Off Campus Life Graduate Assistantship- RamRide

Colorado State University•Fort Collins, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Off-Campus Life Graduate Assistant - RamRide (OCL GA - RR) is a dynamic position, providing professional development and hands-on experience in the areas of leadership, supervision, staff training and development, emergency response, risk management, and event coordination. This assistantship will primarily be responsible for directly overseeing the management and development of CSU’s RamRide Program. RamRide serves as CSU’s late-night safe ride program, operating 15 vehicles on Friday and Saturday nights with 1,500+ volunteers to serve 500-600 patrons per night. Additionally, RamRide supports students with transportation security 24/7, nationwide, and supports food security through food pantry deliveries. Off-Campus Life partners with the City of Fort Collins on town-gown initiatives, supports students with housing security, and supports students living in our local neighborhoods. The department works with a $1M+ budget, 6 full-time staff, 1 GA, and approximately 15 hourly student employees.

Requirements

Be accepted for enrollment in a residential Graduate program at Colorado State University- Fort Collins
Have had a valid US drivers license for at least one year, automobile insurance, your own reliable form of vehicular transportation, and pass a Motor Vehicle Records check
Be physically present within a 20 minute radius of CSU during on-call hours
Demonstrated ability to Execute and follow safety procedures
Effectively work late night/early morning hours
Efficiently work both individually and on a team
Communicate through both oral and written forms using strong interpersonal skills both in person and over the phone.
Accept and provide constructive feedback

Nice To Haves

Be able to commit to the position for at least two years (actively enrolled in a graduate program for the duration of the two years)
Demonstration of Well-developed organizational, administrative and customer service skills
Sound decision making, judgment, and ability to maintain confidentiality
Strong interpersonal skills
Flexibility and adaptability
Ability to Manage crises and seek support and resources when needed
Build community with students, university staff, and city representatives
Experience with Event/program development and coordination
Volunteer management
Supervision
Research and assessment, or an interest in pursuing

Responsibilities

Assist with Recruitment, selection, supervision, training, and evaluation of the student staff that comprise the student management team of RamRide.
Planning weekly staff meetings, retreats, and trainings for all staff
Management of the RamRide budget.
Manage student organization payments in conjunction with the Program Coordinator.
Oversight of a large volunteer base, including recruitment and retention
Overall assessment of RamRide (quality and effectiveness of operations and services, safe-ride program trends and best practices, risk management policies, etc.)
Provide Guidance and supervision to student management team on daily operations.
Oversight of, and on-call support for, nightly operations during weekends when RamRide is in service (Friday/Saturday nights throughout Fall/Spring semesters)
Participate In and support town-gown (university-city) programs
As an active member of Off-Campus Life
Attend Regular Off-Campus Life staff meetings
Volunteer training periodically to offer feedback to staff regarding their volunteer training presentation.
Perform other duties as identified with supervisor to enhance professional development and/or support the success of program areas/department