Student Leadership Assistant Jobs in Texas (NOW HIRING)

Job Posting Title:
Student Leadership Programs Sr. Student Associate
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Hiring Department:
Office of the Vice President for Student Experience
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Position Open To:
All Applicants
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Weekly Scheduled Hours:
20
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FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt from FLSA
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Earliest Start Date:
Aug 31, 2026
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Position Duration:
Expected to Continue Until Dec 31, 2026
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Location:
UT MAIN CAMPUS
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Job Details:
Purpose
Texas Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) is hiring for one Student Leadership Programs Senior Student Associate. This 20-hour a week position is part of the Texas Leadership and Education Development unit within the Division of Texas Student Experience. Texas LEAD provides leadership development opportunities to undergraduate students at The University of Texas at Austin. Our mission is to empower students through transformative leadership development programs, resources, and experiences with the vision that each student will realize their potential as a leader to create positive change. This position will support our leadership program, facilitate leadership trainings, and provide support to student participants. Pending satisfactory performance, this position will transition into Graduate Assistant position.
Responsibilities
The Texas LEAD Graduate Assistant will provide support in a variety of programmatic areas:

• Leadership Program Support (40%): The Graduate Assistant will support the management of an emerging leaders program and provide assistance to the Terry Scholars. This includes communicating with student participants, managing internal data, meeting one-on-one with students, etc.
• Workshop Facilitation (30%): The Graduate Assistant will assist with facilitating trainings to student organizations on topics such as communication, conflict resolution, and collaboration skills for groups as assigned.
• Student Advising (20%): The Graduate Assistant will also work directly with 3-4 Project Advance Austin teams in an advisory capacity. The Graduate Assistant will also support the Assistant Director in advising the Terry Scholars Student Association.
• Other Duties as Assigned (10%): The Graduate Assistants will collaborate as a member of the Texas LEAD team, aid in the coordination of marketing and outreach efforts of office programming and initiatives, and attend Texas LEAD meetings, programs, activities, and events when appropriate.

Required Qualifications

• Must be a currently enrolled graduate student (taking at least 9 hours).
• Experience working with leadership development programs as well as a program planning background (including experiences as an undergraduate and/or graduate student).
• A desire to work with students in a developmental capacity.
• Experience managing teams or work groups.
• Ability to facilitate leadership development workshops.
• Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in advising students related to personal and/or professional development.
• Ability to utilize concepts of student development in program planning, facilitating, and administrative duties.
• Experience working with a multitude of student populations.
• Experience in program and event planning.
• Other experience/skills as relevant to specific position responsibilities.

Driving Required
This job requires a class "C" operator's driver's license. The applicant selected must provide a current three year driving record from the current state of residence. If not currently a Texas resident, a Texas driver's license must be obtained within 30 days of becoming a Texas resident. Employees who are required to have a CDL are subject to drug and alcohol testing (pre-employment, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, random, return-to-duty, and follow-up drug and alcohol testing).
Hourly Rate $19.33/hr.
Working Conditions
Typical office environment; Must work in-person at the SSB.
Work Shift
Most hours to be scheduled between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, with regularly prescheduled evening and weekend workshops.
Required Materials

• Resume/CV

• Cover Letter
• 3 Professional References

To be considered for the position, please email your application materials to texaslead@austin.utexas.edu. The priority deadline for consideration is Sunday, August 23.
Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.
Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.
Employment Eligibility:
Please confirm your eligibility for this position here: http://www.utexas.edu/hr/student/student_non-acad_employment.html#cond_SNAEmp
Retirement Plan Eligibility:
Students in this position may choose to enroll in the UTSaver voluntary retirement programs.
Background Checks:
A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
Pay Transparency:
The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
Employment Eligibility Verification:
If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.
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E-Verify:
The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university's company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:
Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.
The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.