Project Assistant (PCN 056034)
About The Position
This position provides comprehensive support to students at Mt. Edgecumbe High School by fostering a positive residential environment, coordinating culturally grounded community programs, and promoting healthy lifestyles. The incumbent mentors students, supports residential life activities, facilitates culturally relevant programs that strengthen connections to heritage and traditions, encourages healthy lifestyle practices, and maintains accurate records and program documentation. Through these efforts, the position enhances student well-being, leadership development, cultural engagement, and overall residential life at MEHS. Mt Edgecumbe High School is an Advanced accredited public boarding school with 430 students from over 100 communities throughout Alaska. Most come from communities with schools enrolling fewer than 50 students: approximately 80% are Alaska Native. This diverse population results in a unique remarkable learning community – blending of cultures and beliefs, old ways and new, honoring the wisdom of the past while working together to forge the future. Our school is in Sitka, Alaska on Baranof Island.
Requirements
- Adaptability: adjusts planned work by gathering relevant information and applying critical thinking to address multiple demands and competing priorities in a changing environment.
- Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.
- Reading Comprehension: Understands and interprets written material, including technical material, rules, regulations, instructions, reports, charts, graphs, or tables; applies what is learned from written material to specific situations
- Training from an accredited college or university in any field and/or experience such as performing research; interpreting data; applying, interpreting, and disseminating technical, statutory, and/or regulatory requirements; and/or experience in community development, research, social services, economics, public administration, planning, or a closely related field.
- Valid Driver`s License
- First Aid/CPR
- Must be able to pass a fingerprint-based background check per AS 47.32.101 and 7 AAC 10.900.
Nice To Haves
- Integrity: Contributes to maintaining the integrity of the organization; displays high standards of ethical conduct and understands the impact of violating these standards on an organization, self, and others; is trustworthy.
- Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.
- Conscientiousness: Displays a high level of effort and commitment towards performing work; demonstrates responsible behavior.
Responsibilities
- Mentors students
- Supports residential life activities
- Facilitates culturally relevant programs that strengthen connections to heritage and traditions
- Encourages healthy lifestyle practices
- Maintains accurate records and program documentation
Benefits
- Summers off from early May through mid-August
- Seasonal leave during the school's winter break
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
