Graduate Assistantship Opportunity

Graduate Assistant for the Damietta Cross-Cultural Center

The Damietta Cross-Cultural Center at Siena College is seeking an energetic, resourceful individual for their Graduate Assistantship position. The successful candidate for this 9-month position must be a matriculated graduate student in Higher Education Administration/College Student Personnel Administration, Counseling, Ethnic/Multicultural Studies or related field. This position requires approximately 15 hours of work per week, including evening and some weekend, program implementation and supervision. This position provides an opportunity for a graduate student to work in a variety of areas within Student Affairs at an independent, Catholic, private institution in the Franciscan Tradition.

Position Responsibilities:

• Plan and implement Cultural Heritage Month (i.e. Latina/o/Hispanic, Native American, LGBTQ, African American, and Asian Pacific American) programming
• Assist with the supervision of student staff members
• Mentor and advise affiliated student groups of the Damietta Center
• Supervise the Multicultural Film Series
• Assist with the development and facilitation of Cross-Cultural workshops, lectures, programming
• Assist with planning and execution of the large scale programs of the Center such as: Multicultural Block Party, Annual Family Weekend Multicultural Dinner, Fall Fusion, Expose, and Social Justice Retreats
• Assist when necessary with Opening DOoRS Speaker Series
• Maintain weekly office hours
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications desired for this position include:

• Must be a matriculated graduate student in Higher Education Administration/College Student Personnel Administration, Counseling, Ethnic/Multicultural Studies, or related field.
• A strong passion for social justice related work in the Catholic tradition
• Administrative, advising, and programming background
• Communicating effectively with people from a variety of cultural backgrounds
• Interest in and awareness of college age developmental issues
• Cross cultural empathy and anti-oppression skill building
• Counseling background or related experience
• Work well in large and small group setting
• Work well in autonomous and independent setting
• Must be willing to share her/his knowledge in both formal and informal ways

Please send resume and cover letter to Siena College, Office of Human Resources, 515 Loudon Road, Loudonville, NY 12211, or email: humanresources@siena.edu

Siena College is a Franciscan and Catholic institution and expects members of its community to be knowledgeable about its mission and to make a positive contribution to that mission.

Siena College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from all qualified candidates