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Nittany Lions Read/Nittany Lions Count FWS- Preschool Classroom Assistant

Penn State University
United Statespart_timeVerifiedPosted 23 Jul 2024
💰 $28,000/yr

About the role

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

  • CURRENT PENN STATE STUDENT (not employed previously at the university) and seeking employment with Penn State, please login to Workday to complete the student application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.

JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

The Nittany Lions Read/Nittany Lions Count Federal Work-Study Program (NLR/NLC) is seeking applicants to join our program for the 2024/2025 academic year for placement in the early childhood program at the Multicultural Community Resource Center (MCRC).

Working directly with the MCRC staff, NLR/NLC students will assist and support the program's staff, engage directly with the children, and provide one-on-one and/or small-group care and support. This position is available Monday- Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. A commitment of a two hour block of time on either MWF or TR required. Hourly rates for NLR/NLC participants begin at $14/hour.

Career Readiness Skillset Focus:

Career & Self Development - Develop personal and professional awareness of one's strengths and weaknesses, navigate career opportunities, network and build relationships both in and outside of one's chosen career path.

Communication - Develop and enhance clear and effective exchange of information, ideas, facts, and perspectives.

Critical Thinking - Expand on the ability to identify and respond to needs based upon an understanding of situational context and logical analysis of information.

Equity & Inclusion - Expand one's awareness, attitude, knowledge, and skills to equitably engage and include people from different local and global culture and engage in anti-racism practices.

Professionalism - Understand and demonstrate effective work habits

Teamwork - Build and maintain collaborative relationships to work effectively toward common goals.

This job requires a National Sex Offender Registry Verification as well as the following 3 publicly available clearances:

•    PA State Police Criminal Background Check
•    PA Child Abuse History Clearance Form
•    FBI Criminal Background Check.

The Pennsylvania State University is committed to and accountable for advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and sustainability in all of its forms. We embrace individual uniqueness, foster a culture of inclusion that supports both broad and specific diversity initiatives, leverage the educational and institutional benefits of diversity in society and nature, and engage all individuals to help them thrive. We value inclusion as a core strength and an essential element of our public service mission.

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