The Dowdy Multicultural Center Graduate Student Assistant - Mentoring Program & Social Justice Programming Initiatives

Basic information

Job description

The Dowdy Multicultural Center Graduate Student Assistant is a paraprofessional position. The GA’s responsibilities are to:  

Peer Mentoring Program:

• Support the overall planning, communication, and implementation of the Peer Mentoring Program
• Work with the Associate Director to Advise and support 2-3 Peer Advisors and 15-30 Peer Mentors
• Tracking communication and information related to reports and email correspondence
• Assist and plan Monthly Mentor Development Days
• Assist in planning and implementing programs for Mentors and Mentees
• Assist in evaluating programs, mentor performance, and overall Mentoring Program effectiveness.  

Social Justice Programming and Leadership Education 

• Implement and coordinate multicultural awareness and social justice education initiatives within the Dowdy Multicultural center such as: the Ruby Jones Conference on Race, Social Justice and Civic Leadership. 
• Support in the planning of social justice education programming throughout the academic year. 
• Support in planning and coordination of the Fall and Spring Kente Graduation Celebrations. 
• Serve as a resource for training and program development for student focused diversity initiatives and increasing multicultural competence. 
• Support the Dowdy Multicultural Center staff in the writing and preparation of assessment, evaluation, and research projects. 

 Additional responsibilities:

• Attend regular one-on-one meetings with supervisor. This position reports to the Associate Director of the Multicultural Center.
• Participate in collaborative projects, including but not limited to; the Multicultural Student Summit, Kente Graduation Celebration and the Ruby Jones Conference.
• Cultivate and maintain good working relationships with staff, faculty and students across the campus community.
• Additional duties as assigned by the Dowdy Multicultural Center Staff. 

Desired Qualifications:

• Previous experience with planning and implementation of programs and initiatives.
• Self- starter in thinking about next parts of the planning process.
• Ability to work in a team environment by taking, providing, and asking for input.
• Excellent communication skills in receiving instructions, making requests, asking questions, and listening to student needs.
• Understanding and previous involvement with diversity and social justice topics.
• Willingness to learn about programming, diversity, and social justice topics.

Compensation:

Salary includes stipend and 9 credit hours.

Availability:

Must be available to work for 15 hours/week within 9am-4:30pm Monday-Friday time frame.

Timeline:  

Deadline: Friday, May 29

Interviews: First Week of June