Hourly Pay: $14.50/hour   

In addition to applying, please submit your resume and fill out this form with additional questions:    

 https://forms.office.com/r/KSkeDkaUsq   

If you have work study and can use the funding, we encourage you to apply in one of the work-study postings for this role; otherwise, apply to the undergraduate hourly (non-work study) posting for this position. More information on work-study can be found near the end of this job description.   

Qualifications:   

• Undergraduate or graduate student at Mines   
• Good communication and facilitator skills   
• Ability to work well with faculty and students   
• Students have completed CSM 202 or are in an older catalog that does not require taking the course.   

Preferred Qualifications:   

• Experience working as a leader on campus (peer mentor, RA, rec center, etc.)   
• Experience/background with wellness    
• For undergraduate student applicants, we encourage students in their third year or higher at Mines to apply since this class will mainly have students in their first and second year.   

Student Records:  

• Potential hires will have their records reviewed through the Office of Community Standards and Office for Institutional Equity and will be taken into consideration. More information will be provided during the interview process.   

Information Regarding the Course   

CSM 202: Introduction to Student Well-Being is a required core curriculum course under the new catalog. CSM 101 is a pre-requisite for CSM 202, most students will take this in their first or second year at Mines. Most students will be taking this course within their first or second year at Mines. During the course, students will identify, practice, and build skills needed to support their well-being at Mines and beyond.   

Topics Covered:   

CSM 202 covers a variety of sensitive topics related to health and well-being. TAs must be comfortable facilitating lessons related to the topics listed below. If you would like more information on lesson outcomes for any of the topics before applying, please email Molly Hutchison at molly.hutchison@mines.edu.   

• 7 dimensions of well-being: social, emotional, spiritual, environmental, financial, physical, intellectual   
• Healthy relationships: Lesson describes aspects of unhealthy and healthy relationships.   

• Suicide Prevention: Lesson includes discussing warning signs, risk factors, protective factors, and how to ask someone if they are thinking about suicide     
• Substance use: Lesson explores why students use substances, and educates on safer use practices   
• Resilience: Lesson explores failure and exploring internal and external resources that can improve one’s resilience     
• Help Seeking   

Time Commitment   

All CSM 202 TAs must attend an in-person training before or within the first week of  We will try to work with all TAs availability to find the best date and time for training. TAs must be able to devote up to a total of 5 hours per week to this role. These hours will include some combination of the following:   

• The assigned 50-minute CSM 202 weekly class   
• Weekly meetings outside of the classroom with your CSM 202 team (faculty and other TA) (approximately 1 hour per week)   
• Curriculum/additional training meetings throughout the semester (details about these meetings will be provided at the initial training) (approximately 1 hour each meeting)   
• Weekly grading of approximately 16 student well-being plan entries (approximately 1 hour per week)   
• Meetings outside the classroom with students to provide support with class materials as needed    

Responsibilities   

• Serve as a well-being role model for CSM 202 students    
• Collaborate with and support the CSM 202 faculty partner and peer TA   
• Actively participate in all CSM 202 classes   

• Contribute to the planning and facilitation of course materials as needed   
• Create a plan for student contact outside of class (email, office hours, etc.)   
• Lead students in class activities and presentations   
• Attend monthly curriculum/training meetings    
• Grade weekly submissions for the well-being plan for approximately 16 students (class of 50 will be split among the teaching team for your class)   
• Help promote and develop positive relationships between students, faculty, and TAs   
• Complete timesheets    

Work Study Information   

To see what type of work study you have and the amount available in your work study funds, visit:    

MY.MINES.EDU / TRAILHEAD / FINANCIAL AID CARD(BOX) / FINANCIAL AID AWARDS / VIEW YOUR AWARDS   

If you do not have work study, you can email finaid@mines.edu to be placed on the work study waitlist.   

Please make sure you are applying to the correct job posting for this position based on your funding:   

• Undergraduate-Work Study-Federal    
• Undergraduate-Work Study-Colorado Need    
• Undergraduate-Work Study-Colorado No Need    
• Undergraduate-Work Study-Mines   

Questions or concerns regarding this role, email Molly Hutchison, Assistant Director of Well-Being Curriculum, molly.hutchison@mines.edu.