Part-time Program Assistant–Student Success Support
Ferris State University College of Business · Big Rapids, MI · 1 mo ago
Administrative$22/hrPart-time
About the role
This position is part-time (25 hours or less per week), with an anticipated start date of June 2026 and an end date of August 2026. The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire without employer assistance or sponsorship now or in the future. The university will not assist with any F1 EAD’s, OPT, H1B, etc.
Responsibilities
- Assist with student success appointments, DDSA participation, and summer bridge programming.
- Aid in developing supportive materials, quick-reference guides, and other materials as directed by program administration and instructional faculty/staff.
- Pull, organize, and summarize data and identify potential resourcing opportunities.
- Provide supportive assistance to DDSA summer bridge program participants, focusing on foundational quantitative reasoning, study strategies, problem-solving processes, and student confidence.
- Offer logistical support to DDSA and related summer student success programming.
- Assist with assessment documentation.
- Maintain appropriate confidentiality of student records and follow University expectations related to FERPA, data integrity, and student support documentation.
- Maintain appropriate role boundaries. This role is not responsible for instructional faculty duties such as creating syllabi, assigning grades, determining course assessments, or managing final course outcomes.
- Cultivate an environment of belonging that values, respects, supports, and celebrates individual similarities and differences, allowing students, faculty, and staff to thrive authentically.
- Support, promote, and develop university student enrollment and retention initiatives.
- Any other duties assigned within the position classification area.
Requirements
- Minimum of bachelor's degree in mathematics, mathematics education, secondary education, education, student affairs, social work, assessment, or a closely related field.
- Minimum of two years of experience in any of the following: mathematics teaching, tutoring, structured learning assistance, academic support, assessment, student success programming, or an equivalent student-facing educational support role.
- Experience teaching high school mathematics is strongly preferred.
Qualifications
- Physical Demands: Office Environment - Sitting, Standing.
Skills and Abilities
- Ability to explain high school and early college mathematics concepts clearly, patiently, and in student-centered ways.
- Strong preference for experience teaching high school mathematics or providing structured mathematics support to high school or early college learners.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, especially when entering, reviewing, and cleaning student success data.
- Ability to create clear training materials, guides, process notes, and student support resources.
- Ability to work effectively with students from varied academic backgrounds, including first-generation students, conditionally admitted students, and students building college readiness skills.
- Competence with Microsoft Office, Excel, OneDrive/SharePoint, and common data tracking tools; Navigate360 experience preferred.