Student Development Office Assistant 24/25 - Lookout Mountain, United States - Covenant College Students

Description

This position is for the full academic year, open only to enrolled upperclassmen.

Expected hours of work per week: 5-15 hours per week

Work Location & Hours: Carter 138; 8am-4:30pm

Qualifications for Position:

• Organization skills
• Friendly and welcoming to visitors in the office
• Able to keep sensitive information concerning fellow students confidential
• Flexible and able to adapt to different projects/schedules asked of them

Skills Developed through this Position:

• Teamwork skills - working together effectively and sharing ideas and responsibilities with the other student workers to complete projects in a timely manner.
• Communication - develop or enhance your ability to clearly and effectively exchange information, ideas, and facts with persons inside or outside the Covenant community via email, in person, or by phone.
• Technology - Enhance or develop skills with Canva to create advertisements for Student Development events, with Excel or Sheets documents, and with Campaign, the Covenant online newsletter.
• Professionalism - Taking ownership of the office and store room by keeping it organized and clean.

Expected Duties and Responsibilities:

• Post and/or create advertisements, flyers, and other advertising materials for Student Development related events.
• Help compile information for the Family Newsletters.
• Help with the planning and execution of departmental projects, events, and programs (Student Life Breaks, Spring Fling, etc.)
• Help with the organization of the Student Development Office and storage room and keep it clean.
• Help with communication to and from the office by answering the phone, replying to emails, sending email blasts as instructed by Student Development Staff.
• Be respectful to students coming into the office for meetings with Student Development Staff by not discussing their reason for being in the office and keep the matters of the office confidential.
• Be a resource to students and visitors who may have questions about Student Development or student life.
• Regularly check campus bulletin boards to make sure they are organized and up to date.
• Provide golf cart rides for injured or ill students.

Work Habits (with the alignment of Core Values)

The College asks from its staff members the following fundamental work habits:

• Do good work. (Service, Diligence, Faithfulness)
• Take ownership of your job. (Selflessness, Diligence, Resourcefulness, Enterprising, Creative)
• Be punctual. (Service, Diligence, Integrity, Faithfulness)
• Dress professionally and appropriately for your job. (Humility)
• Make suggestions when appropriate. (Resourcefulness, Enterprising, and Creative)
• Communicate openly and honestly. Seek to resolve differences in accordance with the scriptural patterns summarized in the Staff Manual policy on Fair Treatment as well as the Grievance and Appeals Procedure. (Integrity, Faithfulness)

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers and phones.

Physical Demands

Sitting: Remaining in the seated position

Lifting: Raising or lowering an object from one level to another (includes upward pulling lbs.

Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word to impart oral information to clients or to the public and to convey detailed spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly