Lion and Lamb
Graduate assistant
- 10 months, 20 hours per week
POSITION SUMMARY:
In consultation with the faculty director, the GA facilitates training of Bluffton
University students to prepare them to lead sessions in public school classrooms,
connected to cultural understanding and conflict mediation (such as in social media
use or cyberbullying). The GA coordinates meetings of Bluffton students and schedules
sessions in schools. The GA maintains weekly open hours of the Lion and Lamb Peace Arts Center and coordinates materials usage with Musselman Library.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Draw together group of Bluffton students (in the model of a student organization) to carry out The Lion and Lamb Peace Arts Center sessions
- Train students to lead Teaching Peace to Children sessions with school students
- Meet with prospective students interested in The Lion and Lamb work
- Maintain regularly scheduled open hours at The Lion and Lamb Peace Arts Center
- Meet regularly with faculty director and monthly with advisory committee
- Maintain sculpture garden
SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Occasional travel and/or evening and weekend duties associated with Center programs.
- Other tasks as required to achieve the mission of the Center.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum:
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Acceptance into the graduate program
- Ability to connect with Bluffton University students and train them to lead Lion and Lamb Peace Arts Center sessions
- Support for Bluffton’s mission and peace witness
Preferred:
- Cross-cultural experiences and understanding
- Training in conflict mediation
DIVERSITY AND FAITH COMMITMENT:
Bluffton University expects all employees to show respect in the workplace and not
to base business decisions on race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, disability,
marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other status protected
by law. As a religious institution, Bluffton University welcomes its faculty and staff
and encourages respectful consideration of the Christian faith which is consistent
with the Mennonite/Anabaptist beliefs of the university’s founding and supporting
church.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The physical demands and/or work environment encountered by the employee while performing
the essential responsibilities of this job must be met with or without reasonable
accommodations. Reasonable accommodations will be considered and implemented when
possible to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential responsibilities
of this position. Secondary responsibilities may be removed when needed as an accommodation
strategy. Typical office conditions.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
- Compensation will include $5,000 for the academic year
- 10 days of time off, plus university holidays, unpaid
- On-campus housing provided
- 10 meal per week plan in the Commons provided when classes are in session.
- Tuition remission for Bluffton University graduate program: Master of Business Administration, or Master of Social Work over two years.
SUPERVISION:
Reports to the faculty director of The Lion and Lamb.
APPLICATION MATERIALS:
Applications are considered complete when all of the following materials have been
submitted to hr@bluffton.edu.
Bluffton University employment requirements
- Cover letter
- Resume
- Three professional references
Bluffton University
1 University Drive
Bluffton, OH 45817-2104