Graduate Assistant, Orientation (Student)

American University • Washington, DC

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Work Where You Learn: Build Experience, Grow Skills, and Contribute to Your University Community. This position is available only to enrolled American University students. Most student positions at American University are eligible to use Federal Work Study (FWS) awards, with a few exceptions. FWS funds cannot be applied to janitorial, construction, partisan or sectarian positions. For information or questions regarding FWS funds, please contact American University's Office of Financial Aid. Important guidance for current American University employees: American University current employees, including those employed in student positions, must apply through their employee Workday account. If you are a current employee at American University, please log into your employee Workday account and select the Find Jobs report which will take you to our internal career listings. Applying outside of your employee Workday account may cause delays in a hire process. Department: Orientation Programs Time Type: Part time FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Job Description: Summary: New Student & Family Programs (NSFP), as part of the Division of Student Affairs, is responsible for the development, planning, and implementation of programs that aid new students and their families in their transition to American University and contribute to student success and retention. Reporting to the Associate Director for Orientation, the Graduate Assistant for Orientation will work closely with the Associate Director and the other professional staff members on the team to plan and execute New Student Orientation at the start of each fall and spring semester. This role will also support all other orientation programs and services within NSFP.

Requirements

• Must have a bachelor's degree and currently be enrolled in a master's or doctoral program.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including public speaking.
• Ability to work independently and on a team.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in and/or working with orientation or student activities within higher education is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in generating engaging social media content is required; experience in monitoring and analyzing performance is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with the logistics, design, and implementation of Orientation Leader training in August to train student leaders on leadership, student transition, and event execution.
• Coordinating outreach for campus partner involvement in Orientation Leader training in August and the summer webinar series, New Eagle Essentials.
• Overseeing the Off-Campus Excursions for New Student Orientation, including ideation, stakeholder outreach and confirmation, and day-of logistics.
• Working with the Orientation Chairs to create an engaging social media presence leading up to New Student Orientation and beyond.
• Maintaining accurate records for Flight Ready!, the pre-orientation Canvas course, including weekly engagement and overall student attendance.
• Spearheading the summer webinar series, New Eagle Essentials, from start to finish, including campus partner outreach, registration oversight, content design, and designing and administering assessment and evaluation efforts.
• Representing the NSFP office at various campus events throughout the calendar year.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• This position will require occasional evening and weekend hours.
• This position allows for up to one remote day per week at the discretion of the Associate Director for Orientation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level