GA Pre-Professional - Emergency Management Specialist - Fall 2026 – Spring 2027

Illinois State•Normal, IL

6d•$1,510•Onsite

About The Position

The Emergency Management mission is to develop, promote, and implement initiatives and practices that enable the University community to mitigate against, prepare for, respond to, and recover from all hazards and threats The Graduate Assistant for Emergency Management will gain valuable experience working with professional public safety leaders and other colleagues to support and lead programs that further the mission of the department. The Graduate Assistant will play a significant role in the administration of the programs that support University priorities and aligns with their area of study.

Requirements

A degree seeking graduate student at Illinois State University. The following degree programs are a potential good fit: College Student Personnel Administration, Communication, Computer Science, Criminal Justice, Information Technology, Mathematics, Marketing, MBA, Political Science, Psychology, Public Health, Social Work
Eligible for appointment as per the requirements in the Graduate Assistant Handbook which can be found at http://hr.illinoisstate.edu/downloads/GA_Handbook.pdf

Nice To Haves

Previous experience working in an emergency management or emergency services role for at least 1 year

Responsibilities

Assist in the development and leadership of the University’s Safe Redbirds Ambassadors program, which is aimed at student-on-student safety and emergency preparedness engagement
In partnership with peer Graduate Assistant(s), recruit, hire, onboard, supervise, offboard between 5 and 20 student employees
Assist in the identification, development and management of professional relationships and partnerships on and off campus, inclusive of underrepresented groups
Leverage team’s relationships and partnerships to coordinate engagement with the student body in safety and preparedness-related education, advocacy, outreach and related programming
Coordinate scheduling and staffing of engagements
Assist in collecting information and reporting on the team’s activities through formal and informal assessments
Assist in the development and maintenance of the team’s operations handbook