Dear Kroc School Students,

We have an exciting new GA opening on campus that many of you may be interested in. Please find details below and attached.

Torero Urban Scholars Graduate Assistantship Opening
Torero Urban Scholars is designed to provide student support services to justice-impacted students at the University of San Diego and those interested in transfer to USD from neighboring community colleges/incarceration facilities. TUS is seeking a graduate student to help oversee the day-to-day operations of this two-year strategic initiative grant funded program.

The ideal candidate is someone who identifies as justice impacted or justice involved (justice impacted include those who have been incarcerated or detained in a prison, immigration detention center, local jail, juvenile detention center, or any other carceral setting, those who have been convicted but not incarcerated, those who have been charged but not convicted, and those who have been arrested; justice involved include those who may have a family member or loved one currently or formerly incarcerated).

Graduate students interested in the position should apply through the MySanDiego Portal > Torero Hub>Student Employment

Job Number: 3039
Job Title: Torero Urban Scholars Graduate Assistant
Pay Rate: $17.50/hr
Location: University of San Diego (hybrid)
No. Positions: 1

Detailed Job Description:

• Collaborate with Torero Urban Scholars’ co-founders along with affiliated USD Faculty, Staff regardin the student success, support and services of justice impacted students
• Collaborate with CA stateside colleges and universities supporting the transfer student pipeline of justice impacted students (e.g. City Scholars, Project Restart, etc.)
• Attend professional development and continued educational opportunities with affiliated statewide programs (e.g. Project Rebound, Underground Scholars, etc.)
• Implement antiractist, anti-oppressive, and equity centered pedagogical frameworks into all aspects of the role
• Engage collaboratively with interested new justice impacted students and other affiliated USD stakeholders
• Help lead and supervise department’s marketing efforts not limited to: social media, website maintenance and other story telling efforts
• Participate in workshops, presentations and other tabling events etc. on and off campus
• Help develop program curriculum and implementation with students and other affiliated campus partners
• Assist in managing annual TUS calendar and scheduling of events
• Help with program records, evaluation materials, and other program documentation as needed.
• This position offers a hybrid schedule of remote and in-person engagement opportunities

The prospective employee must be a graduate student. Masters level or above. At present, the position constitutes 15-20 hours per week. Flexible schedule, with most hours required between 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Skills:

• The ideal candidate is someone who identifies as justice impacted or justice involved
  • **Justice impacted include those who have been incarcerated or detained in a prison,
    immigration detention center, local jail, juvenile detention center, or any other carceral
    setting, those who have been convicted but not incarcerated, those who have been
    charged but not convicted, and those who have been arrested.**
  • **Justice involved include those who may have a family member or loved one currently or formerly incarcerated
• Leadership and management skills
• Responsible individual with a high degree of independent judgment
• Ability to relate to students who are from a variety of backgrounds with a positive, helpful attitude
• Basic understanding of restorative and transformational justice methodologies
• Approaches work from a trauma informed perspective
• Excellent organization and communication skills
• Proficient with various software systems including marketing and social media platforms
• Experience in higher education preferred
• Ability to work both independently and as a collaborator