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Hiring Department: Office of the Vice President for Student Experience

Position Open To: All Applicants

Weekly Scheduled Hours: 20

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt from FLSA

Earliest Start Date: Aug 16, 2026

Position Duration: Expected to Continue Until May 15, 2027

Location: UT Main Campus

Compensation: 20 hours per week assignment at $19.33 hourly rate.

Length of appointment: Academic long semester with option to renew for a total of 4 long semesters if mutually agreed by student and supervisor.

Position Overview:

Student Organizations, Prevention and Risk Education, is an area within the Office of Texas Student Experience, Student Life, that works to build the capacity of the institution and all student organizations to promote positive organizational culture and minimize high-risk behaviors. The area oversees hazing prevention, the Safety Education Program, the Successful Student Organizations Program, and collaborations with units and stakeholders across campus.

This position will serve as the Graduate Assistant to support the Successful Student Organizations Program (SSOP), a curriculum that provides student organizations with holistic support to promote positive culture and minimize high risk behaviors. Additionally, this role will have the opportunity to support general office operations.

Qualification for in-state tuition rates.

Comprehensive insurance benefits package (August - May).

Hands-on work with student organizations, staff, and a variety of stakeholders.

Hours to be primarily scheduled between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• The primary administrative and project management lead for the Successful Student Organizations Program, including but not limited to:

o Schedule coordination between student organizations and facilitators including all additional applicable logistics.

o Ensure all facilitators are prepared prior to any workshops they are leading including sharing and prepping workshop materials, sending reminders, etc.

o Ensure all student organizations are fully prepared throughout the process including regular reminders, sharing of workshop materials, tracking of their progress, troubleshooting, etc.

o Support the management of the SSOP Committee including sending materials for review, writing feedback letters for student organizations, guiding committee members through SSOP Rubric

• Maintaining a system for effectively tracking the progress and making completion projections for all organizations engaging in the Successful Student Organizations Program (via Monday.com).

• Supporting additional projects associated with the Successful Student Organizations Program including but not limited to facilitator management and training, assessment, curriculum design, and more.

• Regularly meet with supervisor for ideation, updates, and troubleshooting.

• Contribute to the success of events, programs, communication and outreach efforts of the ODRR office.

• Attend Student Organizations as well as Texas Student Experience-Student Life meetings, programs, activities and events when appropriate.

• Assist with administrative functions related to the role.

• Assist with general office duties as needed.

Required Qualifications:

• Must be a currently enrolled graduate student (taking at least 9 hours).

• Attention to detail and ability to work on time sensitive deadlines.

• Ability to create processes and systems from scratch

Preferred Qualifications:

• A desire to work with college students and stakeholders who identify with their organization membership as a transformative experience.

• Ability to utilize concepts of student development in program planning, counseling, and administrative duties.

• Interest and knowledge of safety and risk management issues associated with student organizations on a college campus.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

• Strong interpersonal abilities and proven organizational skills.

• Experience with Windows computer hardware and software or the ability to learn applications quickly (i.e. Microsoft office suite products).

• Other experience/skills as relevant to specific position responsibilities

Student Learning Associated with this Position:

1. Humanitarianism and Civic Engagement – Gain an understanding and appreciation for individual differences, and develop a sense of global citizenship.

2. Intrapersonal/Interpersonal Development – Be able to articulate your personal talents, skills, values and act with integrity while managing conflict and working collaboratively with teams.

3. Personal and Professional Competence – Learn to communicate effectively, pursue goals and maintain well-being.

4. Learning, Application, and Integration – Acquire, process, and connect information to make decisions.

5. Critical Thinking and Problem Solving – Learn how to identify issues, reflect, and creatively develop solutions.

Hiring Process:

The Division of Texas Student Experience supports all members of the university community through our mission of developing programs and services that allow everyone to thrive and contribute to the dedicated excellence at the core of our institutional mission.

Please submit a resume and cover letter to the applicable UT Workday posting. Any questions about the position can be directed to:

Sierra Sewell

Coordinator in Student Organizations, Prevention and Risk Education

Texas Student Experience- Student Life

Sierra.sewell@austin.utexas.edu

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest