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UPchieve College Fellowship

Apply now(opens in a new window) Job No: 509459
Division/Organization: Community Partners
Department: UPchieve
Job Type: Local Work Study Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: Partially Remote
Location: UW-Madison Campus
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $15.00
Job Categories: Interpersonal Communication, Leadership, Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Teamwork/Collaboration, Education and Training, Nonprofit/Community-Based Organization, Federal Work-Study Preferred

Department Overview:

 UPchieve is a free, 24/7 online tutoring and college counseling platform designed to help low-income middle and high school students succeed. We’re on a mission to democratize access to academic support—and we need your help to grow our impact.

Anticipated Start Date:

 09/02/2025

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

 12/18/2025

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Partially Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 Minimum: 5 Maximum: 10

Schedule:

 We will meet once a weekly virtually for an hour to discuss how progress is going and to come up with a game plan for each week. For your remaining hours, you have flexibility to complete your tasks around your schedule.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

 $15.00

Number of Positions:

 2

Qualifications:

 FWS students only
Students who are organized, proactive, and enthusiastic about educational equity

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Clear communicators who can rally others to a cause
Comfortable leading meetings and keeping others on track
Able to commit 5–8 hours per week during the semester
Experience with tutoring or mentoring is a plus, but not required

Position Summary/Job Duties:

As an UPchieve College Fellow, you will:

-Start and run an official UPchieve chapter on your campus
-Recruit and onboard peers as UPchieve tutors
-Monitor volunteer engagement (track tutor sessions, follow up with inactive members)
-Foster community through recurring club meetings and group chats
-Manage chapter communication, including sending reminders, check-ins, and motivational emails
-Collaborate with UPchieve staff in weekly/bi-weekly 1:1 meetings to review progress and plan next steps
-Promote UPchieve locally, including to nearby Title 1 middle and high schools (if applicable)

Physical Demands:

Typing, ability to flyer or table, standing for hosting meetings

Institutional Statements:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
 
 

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