Hybrid Fall 2025 ACE Course Assistant - Somali Community Engagement Through Music bei St. Olaf College

POSITION DESCRIPTION

• To lead students enrolled in the Academic Civic Engagement (ACE) course Music 347: Somali Music & Community Engagement n periodic in-class reflection sessions on their experience in the course while the course instructor is not present.
• To assist the course instructor with logistics around community relationship building, scheduling, hours tracking, transportation, budget, and ongoing course design work (during a weekly one-hour meeting to be scheduled upon hiring).
• To attend class most days during the spring semester (T 8-9:25 am, Th 8-9:20 am) to get a sense of the course priorities and student experiences, in order to support the students and faculty instructor effectively.
• Experience with and/or interest in Academic Civic Engagement (for example, a student who has already completed at least one ACE course) is required. Experience with music and/or dance is not required.

TRANSFERABLE SKILLS

• Communicate digitally and in-person with diverse people and communities
• Manage event scheduling and logistics
• Facilitate reflection among and with peers
   

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The ACE Course Assistant will: 

• Determine precise tasks in conjunction with the faculty member and the ACE office
• Create relevant schedule and hours tracking mechanism for the particular course
• Confirm placement sites and logistics and assist with site coordinator communication
• Attend class on most days
• Lead periodic in-class reflection sessions
• Meet weekly with faculty member outside of class

QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Student in academic good standing. Must have completed an ACE course previously or had significant community engagement experience.

Experience: Students should have experience working in community engagement settings.

Skills: Ideal candidate would have skills in the following: 

• Google Docs, Spreadsheets, Forms, Moodle
• Phone call and email professional etiquette
• Verbal communication and deep listening skills for peer reflection

Please upload a resume and unofficial transcript to Oracle.

DISCLAIMER: This job description is for general information purposes.  It is not intended to list all duties and responsibilities of the position.  This job description is subject to change at any time by St. Olaf College, with or without prior notice.