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SES Assistant Director

  • Priority Deadline: Monday, July 15, 2024
  • Required Application Materials: Resume and Cover Letter
  • Apply Here

The Assistant Director of Student Enrichment Services (SES) reports directly to the Associate Director of SES and is responsible for first-generation, lower income (FGLI), and/or undocumented/DACA student programming. In collaboration with the Associate Director, the Assistant Director will develop programming utilizing research and best practices focused on FGLI student success (including but not limited to research on intersectionality, identity-development, self-efficacy, stereotype threat, and sense of belonging). The Assistant Director will also manage, execute, and assess the Compass Mentorship Program, a cohort-based, year-long peer mentorship program that connects incoming FGLI students with trained 2nd, 3rd, 4th year student mentors. The Assistant Director will also assist with aspects of the Summer Academic Workshop, a pre-enrollment program for incoming FGLI students.  

SES Graduate Assistants

  • Hiring will begin Winter 2025

SES offers two Graduate Assistant positions. A graduate assistant is a part-time (20 hrs/week) employee directly supervised by one of our full-time staff members. Each position serves as a content expert for one of the following programs during the academic year:

SAW Graduate Assistant 

  • Hiring begins Winter 2025
  • 2024 Position Description: HERE 

The SAW Graduate Assistant (GA) will work in partnership with the Assistant Director of SES to support the SAW Counselor, Counselor Coordinator and participant experience. The GA will also serve as the live-in Resident Director.

SES AmeriCorps VISTA

Are you a graduating undergraduate student? Passionate about supporting lower-income students through their transition to college? Join the Student Enrichment Services team through AmeriCorps VISTA Campus Compact. This is a full-time, year-long position. Questions? Contact Mayra Garces, SES Associate Director, at mayra.garces@northwestern.edu.