Pay Grade/Pay Range: $1,900.00/month & full tuition coverage

Department/Organization: 200019 - Capstone Center for Student Success

Normal Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm; 20 hours per week, some evenings & weekends

Job Summary: The Alabama REACH Graduate Assistant assists with the collection, organization, tracking, and analysis of program and student success data to support assessment, reporting, and strategic initiatives. This position supports the development of reports, presentations, communication materials, and outcome summaries for internal and external stakeholders while assisting with research related to student success, trauma-informed care, retention initiatives, and underserved student populations. 

Additional Department Summary: Responsibilities include supporting recruitment and outreach efforts through email campaigns, presentations, tabling events, social media, and other communication strategies, as well as assisting with the planning and implementation of student workshops, special events, and community-building activities. The Graduate Assistant will collaborate with students, families, faculty, staff, donors, alumni, campus departments, and community partners to support student needs and program initiatives while professionally representing Alabama REACH and The University of Alabama in interactions with diverse stakeholders and audiences. Other duties may be assigned in support of the Alabama REACH program.

Required Minimum Qualifications: Must complete bachelors degree by August 2026. Must be enrolled in a graduate program at The University of Alabama through May 2028.

Skills and Knowledge: Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to multi-task and balance multiple programmatic responsibilities. Creative thinker. Self-directed. Strong relationship building skills. Ability to represent the department to multiple audiences (students, families, staff, faculty, etc.).

Preferred Qualifications: Experience working with or personal experience related to foster care, homelessness, kinship/guardianship care, or legal orphan status. Social Work, Higher Education Administration, Counseling, Business Administration (MBA), Communication Studies, Public Relations, Marketing, Public Administration, Education, Human Development and Family Studies, Psychology, Sociology, or related graduate degree programs.

Enrollment Requirements: Applicants must meet enrollment requirements to be eligible for on-campus student employment. Applicants must be enrolled in a UA degree program and meet minimum credit hour requirements during the academic year: Undergraduate Students must be registered for at least 6 credit hours during fall/spring semesters; Graduate Students must be registered for at least 4.5 credit hours during fall/spring semesters; International Students must be registered full-time (Undergraduate = 12 credit hours, Graduate = 9 credit hours) during fall/spring semesters. Enrollment requirements must be maintained for the duration of on-campus employment. Individual hiring departments and programs may also have additional eligibility requirements for employment.

Background Investigation Statement: Prior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation and information obtained from social media and other internet sources. A prior conviction reported as a result of the background investigation DOES NOT automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. A candidate with a prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags will receive an individualized review of the prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags before a hiring decision is made.

Equal Employment Opportunity: The University of Alabama is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment or volunteer status without regard to any legally protected basis and will not be discriminated against because of their protected status. Applicants and employees of this institution are protected under Federal law from discrimination on several bases. More information is available in the EEOC’s Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal poster.

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