Position Description
The Graduate Assistant is a member of the Student Affairs staff at Baldwin-Wallace College and reports to the Director of Student Life/Director of the Center for Alcohol and Related-issues Education (CARE) and the Director of Student Activities. The Graduate Assistant is responsible for implementing the goals of the Student Life Area and working toward achieving the Student Affairs’ mission of planning, implementing, and promoting educational activities which encourage the involvement, leadership, and the health and well-being of Baldwin-Wallace students. The roles of the Graduate Assistant include advisor of student run organizations, programmer, resource person, and administrator.
Student Life consists of CARE, Greek Life and Student Activities. The intern for Student Life will concentrate his or her work specifically with CARE and Student Activities for 25 hours per week with one office per semester.
Qualifications
- Experience and/or interest in programming, planning special events, peer education, and/or working with special student populations.
- Experience and/or interest in working with college students in an advising capacity.
- Experience and/or interest in wellness issues.
- Experience in computer technology including word processing, database management, web page design, marketing campaigns, assessment, and/or publication design.
- Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree.
- Enrollment in a graduate school program of College Student Personnel, Counseling, Health Education, or related fields.
General Responsibilities
Work with the other CARE staff members to:
- Provide healthy, safe, and fun non-alcoholic programs for the campus community.
- Teaching in and out of the classroom.
- Enable students who make poor choices to learn from their mistakes and gain resources for future responsible decision making.
- Assess culture on campus in regards to alcohol and other drug use and use this information to guide programming and activities.
- Work with campus and community partners to combat the occurrence of high-risk drinking by Baldwin-Wallace students.
- Develop resources, presentations, educational programs, and bulletin boards on various aspects of healthy living and responsible decision making.
- Work with at-risk populations (e.g. Greeks, athletes, and first year students) to proactively address alcohol use and responsible behavior within their communities.
- Plan, implement, and promote educational activities which enhance the health and well-being of Baldwin-Wallace students.
Work with the other Student Activities members on:
- Leadership programming
- Student Handbook
- Activities Fair
- Organization and Club Registration
- B-W Cinema
- Advise Distinguished Leaders Conference
- Co-Advise Dance Marathon
- Advise a minimum of one student organization.
- Meet weekly with officers of the student organization.
- Meet weekly with members of the student organization.
- Set goals with the organization's members.
- Evaluate progress of the organization's goals and assess effectiveness of the organization's programs.
- Provide leadership development and team building opportunities for organization members.
- Maintain constant communication including follow-up and feedback with organization members.
- Assist with national programming weeks including: National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Days, Safe Spring Break, and Sexual Responsibility Awareness Days.
- Serve as a positive role model for students.
- Meet regularly with supervisor for that particular semester.
- Meet regularly with the staff for that particular semester.
- Attend on-going staff development and training.
- Support non-alcoholic social alternative programs sponsored by other offices.
- Other duties as assigned.
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