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Education and Outreach Assistant, Poetry Center

Company:
The University of Arizona
Job Location:
Tucson, 85724
Category:
Extension and Outreach
Type:
Full-Time

Posting Number: req20909

Department: Humanities Administration

Location: Main Campus

Address: 1508 East Helen Street, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA

Position Highlights

The Poetry Center, in the College of Humanities (COH), is looking for a highly motivated, organized, and detail-oriented individual to fill the position of Education and Outreach Assistant. The successful candidate will help develop, deliver, and administer educational and community programs for internal and external audiences. The position promotes learning and outreach activities for individuals, families, organizations, and communities. The position also works with community partners, including area K-12 schools and regional libraries, to develop, coordinate, and implement programs focused on meeting various community needs and interests. The position is expected to deliver content and programming to support the Poetry Center's mission of outreach and education to national and regional partners, and internal and external stakeholders, with a focus on Title 1 K-12 schools. The Education and Outreach Assistant works under the direct supervision of the Executive Director and the Education Programs Coordinator, along with Poetry Center staff to coordinate the logistics of program implementation.

About the Poetry Center:
The Poetry Center is a leading literary institution and a living archive of poetry. As a premier example of a thriving public/private partnership, the Poetry Center connects the University of Arizona with the greater literary community in Tucson and beyond. We have amassed one of the finest and largest print/digital collections of contemporary poetry in America, with an active schedule of acquisitions. We've welcomed over one thousand poets to Tucson to read. Our education programs annually serve Arizona school children, college students, and adults with poetry experiences. Our public/private partnership has invested in a permanent landmark home for poetry in the American Southwest, and this underscores our ongoing commitment to the future of poetry, poetics, literary arts, and the ever-growing diverse community that we serve and cherish. To learn more about the Poetry Center's mission and values click here.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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Duties & Responsibilities

Alumni Jacquelynn and Bennet Dorrance have made a gift commitment of $5.4 million to endow the deanship of the University of Arizona College of Humanities to bring the humanities to the forefront of the University of Arizona's life and mission through a continuous and fearless spirit of open inquiry. For more information about the Fearless Inquires Project visit https://humanities.arizona.edu/about/fearless-inquiries-project.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Coordinate the schedules and responsibilities of multiple independent contractors who provide services in various community and internal educational programs
  • Facilitate letters of agreement and business office paperwork for all independent contractors
  • Maintain departmental responsibilities (meetings, email, phone, etc.)
  • Provide support to community outreach programs and service providers:
    • K-12 Education Programs: Kids Create, Brave Books, Field Trips, education marketing, and curating K-12 web-based content
    • Community programs: Poetry Out Loud, and Writing the Community
  • Assists with establishing contact with appropriate community resources, including:
    • Manage logistics of scheduling and communication with teachers, families, contractors and program participants
    • Assist in continually monitoring programs, instructors, contractors, and volunteers for quality assurance and relevance to the state and national standards and best practices in youth development
    • Assist in reviewing existing content, curriculum, strategies, and research/evaluation to make recommendations and implement approved modifications
  • Connect and collaborate with the University of Arizona campus and community partners, including local and statewide school districts, Pima County, Cochise County, and Santa Cruz County libraries to develop community programs
  • In collaboration with the Executive Director and the Education Programs Coordinator manage fundraising, development, budget, and fiscal responsibilities
  • Work with the Executive Director and the Education Programs Coordinator to identify and secure grants and donations in support of programs

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Requires knowledge of industry practices and educational standards and techniques
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
  • Requires ability to work independently as well as a part of the team

Minimum Qualifications

  • High School diploma and 3 years of relevant work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

  • 5 years relevant work experience
  • Bilingual Spanish/English
  • Experience with Southern Arizona K-12 and non-profit community organizations

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Full Time/Part Time: Full Time

Number of Hours Worked per Week: 40

Job FTE: 1.0

Work Calendar: Fiscal

Job Category: Outreach and Community Engagement

Benefits Eligible: Yes - Full Benefits

Rate of Pay: $16.50-$20.63

Compensation Type: hourly rate

Grade

3

Compensation Guidance

The Rate of Pay Field represents the University of Arizona's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. The University considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, and internal equity.

The Grade Range Minimum, Midpoint, and Maximum Fields listed below represent a full range of career compensation growth over time in this position and grade. Each unit typically sets starting pay between minimum and midpoint upon hire. The university offers compensation growth opportunities within its career architecture. To learn more about compensation, please review our Applicant Compensation Guide and our Total Rewards Calculator.

Grade Range Minimum

$16.5

Grade Range Midpoint

$20.63

Grade Range Maximum

$24.75

Career Stream and Level

OC2

Job Family

Cmty Outreach

Job Function

Outreach & Community Engage

Type of criminal background check required: Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)

Number of Vacancies: 1

Contact Information for Candidates

Tyler Meier

tmeier@arizona.edu

Open Until Filled: Yes

Documents Needed to Apply: Resume and Cover Letter

Special Instructions to Applicant

Please include 3 contacts for professional references at the end of your resume. You will be consulted in advance of any calls to references. Upload files to satisfy the resume and cover letter requirements for full consideration. Due to the application system formatting limitations, please do not free-type them in the application.

Diversity Statement

At the University of Arizona, we value our inclusive climate because we know that diversity in experiences and perspectives is vital to advancing innovation, critical thinking, solving complex problems, and creating an inclusive academic community. As a Hispanic-serving institution, we translate these values into action by seeking individuals who have experience and expertise working with diverse students, colleagues, and constituencies. Because we seek a workforce with a wide range of perspectives and experiences, we provide equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information. As an Employer of National Service, we also welcome alumni of AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service programs and others who will help us advance our Inclusive Excellence initiative aimed at creating a university that values student, staff and faculty engagement in addressing issues of diversity and inclusiveness.

Notice of Availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report

In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), each year the University of Arizona releases an Annual Security Report (ASR) for each of the University's campuses. These reports disclose information including Clery crime statistics for the previous three calendar years and policies, procedures, and programs the University uses to keep students and employees safe, including how to report crimes or other emergencies and resources for crime victims. As a campus with residential housing facilities, the Main Campus ASR also includes a combined Annual Fire Safety report with information on fire statistics and fire safety systems, policies, and procedures.
Paper copies of the Reports can be obtained by contacting the University Compliance Office at cleryact@arizona.edu.

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