Department/Office Mission:
The Office of Leadership and Civic Engagement prepares students to serve as changemakers. We develop, promote, and advance civic engagement, leadership development, and meaningful service to create positive social change.
We believe that all students have the capacity to become changemakers: active participants in society accountable to and responsible for the common good. Their willingness to act and ability to lead transforms visions into reality. In doing so, they are able to negotiate diverse views and adopt behaviors to work with others as agents of positive and ethical change.
Job Description-Reporting: This position falls under the direct supervision of the Associate Director for Leadership Development.
Job Description-Job Duties and/or Responsibilities: The Graduate Assistant for Leadership Development will work with fellow staff members to coordinate and advise
OLCE program initiatives and support the overall function of the office.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Co-manage the operations and logistics for either the Bronze or Silver experience of the Spartan Leadership Challenge.
- Assist with the recruitment, training, and support of Bronze workshop facilitators or Silver leadership coaches
- Serve on the facilitation team for the Spartan Leadership Challenge Bronze workshops
- Review assessment data pertaining to the Spartan Leadership Challenge
- Serve as a leadership coach for 1-2 silver students
- Supervise one student employee incorporating the UNCG Spartan Ready program
- Assist with the management of OLCE social media
- Assist with the coordination of the Spartan Leadership Challenge Medallion Ceremony
- Provide support to OLCE office wide programming including, the LiNC planning committee, Changemaker week planning committee, the changemaker of the month program, and days of service programming.
Work Hours, Environment:
The position is located in an
OLCE office space with other GAs (Each GA has his/her/their own desk area). Work is mainly completed in the office, though some programming takes place in different areas around campus (workshop facilitation, conferences, etc.). This position is expected to work an average of 20 hours per week during the traditional fall and spring semesters.
Additional Terms of Employment: This position is traditionally hired as a 2-year Graduate Assistantship. |