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Graduate Assistantship Descriptions

Department of Education Graduate Assistant

This will be a 10-hour per week graduate assistant position with virtual obligations.

Duties will include:  

  • Serve as a Praxis tutor for the Undergraduate students. Assistants will work with the ETS Interactive Praxis exams and hold evening tutoring sessions for the students. The Education Department provides all Interactive exams with a separate dedicated Praxis Gmail account to hold the review sessions.
  • Provide the Chair with monthly outcomes for each student and exam. Student names will be confidential, and only initials will be used.

Social Media

  • Update Caldwell Social Media with current Education accomplishments
  • Provide updates social Media invitations for future Open Houses and Information sessions for each of the Graduate Open Houses.
  • Attend a Virtual Open House for the Doctoral Program to provide insights into the doctoral program and share their experience.

Data

  • Prepare data related to course assessments in preparation for the CAEP visit
  • Prepare surveys for Alumni and Employers for CAEP data
  • Host a Focus Group for Undergraduate Alumni and Graduate Alumni for CAEP data collection

Other duties as assigned.

Counseling Graduate Assistant

Administrative Responsibilities 

  • Organize and maintain admissions files for applications to the counseling program
  • Assist with admission interviews and admission events
  • Maintain existing files and shred documents as needed
  • Send out announcements to advisees as needed
  • Maintain hard copies of student resources (study abroad, curriculum support, etc.)
  • Maintain files for comprehensive exams and manage correspondence with comprehensive exam takers
  • Collect and organize applications for the National Counselor Exam
  • Maintain and organize the art galleries and art studios in the art therapy center
  • Assist with Annual Conference including: Advertising, Coordinate Volunteers, Registration, Signage, Event set up and clean up

Research Responsibilities for IRB approved projects

  • Maintaining Research Projects
    • Meet regularly with faculty supervisor to discuss research assignments
    • Attend research team and project meetings
    • Maintain currency and familiarity with ethical treatment of human participants
    • Maintain currency and familiarity with IRB protocols
    • Manage and reply to project-related correspondence
    • Organize and maintain research website content
    • Prepare materials for submission to agencies and foundations that fund research.
    • Perform routine clerical duties as essential to the research activities of the faculty
  • Preparing for Studies
    • Prepare materials for IRB review.
    • Write technical specifications for survey instruments and analytic variables.
    • Prepare interview questions
    • Format questionnaires for paper-and-pencil or online distribution
  • Data Gathering
    • Carry out research studies according to protocols laid out by faculty
    • Assist with data gathering and data entry
    • Recruit and/or interview subjects
    • Maintain accurate records of participants, safeguarding confidentiality
    • Create and manage data using technology such as SPSS, Excel, Google Forms, Google Sheets, etc.
  • Data Analysis
    • Define data dictionaries for data files, survey instruments to ensure accurate data capture, and review collected data at the detailed level.
    • Create data descriptions and harmonize data from multiple sources using a variety of technologies and formats with a wide breadth of subject areas.
    • Conduct statistical analysis of collected data
  • Reporting Results
    • Summarize project results
    • Conduct literature searches for faculty
    • Write literature reviews
    • Assist with the editing and preparation of manuscripts
    • Prepare graphs and spreadsheets to portray results
    • Create slides and posters to help faculty present findings
    • Disseminate results of research in appropriate academic forums

Department of Nursing and Public Health Graduate Assistant

This will be 10 hours per week graduate assistant position with a need to be on campus assisting faculty in the labs or classroom.

Duties will include:

  • Serve as a resource for the provision of tours of nursing laboratory facilities as needed.
  • Serve as a resource and mentor for nursing students in all of the lab courses for the Health Assessment, Fundamentals of Nursing, and Adult Health labs to ensure accuracy and consistency of skills.
  • Responsible for quality and adherence to OSHA and safety measures in the lab.
  • Assist with maintenance of Simulation lab, Skills lab, and Health Assessment labs, ensuring that all equipment is maintained, and service contracts are current.
  • Provide a minimum of 5 hours of open lab per week, consistent schedule of evening or weekend hours. This will allow laboratory skills and health assessments to be practiced with students.
  • Maintain schedule of lab groups and open lab times. Maintain records of students who attend open lab times or have individual sessions outside of class time.
  • Provide Assistant Dean with monthly statistics, documenting utilization of the lab by students
  • Identify needs for lab supplies and notify the lab coordinator of needs for supplies.
  • Collaborate with the School of Nursing and Health Services faculty to coordinate the use of the labs for clinical and simulation experiences during Open Lab time.
  • Assist Faculty with validation of laboratory skills and health assessments as needed. ● Assist with proctoring HESI and course exams as needed and as available.
  • Assist with recruiting events for MSN and BSN programs as needed.
  • Attend and participate in Open Houses and Accepted Student Days as needed.
  • Other duties as assigned.

The Graduate Assistant will provide a plan to meet the 10 hours of required on-campus work to both the Assistant Dean and Coordinator of the Graduate MSN program. The availability will include a minimum of 5 hours of open lab in the evenings or on the weekend. The remaining 5 hours may be used for proctoring exams, assisting in the labs (skills, simulation, and health assessment lab). The schedule will be determined based on the Graduate Assistant’s outside responsibilities and the scheduling of classes and labs. The Graduate Assistant’s schedule may be modified in the fall and spring semesters based upon course scheduling needs

Career Planning & Development Assistant

A Graduate Assistant (GA) for Career Planning helps students with career readiness by providing one-on-one coaching (resumes, interviews, job searches), developing and delivering workshops, managing career platforms like Handshake, and supporting career events, all while gaining skills in student support, program coordination, and office technology.

Key Responsibilities

  • Student Coaching: Offer individual guidance on resumes, cover letters, interview skills, career exploration, and online branding.
  • Programming & Events: Assist with the organization, promotion, and execution of career workshops, presentations, and career fairs.
  • Technology Management: Learn and utilize career services platforms (e.g., Handshake, Focus 2) and office software (e.g., Google Suite, Canva).
  • Outreach: Collaborate with student organizations, faculty, and alumni to promote services and build connections.
  • Content Creation: Contribute to career development through social media and other marketing materials.
  • Administrative Support: Handle daily office operations, data entry, and other tasks as assigned by supervisors.

Essential Skills & Qualifications

  • Strong written and verbal communication.
  • Excellent time management and organizational abilities.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Professionalism and strong interpersonal skills.
  • Familiarity with technology and social media.

ABA Graduate Assistant

Essential Job Functions:

  • Under the supervision of the Assistant Director of Training, Assistant Clinical Supervisors, and Clinical Supervisors:
    • Develop and write behavior treatment plans
    • Develop and write skill acquisition programs
    • Develop and write goals, objectives, PLAAFPs, and progress reports
    • Develop and write individualized learner protocols
    • Conduct and supervise assessments
  • Submit all written products and curriculum for review by supervisors and apply feedback in a timely manner
  • Arrive for training sessions on time
  • Provide caregiver training
  • Provide training and feedback during and outside of sessions to instructors in areas including
    • Running skill acquisition programs
    • Running behavior reduction programs
    • Graphing
    • Analyzing data
    • Creating/updating data sheets
    • Creating/updating set sheets
    • Completing curriculum requests
    • Weekly cleaning/organization
    • Evening closing
  • Analyze progress of learners and instructors through data analysis and objective evaluation
  • Evaluate graduate practicum student performance under Director and Clinical Supervisors’ supervision via
    • Clinical skills evaluations
    • Program reviews of graphs, set sheets, procedural integrity forms, and curriculum requests
    • Verbal skills evaluations at team meetings
  • Provide feedback to graduate practicum students on course assignments prior to them turning in final copies, if requested by the students and if applicable
  • Evaluate undergraduate intern performance under Director and Clinical Supervisors’ supervision
  • Evaluate employee performance under Director and Clinical Supervisors’ supervision via
    • Clinical skills evaluations
    • Program reviews of graphs, set sheets, data sheets, procedural integrity forms, and curriculum requests
  • Sign or initial the training log in staff member evaluation documents as trainings with instructors occur, including program observation, data collection, and running programs
  • Complete procedural integrity forms as a form of training and maintain PI forms in team google drive
  • Provide positive and corrective feedback to colleagues in a professional manner, both in person and in writing (e.g., in staff member evaluation forms)
  • Receive positive and corrective feedback in a professional manner
  • Respond to all emails that require a response within 24 hours of the request
  • Follow all CAABA protocols and policies
  • Distribute and update skill acquisition and behavior reduction program assignments for instructors
  • Assign instructors to complete AM and PM checklists
  • Develop a communication system among Director, Clinical Supervisors, ADT/ACS, Fellows, and Graduate Assistants.
  • Maintain communication system among Director, Clinical Supervisors, ADT/ACS, Fellows, and Graduate Assistants.
  • Maintain the team’s communication log
  • Send daily updates to all team members via the team’s communication system
    • Updates may include changes in staffing, programs being put on hold, and new sets being in need of implementation
    • If no updates were made that day, the trainer will communicate this to all team members (e.g. “No updates for today. Keep up the great work!”)
  • Develop learner protocols in collaboration with the Director and Clinical Supervisors
    • Complete written updates to protocols within 24 hours that protocol changes are made
    • Distribute the final written updates to all team members
  • Develop agendas for team meetings
    • Upload the agenda to the team folder on Google Drive by 10:00 PM the night before the meeting
    • Upon request, schedule graduate practicum student presentations at team meetings
  • Take attendance at the team meeting
  • Run team meetings
  • Distribute team meeting minutes within 24 hours of the meeting to all team members via the communication log
  • Develop curriculum requests for all programming updates within 24 hours of the team meeting or as directed by the Directors
    • Distribute to all team members via a Curriculum Request Form
      • No programming updates will be implemented until all materials (e.g., data sheets, program materials, set sheets, graphs) are updated
    • All curriculum requests should be created on Google Drive, and we will notify the team via the team communication log
  • Send daily updates to the other trainers on the team of any relevant changes that occurred or any information relayed by the Directors by 10:00 PM
  • At the beginning of the semester, give the learner’s caregiver(s) a sheet that lists the learner’s team members
    • If any team changes are made during the semester, the trainer will give an updated sheet to the caregiver(s)
  • Monitor the team’s graduate assistant email address both in and out of session
  • At the beginning of each semester, the trainer will send out a meeting planner for team meetings, Director/Supervisory meetings, caregiver meetings, caregiver training, and home programming using Google Drive, to the Office Manager, the Assistant Director of Training, and all team members.
    • As these events are changed or canceled, the meeting planner should be updated for all parties involved.
  • Develop and revise procedural integrity forms for assigned teams
  • Oversee the distribution of program assignments for all staff members
  • Conduct data notebook checks on assigned learners’ notebooks
  • Set up weekly GAF meetings using Google calendar
  • Run weekly GAF meetings
  • Conduct programming decisions for their assigned teams using problem solving skills and behavior analytic literature
  • Collaborate with Director, Clinical Supervisors, and the Assistant Director of Training in creating Center-wide systems
  • Assist the Assistant Director of Training with Staff Development days
  • Assist Director, Clinical Supervisors, and the Assistant Director of Training with intakes
  • Assist Director, Clinical Supervisors, the Assistant Director of Training, and Office Manager with team assignments
  • Assist and follow all CAABA protocols and policies in collaboration with the Director, Clinical Supervisor, the Assistant Director of Training, and Office Manager
  • Implement all learner programming and protocols during scheduled sessions
  • Adhere to Graduate student expectations throughout the session (see below)
  • Must be able to lift 50lbs

School of Business and Computer Science Graduate Assistant

The Graduate Assistant (GA) supports the School of Business and Computer Science (SBCS) through administrative, communication, and research activities that advance the School’s academic programs, outreach, and operations.

Communications and Digital Engagement

Administrative Support

  • Provide administrative assistance to the Dean and SBCS administrative staff, as assigned.
  • Assist with email communications and the coordination and forwarding of requests (e.g., room reservations, technology support, event logistics).
  • Support event planning and coordination for School-sponsored academic and professional activities.
  • Aid in researching, ordering, and tracking required materials and supplies.

Content and Document Support

  • Assist with the creation, editing, formatting, and printing of brochures, flyers, and other School documents.
  • Support digital file organization and document management in shared systems.
  • Assist with basic digital content creation and editing using standard educational and administrative tools.

Research and Reporting

  • Conduct research in support of School initiatives, accreditation, program development, or outreach efforts.
  • Prepare brief reports or summaries, as requested, in written or verbal form.

Additional Duties

  • Perform related educational and administrative tasks as assigned, consistent with the role and academic development goals of the Graduate Assistant.