Site Assistant

Site Assistant

SEO Scholars is a free, eight-year, academic program that transforms public high school students in New York City, San Francisco, North Carolina, and Miami into college graduates. SEO Scholars successfully educates and mentors students to and through college. 100% of Scholars are accepted into four-year colleges, 85% of Scholars graduate with a Bachelor's degree, and 80% are first-generation college graduates. All are welcome to apply.

The Site Assistant support in the execution of SEO Scholars' Summer Academy operations including technology maintenance and troubleshooting.

As a Site Assistant, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the seamless operation of our technology-driven educational environment. Your responsibilities will include:

• Check in Support: Welcoming and checking in scholars, instructors, and program staff. Answering questions regarding the day's events and directing SEO community members to different spaces on campus.
• Navigate program technology: Setup program technology such as our attendance tracker, barcode scanners and Zoom chat. Provide project and adapter support as needed.
• Track Inventory - distribute and track requested items such as Metrocards, instructor totebags and any technology loaned out for the day.
• Lunch Distribution - pick up and distribute scholar lunch on-site
• General Program Support – Provide support for end of day closing procedures, completing biweekly inventory, moving program materials to storage and replenishing snacks.
• Program Culture – Project an energetic, engaging, and approachable persona to promote students' connection to the program, investment in the learning experience, and positive relationship to all members of the community.

Excellent organizational skills, detail-orientation, and ability to multitask and handle challenging priorities. Highly resourceful and solutions-oriented; flexible to work either in-person or virtual environments when needed. Comfortable with and skilled at working with and navigating technological learning systems. Sound judgement, maturity and ability to communicate and serve as a role model to high school students. Must be able to thrive in a fast-paced, team based environment. Can lift and carry boxes up to 30 pounds.

This position averages 8-10 hours per week. The compensation listed reflects what SEO believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and SEO reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time.

This position is benefits ineligible in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations.

At SEO we are committed to cultivating a team that embodies the backgrounds and experiences of the constituencies we serve and the communities we live in, and a workplace that reflects the impact we make in the world. Candidates from all communities – including people of color, women, members of the LGBTQIA+ Community, veterans, and people with disabilities – are strongly encouraged to apply.

Equal Employment Opportunity is not just the law, it is our commitment. Sponsors for Educational Opportunity is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer – M/F/D/V. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information or characteristics, or any other legally protected status.