Graduate Assistant

Position: Graduate Assistant (2 positions available)
Location: Prosser

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* Job Summary:

** Muhlenberg College is seeking a part-time graduate assistant to join its team.  The Graduate Assistant serves as a member of a collaborative student affairs team in managing a residential living area and creating healthy living/learning communities among students in 1-2 traditional residence halls. This position will supervise student staff members [Head Resident Advisors and Resident Advisors (RAs)] and contribute to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment within a residential community.
** Characteristic Responsibilities:
** Supervision* Directly supervise up to 10-15 Head RAs and RAs.
* Plan and facilitate weekly supervision meetings with HRAs, biweekly supervision meetings with RAs, and monthly HD staff meetings.
* Provide ongoing feedback for RAs and facilitate the RA evaluation process for the supervision area.
* Lead weekly staff meeting for RA staff.

Student Support
* Meet with students to address social and behavioral concerns.
* Follow up with students of concern and assist with referrals to campus partners.
* Educate and manage conflict resolution through restorative practices.

Facilities Management
* Manage one to two residence hall facilities housing up to 400 students.
* Assist with the opening and closing of residence facilities for the academic year and breaks.
* Assist with the inventory process, conduct inspections, and assess common area damages.
* Conduct regular inspections of residential facilities, including bi-weekly walk-throughs of the area, management of room condition reports for area, and assessing area damages.

Residential Education & Curriculum
* Supervise and track area budgets and reimbursements.
* Coordinate the implementation of residential curriculum components.

Special Projects
* Assist with the recruitment and selection of HRAs and RAs.
* Attend and facilitate RA training sessions.
* Oversee the day to day operations of the RA resource room.

Administrative Duties
* Hold regularly scheduled office hours (20 hours per week Monday-Friday between 8:30am-5pm), including administrative tasks like email, phone calls, walk in appointments with students.
* Participate in weekly supervision meetings with the supervisor.
* Participate in weekly HRL staff meetings.
* Participate in Division of College Life meetings as requested.
* Participate in on-call rotation for residential population with professional staff members.
* May perform other duties as assigned.
* While no one person may possess all the qualifications listed below, the ideal candidate will have many of the following professional experiences and characteristics:
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* Qualifications:

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* * Bachelor's degree required.
* Enrolled in a graduate program.
* Previous housing & residence life or student experience preferred.
* Commitment to the mission and goals of Muhlenberg College and Division of College Life.
* Strong commitment and demonstrated skills working with a diverse student population and offering diverse and inclusive campus activities.
* Ability to communicate clearly and effectively through verbal and written communication.
* Ability to work autonomously as well as with a team.
* Ability and willingness to work flexible hours including nights and weekends.
* Ability to organize and direct multiple activities simultaneously.
* Ability to work with computers and related software.
* Ability to lift a minimum of 40 lbs. and navigate buildings without elevators.
* Satisfactory driving record required.
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* Schedule:

** At Muhlenberg, we value your work/life balance and are pleased to offer this part-time opportunity. This is an 11-month position (July – May), 20 hours per week, live-on, graduate position. This part-time position is budgeted for a maximum of 940 hours per year.
** The College & Surrounding Area:
** Founded in 1848,  is a private, residential, liberal arts college offering baccalaureate and graduate programs. At Muhlenberg, we are committed to a campus community that ensures students, faculty, and staff of all backgrounds feel welcome, respected, valued and included. The College provides an intensely challenging, supportive environment centered around a rigorous …