Graduate Assistant for the Oakley School

Description

**Position Title: Graduate Assistant for the Oakley School**

**Department: The Oakley School of the Humanities, Education, and the Arts**

**Supervisor: Dean Jenny L. Mason, Ph.D.**

**QUALIFICATIONS**

• **Must be accepted to or enrolled in an approved master’s program at Cumberland University**
• **Must have a 3.0 or above overall****GPA.**
• **Available to work weekday office hours, occasional weeknight and weekend****events.**
• **Competence in using Google Docs, GMail, and Microsoft Office applications.**

**DESIRED SKILLS**

• **Strong interpersonal skills**
• **Ability to work with a diverse student****population.**
• **Effective organization, communication, and leadership skills**
• **Highly motivated and enthusiastic**
• **Self-directing and innovative**

**TYPICAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**

**General Duties**

• **Coordinate events and opportunities with the Administrative Assistant to the Oakley School**
• **Serve as role model for student leadership and civility on****campus.**
• **Assist the Dean with projects and events throughout the****year.**
• **Help maintain and organize records, develop forms, and respond to****email.**
• **Monitor work study****participants.**
• **Help create marketing materials and oversee on-campus****promotion.**
• **Help create social media postings and recruit for various projects or****events.**
• **Other duties as****assigned.**

**Hours**

• **Required 20 hours per week for term of graduate****program.**
• **Must have flexible hours and the ability to prioritize working hours dedicated to the university regardless of any other forms of outside****employment.**

**Remuneration**

• **Full tuition waiver (no stipend, books or fees)**