes on to share that they feel very comfortable with you and is beginning to develop “feelings” for you and would like to explore the possibility of pursuing a more intimate relationship.
  • Scenario 3: Your mentee seems very unwilling to open up to discuss their situation. They have indicated that they don't have any particular goals for their development. You know that the mentee has been struggling with aspects of their job and that they have received a written warning about this from their manager. However, you need the mentee to raise these issues first before you can talk about how the mentoring can help them.
  • Posting Details

    Position Information

    Job Title OMA AXcel Program Coordinator (Work Study) 2023-2024

    General Description

    This is a work-study student position for the AXcel Mentoring program, provided by the Office of Multicultural Affairs is created to support first year students in their transition to student life at Stephen F. Austin State University. The program emphasizes the importance of academic excellence, multiculturalism, inclusion and personal growth. In addition, each mentee is paired with an SFA faculty or staff member who wishes to support the mentee as well. This peer-to-peer mentoring program sponsors and encourages attendance at specific programs in which mentors and mentees actively interact and participate.

    Job Duties

    Coordinator is expected to work 5-10 hours a week during the fall semester. The Coordinator will work with the OMA Graduate Assistant to coordinate peer mentor trainings, meetings, AXcel mentor socials, meetings, program projects, and incentive programs. The Coordinator will also be assigned up to three mentees to meet with bi-weekly.

    Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

    1. Time Management 2. Have respect for all persons 3. Maintain a positive attitude 4. Demonstrates good judgment 5. Able to work with people from different cultures, backgrounds, lifestyles, and personalities, which may be different from your own 6. Strong work ethic 7. Demonstrates leadership skills 8. Good interpersonal and communication skills 9. Flexible 10. Maintains a professional demeanor 11. Ability to separate personal situations from the work environment

    Required Qualifications

    A student must be awarded and accept a “Work-Study Permit” for each semester the student will be working.

    An OMA AXcel Program Coordinator must understand and believe in the goals of the University and the OMA programs. You must have 2.75 G.P.A. (cumulative and current) and higher; professional skills, great communication skills, leadership abilities, experience with peer mentorship and multicultural awareness, and participation in OMA events or organizations is preferred (although not required). An OMA AXcel Program Coordinator must work all OMA Mentoring Sponsored Events.

    Must be able to work the following Events: Peer Mentor Training Date- TBD Camp-Tentative dates – TBD Axcel Mentoring Kickof dates-TBD Axcel Mentoring Meetings- monthly (Dates and times TBD) Axcel Staff Meetings- Weekly (Dates and times TBD) Meetings with peer mentors (Bi-weekly) (Coordinators will meet weekly) (Dates and times TBD) Meetings with peer mentors (Bi-weekly) Times determined between mentor and mentee

    Preferred Qualifications Physical Demands Special Conditions for Eligibility

    A student must be enrolled in six or more semester hours to be eligible for student employment during the fall or spring semesters. To be eligible for student employment during the summer, a student must be enrolled in three or more semester hours or be registered for courses in the upcoming fall semester.

    Student assistants may not hold any other type of position such as a graduate assistantship or temporary casual employment at the same time that they are employed as a student assistant.

    Position End Date (if temporary)

    Posting Detail Information

    Posting Number SA2023-108

    Number of Vacancies 3 Posting Open Date 05/10/2023 Review Start Date Posting Close Date Work Schedule 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., nights and weekends as needed Min Pay Rate $7.50/hr Open Until Filled Yes Special Instructions to Applicants

    Along with your Cover Letter, Resume, and List of References, please submit a written response to one of the scenarios below explaining how you would handle the mentoring situation.

  • Scenario 1: You have just been assigned a mentee who has a different ethnic background from you. You find yourself somewhat uncomfortable and sense that your mentee is feeling the same. Since this is a sensitive subject, you believe that the best approach is to share your own experiences and advice on how they should proceed in developing the skills you both have identified. It's what worked for you and it's how you feel you can be most helpful. Over the course of time, you find that your mentee appears to be polite but not fully engaged in the process.
  • Scenario 2: You and your mentee have been communicating frequently and enjoying the naturalness of the relationship and the chemistry between you feels great. You have agreed to meet during the workday but as the day wears on, you've had to postpone the meeting and now have agreed to meet after hours at a local restaurant. Your conversation goes well, as always, and the atmosphere is relaxed. At some point in the conversation, you ask your mentee for feedback on the relationship is going. The mentee responds that they are quite happy and goes on to share that they feel very comfortable with you and is beginning to develop “feelings” for you and would like to explore the possibility of pursuing a more intimate relationship.
  • Scenario 3: Your mentee seems very unwilling to open up to discuss their situation. They have indicated that they don't have any particular goals for their development. You know that the mentee has been struggling with aspects of their job and that they have received a written warning about this from their manager. However, you need the mentee to raise these issues first before you can talk about how the mentoring can help them.
  • EEO Statement

    Stephen F. Austin State University, an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and Educator, is committed to excellence through diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, creed, color, age, national origin, religion or physical or mental disability as required by law. If, because of an impairment or disability, you need accommodation during any part of the employment process, please contact Human Resources at 936-468-2304.

    Posting Quick Link https: // careers.sfasu.edu/postings/10179

    Department Information

    Department Multicultural Affairs

    Contact Name Veronica Beavers Contact Phone 936-468-1073 Contact Email [email protected] Contact Information Applicants will be contacted by the hiring department if selected for an interview. If you have technical questions about this job posting, please contact HR at (936) 468-2304.

    Supplemental Questions

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  • 1. Why do you want to be an OMA AXcel Program Coordinator?
  • (Open Ended Question)

  • Briefly summarize your goals as a mentor?
  • (Open Ended Question)

  • How would being a AXcel Program Coordinator enhance your leadership skills?
  • (Open Ended Question)

  • What will make you stand out from all other applicants for this position?
  • (Open Ended Question)

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