Graduate Assistant - Testing Services

Posting Details

Position Information

Title Graduate Assistant - Testing Services Position Description

The Graduate Assistant (GA) will work 20 hours per week and receive up to 24 credits of tuition and student fee waivers: 9 for fall, 9 for spring and 6 for summer.

Department Summary

The Academic Achievement Center (AAC) is the largest hub of student academic support services at Bridgewater State University. The AAC houses four departments: Academic Advising, Learning Assistance, Student Accessibility Services, and Testing Services. Testing Services provides test candidates with undergraduate, graduate, professional licensure, placement, and remotely proctored exams year-round. We dedicate each day to student success and retention, as well as equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Core Duties

In this role you will have the opportunity to:

• Interact with students and test-takers and contribute to the cultivation of a welcoming, customer service oriented, and equity-minded testing center
• Assist with the scheduling and administration of all exams
• Respond to all testing inquiries including phone calls and emails
• Monitor test candidates/testing rooms during examinations, and document and report test irregularities and cheating incidents
• Become a certified proctor of exams, including MTEL licensure exam for teachers, the GRE exam for graduate students, the CLEP exam for college credit, placement tests, and more
• Collaborate with departments across the Academic Achievement Center such as the Disability Resources Office and Tutoring Central. They would also have the opportunity to learn administrative aspects of working in Academic Affairs and higher education, and gain familiarity with the curriculum of the undergraduate programs
• Contribute to the planning and implementation of strategic goals for promoting student success
• Assist in administering large group placements to new incoming first-year students, gain insight into the unique needs of the first-year student population, and gain experience in supervising and leading larger groups of students.

Preferred Qualifications

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• Matriculation into a Graduate Degree Program at Bridgewater State University.
• Experience with and an ongoing commitment to working effectively with and across diverse communities, including specific experience with one or more of the following identities/communities: People with both visible and invisible disabilities, people of color, minoritized groups and immigrant populations, people of various gender and sexual identities and expressions, first-generation students, people from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
• Energy, enthusiasm, self-direction, patience, and the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse student/faculty/staff/community population.
• Ability to exercise discretion in handling confidential information.
• Ability to observe and monitor test-takers during testing, both in-person and via video/digital monitoring system

Physical Demands Special Conditions for Eligibility

Please be aware that employment at Bridgewater State University is contingent upon completion of a successful background check. Bridgewater State University is an E-Verify employer.

EEO Statement

Bridgewater State University is an equal employment opportunity employer and considers all qualified candidates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability status, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition or any other characteristic protected by law.

Hourly Rate $15

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number Stu05794P Open Date Close Date Open Until Filled Special Instructions to Applicants

The College of Graduate Studies (COGS) coordinates all of BSU's Graduate Assistantships. For more information on the program or for the status of your application, please contact:

Cassie Birch

c1birch@bridgew.edu

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• • Are you a Bridgewater State University graduate student accepted into a graduate degree program?

• Yes

• No

• • Which Graduate program have you been accepted into?

(Open Ended Question)

• • Have you held a Graduate Assistantship or Writing Fellowship in the past?

• Yes

• No

• • Have you ever worked on campus before?

• Yes

• No

Documents Needed To Apply

Required Documents

• Resume
• Cover Letter

Optional Documents

• Class Schedule