Job Description

Graduate Assistant

• Student will develop assessment, evaluation, and implementation skills related to student employment supervision and leadership.
• Student will gain expertise in University policies/procedures.
• Student will demonstrate the ability to work successfully in a team.
• Student will demonstrate applied competencies such as decision‐ making, time management, planning, budgeting, program implementation and program management.

Student will exercise a variety of communication skills including formal and informal verbal communication and informal and professional writing

Bachelor’s degree is required

• Must be enrolled in a graduate program at Tulane University
• Approximately 20 hours per week including evening and weekend commitments
• 10-month appointmentThe Graduate Assistant will support the department/organization in various administrative and operational tasks.

• 10 monthly stipends at $1,300 each to be paid August – May (total $13,000)

  Responsibilities:

• Manage When To Work software for scheduling work shifts for 3 LBC teams: Events Services, Information Desk and Building Managers.
• Meet on a weekly basis with supervisor advising on LBC student employment policies and procedures, as well as leadership practices
• Assist with scheduling staff meetings and individual meetings for student staff
• Send weekly newsletter of important events and information to student staff
• Assist in coordinating social and recognition events for student employees
• Assist the Assistant Director of Events with interviewing and training new student employees
• Assist in review and approval process for meeting room and events through Event Management System, EMSQualifications:
• Past involvement in student employment as an undergraduate student (i.e. events services, information desk, office assistant, etc.)
• Organizational ability, punctuality, and self‐motivation
• Experience with When To Work scheduling module
• Experience presenting and/or facilitating with groups of varying sizes
• Ability to act as a positive role model
• Excellent verbal and written communication skillsActive enrollment as a graduate student at Tulane University

About Us:

This position will help student employees demonstrate and cultivate the career readiness competencies in accordance with the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).

• Manage When To Work software for scheduling work shifts for 3 LBC teams: Events Services, Information Desk and Building Managers.
• Meet on a weekly basis with supervisor advising on LBC student employment policies and procedures, as well as leadership practices
• Assist with scheduling staff meetings and individual meetings for student staff
• Send weekly newsletter of important events and information to student staff
• Assist in coordinating social and recognition events for student employees
• Assist the Assistant Director of Events with interviewing and training new student employees
• Assist in review and approval process for meeting room and events through Event Management System, EMS

• Past involvement in student employment as an undergraduate student (i.e. events services, information desk, office assistant, etc.)
• Organizational ability, punctuality, and self‐motivation
• Experience with When To Work scheduling module
• Experience presenting and/or facilitating with groups of varying sizes
• Ability to act as a positive role model

Excellent verbal and written communication skills