Undergraduate Student Assistant - Kenai Peninsula College

Do you enjoy helping others learn? Would you like experience working with faculty inside of the classroom? If yes, please apply to join the Undergraduate Assistant Program, become one of the first students in this cutting‑edge model, and have one of the most rewarding experiences working with your peers.

Build your resume, deepen your professional experience, and improve your own academic success, retention, and sense of belonging as an Undergraduate Assistant! This position gives you an advantage when applying to future jobs, especially in teaching, tutoring, education, or graduate school. If accepted, you will be trained in cutting‑edge pedagogical practices and gain invaluable skills for today’s world.

Undergraduate Assistants (UAs) are UAA students who work hand‑in‑hand with faculty to enhance the educational environment and develop their own professional skills.

• Embedded in a course to help fellow students succeed by working one‑on‑one or in groups, holding exam study sessions, etc.
• Facilitate conversations, discussions, and in‑class activities.
• Provide support on a specific academic project led by a faculty member.

• Attend required orientation and training sessions.
• Attend weekly meetings with Lead Faculty and any UAs from the same course.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Lead Faculty related to your specific role in the class or project.
• Be reliable, dependable, committed, and available for all shifts, meetings, and trainings.
• Communicate effectively and work well with students, peers, staff, and faculty.
• Demonstrate a growth mindset, willingness to learn, give and receive feedback, and support peers without simply providing answers.
• Maintain a positive, encouraging, and supportive academic model for students in class.

Experience tutoring, coaching, teaching, mentoring, or working well with others is preferred. Typically, a successful UA who will be embedded in a specific course has previously passed the course or taken similar courses to the one they are an UA for.

• Enrolled at UAA with a minimum of six (6) credit hours in the semester of employment.
• Completed at least one semester at UAA/KPC.
• Good disciplinary standing with the university.
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5.
• Upon hire must complete the UAA Employee e‑Learning Trainings: FERPA (Protecting Student Privacy) and Title IX.
• Additional UA program training at KPC will be required.

• Part‑time student position up to 40 hours per semester (typically 1–4 hours per week).
• Level 2 Step 17 position, paying $15.57 per hour.
• Available courses change each semester; 2025/26 may include Biology, Chemistry, History, and Psychology.

• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction; visa sponsorship is not permitted.
• Background check required; any job offer contingent upon successful completion.
• The University of Alaska provides reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process.
• The University of Alaska is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Employer and Educational Institution. The University is committed to a policy of non‑discrimination against individuals on the basis of any legally protected status.
• All employee applications are subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.

If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Susan Browning at sbrownin.