UCSC Educational Partnership Center (EPC) GEAR UP/ACCESS/EAOP Academic InternAt — UCSC Educational Partnership Center (EPC)

Opportunity Summary 

As a part of the UCSC Educational Partnership Center (EPC), undergraduate students who are currently enrolled in a community college or university are being recruited to fill several GEAR UP / ACCESS / EAOP Academic Intern positions.

Prospective interns need to be enrolled in school full time, and can work a maximum of 15-19 hours per week. Once hired, their job entails academic advising to first-generation and diverse group of students. They also serve as mentors, college and career guides, and higher education advocates for our students.

Service learner spots vary by semester.

Requirements:

  • Must be full-time student (12+ units)
  • Background Check (e.g. fingerprinting/livescan, driving record)
  • Computer Literacy
  • Must be 18 or older
  • TB Test - negative result
  • Bilingual Desired, but not required

Preferred Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:

  • Have one semester of college experience.
  • STEM Major or background.
  • Knowledge of academic and college preparation programs such as GEAR UP, EAOP, MESA,
  • AVID or Upward Bound.
  • Prior Tutoring experience in math, English language arts, science and history at secondary schools.

 

This is a part-time job, 15 hours per week.  Needed availability: Mon - Fri, 8am - 5pm.

 

Location options: **

  • Watsonville area
  • Salinas area
  • Monterey area
Opportunity Training 

Onboarding and ongoing training to be able to carry out all assigned tasks mentioned above will be provided. Supervision will be in-person. Professional development workshops and training will be offered to interns carrying out services to our students.

Compensation Details 
TypeFrequencyAmountExplanationShow to students?
Hourly Paybi-weekly19Yes
Opportunity Application Instructions 

Interested students, please complete this interest form.

  • Identify yourself as a CSUMB service learning student

 

Questions? Reach out to:

Lorenza Anguiano
languian@ucsc.edu
(831) 212-1707 (mobile)

 

** Note: It is possible that not all school sites will have openings.  Assigned school site placement will be finalized during the hiring process.

Lorenza Anguiano will reach out to you to schedule a screening interview, to determine best placement and eligibility, after which the clearance steps will begin.  Please be prepared to provide your résumé.

 

Program 
Service Learning
Location Type 
On-site
Location 
CA
United States
Students required to have a personal vehicle 
No
Fees students may incur with this opportunity 
No Fees will be incurred by students
This opportunity provides some form of compensation 
Yes
Opportunity Availability 
Ongoing