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Badger Precollege Middle School Program Group Leader: STEP Residential Program


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  • Job Description

      Req#: 508379

      Department Overview:

      Badger Precollege, Division of Continuing Studies

      Anticipated Start Date:

      June 13th, 2025

      Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

      June 27th, 2025

      Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

      Not Remote

      Anticipated Hours Per Week:

      40

      Schedule:

      All Staff Training June 14th
      Monday- Thursday 8:30 AM-3:30 PM
      Friday 8:30 AM-6:00 PM

      Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

      $1,410

      Number of Positions:

      10-15

      Qualifications:

      • Applicants must be at least 18 years old
      • High School Diploma
      • Energetic approach to learning
      • Strong communication skills and ability to work well with students, administration, and support staff
      • Respect for individual differences and individuality
      • Experience working with middle school-aged students

      Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

      • Must be comfortable problem solving and working in a fast-paced environment.
      • Experience in building community within small and large groups
      • Proven ability to maintain a professional relationship with students while serving as a friendly support system.
      • Passion for working with students in grades K-12, experience working with summer camps, precollege programs, or international programs.

      Position Summary/Job Duties:

      Group Leaders for the STEP Middle school program are hired to provide students with enhanced learning opportunities both in the classroom and during the programming day and are chosen for their experience working with children, an interest in the specific class topic, and an expressed interest to work with Badger Precollege.

      • Attend required Badger Precollege and Youth Compliance staff training(s) prior to the program beginning.
      • Assist the instructor in carrying out their responsibilities for students during all class times. Discuss with the instructor what their expectations are for you and students.
      • Supervise students during different classroom activities around campus, including field trips, lab activities, other transitions around campus as needed
      • Assist in the open communication among staff members: Instructional staff, Program Manager, Residential staff and other administrative staff.
      • Group leaders are NOT responsible for formal disciplinary actions and should not take them. Report incidents to instructors or Program Manager, who will manage the situation. Fill out the Concern Report online for the incident and touch base with the Program Manager as necessary.
      • Be responsible for taking attendance each day. Report any absences to the Program Manager.
      • Be a role model for the students and maintain a professional relationship. Although you may form friendly relationships with the students, your job is not to be their friend, but rather their counselor.

      For more information about the program visit our website (https://precollege.wisc.edu/step/)

      Physical Demands:

      Group Leaders will run activities and could supervise students on field trips throughout the UW campus. This can involve a substantial amount of movement at those times.

      Institutional Statements:

      Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

      UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

      Institutional Statement on Diversity:

      Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

      The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

      For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

      Accommodation Statement:

      If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/

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