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Form of workResidential Advisors provide direct support to Upward Bound participants, living in the residence hall. Advisors plan and facilitate daily activities for students and participate in all aspects of the summer program, including overnight supervision. This is a full-time position, with the work week spanning from Sunday night through Friday afternoon.
Program Dates: June 17, 2024 through August 2, 2024.
Essential Duties
Plans and facilitates daily activities for students in areas of academic, career, health, wellness, and personal development.
Delivers Upward Bound SEL (Social and Emotional Learning) curriculum via Advisor Group facilitation on a weekly basis.
Plans and delivers daily wellness activities to students.
Tutors/assists students individually and in small groups during nightly study sessions, as well as Common Time.
Writes comprehensive evaluations of assigned students.
Supervises and provides support during evening study sessions.
Drives students to and from career sites.
Supervises bedtime hours and sleeps in the dorm except on weekends and nights off.
Encourages and guides students' intellectual and personal growth.
Provides students companionship, support, and positive role modeling.
Participates in staff meetings to discuss program progress, planning, and student concerns.
Note: UMF reserves the right to change or assign additional duties as necessary.
A complete job description is located here.
About University of Maine at Farmington:
The University of Maine at Farmington has earned a national reputation for excellence, gaining stature as one of the finest state-supported liberal arts colleges in the northeastern U.S. Additionally, UMF is rated 5th in U.S. News & World Report Top Regional Public College North for 2023 and has been rated one of America's Best Colleges by U.S. News 25 times since 1998.
The campus is in historic downtown Farmington, just a short walk away from coffee shops, funky stores, restaurants, banks, bookstores, a multi-screen movie theater and a whole lot more. Our perfect location combines the active outdoor lifestyle with the arts & smarts of a small college town. With enrollment at around 1,600 full-time students, UMF is about the same size as many of New England's most selective private colleges and offers many of the same advantages, yet at a very affordable price - providing a tremendous college value in a spectacular natural setting. Established in 1864 as Maine's first public institution of higher education, the University of Maine at Farmington is a founding member of The Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC) an exclusive national group of public colleges and universities committed to providing superior liberal arts and sciences education.
Who is the University of Maine at Farmington?
A Nationally Ranked public university, recognized for its academic excellence, educational value and inclusion.
An Outdoorsy College located in the heart of world class skiing and snowboarding, hiking and mountain biking, kayaking and rafting.
An Affordable, high-quality, residential, liberal arts college.
A school that offers challenging and innovative Academic Programs in the arts and sciences, teacher preparation, and other pre-professional fields.
A small, friendly campus where Students are the center of the universe.
A place where caring Professors work side by side with students - in research, creative endeavors, in the classroom and outside.
An institution that offers unparalleled research opportunities - often at the level and depth found at graduate school.
A campus of 1,600 bright, creative, independent-minded students who thrive on challenges.
A college where students work hard but also enjoy kicking back and having Fun - lots of fun.
A quirky yet warm-hearted, accepting community where it's OK to be you.
We may not be for everyone, but we just might be the perfect place for you.
Required Competency
- Communication - Excellent organizational and communication skills
Required Qualifications
- Two (2) years of college experience
- Expertise in one of the following areas: residential life, career development, or college transitions, academic excellence in program of study
- Experience working with high school students
Preferred Qualifications
- Valid driver's license (in good standing, based on UMS standards)
- Personal experience with, or understanding of, the challenges faced by low income students who will be the first in their families to attend college
Materials must be submitted electronically via "Apply for Position." Please create an applicant profile, complete a brief application, and upload:
1) A cover letter, which describes your qualifications, interests and suitability for the position
2) A resume/curriculum vitae
3) Unofficial Transcript
4) Contact information for three (3) professional references
You will also need to submit the affirmative action survey, the self-identification of disability form, and the self-identification of veteran status form.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until filled. We are not able to consider applicants who require Visa sponsorship support.
All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background screening and references.
The University of Maine at Farmington employees are Mandatory Reporters with the exception of UMF's licensed, clinical medical providers (including athletic trainers) and mental health providers and their clinical interns when working in their capacity as providers.
In complying with the letter and spirit of applicable laws and pursuing its own goals of diversity, the University of Maine System does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, familial status, ancestry, age, disability physical or mental, genetic information, or veterans or military status in employment, education, and all other programs and activities. The University provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies: Director of Equal Opportunity, 5713 Chadbourne Hall, Room 412, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5713, 207.581.1226, TTY 711 (Maine Relay System).
