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Posted Job Title 2023 VPSE Graduate Worker Program Assistant
Job Profile Title Temporary Employee - Non-Exempt
Job Description Summary Penn's Division of the Vice Provost for Student Engagement (VPSE) is hiring, immediately, current, and incoming Penn students who are interested in serving as graduate assistants (GAs), course instructors, and program assistants ( PAs ) for: (a) 6th grade - 12th grade students attending School District of Philadelphia public schools, public charter schools, and Archdiocese of Philadelphia schools; (b) current Penn undergraduates, and (c) veterans. All majors welcome, but we would love to hire students from all 12 of our fabulous Penn Schools! The VPSE Division works on behalf of the Provost with the Deans of the twelve Schools and other senior University Partners: to markedly increase access, participation, engagement, and outcomes of students from cohort groups under-represented in postsecondary, graduate, and professional education by expanding their skills, knowledge, confidence, motivation, and preparedness to successfully navigate relevant application and enrollment processes.
Job Description
Temporary Employee - Non-Exempt
Graduate Assistants and Program Assistants will be responsible for varying work depending on the VPSE program they are hired to support and will receive hourly pay, subject to taxes. Hours will vary, there will also be flexibility in the timing of the programming opportunities for late afternoon, early evening programming, Saturday, and virtual assignments. Our pay range is from $20.00 - $ 26.00/hour. Work study is not required! The website overview of our division and associated programs can be found at https://vpse.upenn.edu/
Job Location - City, State Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Department / School Provost Interdisciplinary Programs
Pay Range $7.25 - $20.00 Hourly Rate Salary offers are made based on the candidate's qualifications, experience, skills, and education as they directly relate to the requirements of the position, as well as internal and market factors and grade profile.
Affirmative Action Statement Penn adheres to a policy that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected class.
Special Requirements Background check may be required after a conditional job offer is made. Consideration of the background check will be tailored to the requirements of the job.
Penn has a long and proud tradition of intellectual rigor and pursuit of innovative knowledge, begun by Benjamin Franklin in 1740. That tradition lives today through the creativity, entrepreneurship, and engagement of our faculty, students, and staff. Academic life at Penn is unparalleled, with an undergraduate student body of 10,000 from every U.S. state and around the world. The entering class of 2015 is the most talented and diverse in Penn's history. Consistently ranked among the top 10 universities in the country, Penn welcomes an additional 10,000 students to our top-ranked graduate and professional schools.