Upward Bound - Summer Resident Assistant (NKU Students Only)

Move into dorm June 1st
Training: First Week of June
Program Work Schedule: Sunday 6 p.m. through Friday 12:00 p.m. - Each Day Varies
Move out of the dorm Friday, July 10th, at around 6:00 PM

Resident assistants should expect to be on call and ready to work from Sunday evenings through Friday afternoons June 7 - July 10, 2026. Taking a college course during this time is highly discouraged.

Room is provided; board contract is from Monday lunch through Friday lunch.

Provide live-in supervision and a safe environment for motivated high school students. Assist students with academics, leadership abilities, team building, peer relationships, recreational activities, accessing the university campus, and act as a chaperone on great trips.

We need mature, dependable, energetic young adults who enjoy working with teens. Ideal opportunity for future educators, but all majors encouraged.

Room is included. Also included are lunch (Monday - Friday) and dinner (Monday - Thursday), breakfast is not included.

Responsible for the safety of students and other staff members

Enforcing the rules of the Upward Bound Summer Handbook

Monitoring, leading, and encouraging a team of students (usually 8 - 10) in daily and weekly activities; supervising and developing all the student participants (usually 20 - 25)

Assisting professional staff members during weekly field trips

Designing and implementing evening programs for students; working as a positive team member with the other resident staff members; driving in an emergency; completing all paperwork by deadlines.

Have graduated from high school in 2024 or earlier and/or have completed 60 college credits by the end of the Spring semester 2026.

2.5 minimum GPA.

Special consideration will be given to candidates who were Upward Bound students either at NKU or another institution or are from low income backgrounds and/or whose parents do not possess bachelor degrees.

Must have a valid driver's license.

Any candidate who is offered this position will be required to go through a pre-employment criminal background check as mandated by state law.