Bay State College prepares students for successful careers and global citizenship through academic rigor and individualized support. Currently we are seeking candidates for:

Student Affairs Graduate Assistant

The Student Affairs and Services is a full-time position dedicated to student engagement from a holistic perspective while supporting the career-focused mission of the institution and the overall goal of increasing retention and graduation rates. The role of this position is to work closely with professional staff and students to identify, develop, present, and review a variety of social, cultural, recreational, and educational programs. This is a live-in position, with responsibilities as a Graduate Level Resident Director as well.

Responsibilities include:

Functional Area:

Serve as the primary programmer to the Campus Activities Board (CAB), a programming board that is led mainly by the graduate assistant and any student volunteers. Plan and facilitate a variety of social and educational campus-wide events, based on student interest and department-wide initiatives, with the goal of increasing students' involvement on campus.

Provide monthly wellness programming, either passive or active, targeting areas such as sexual health and wellness, gender issues, nutrition, multicultural awareness, and alcohol and substance use. This includes all major awareness weeks as specified by the Department of Student Affairs including Alcohol Awareness Week, Campus Safety Week, Black History Month, enough is Enough, and more.

Collaborate with and support other members of the Student Affairs team in their programming efforts.

Regularly assess all sponsored initiatives through the development of learning outcomes and program evaluations.

Actively communicate about all events sponsored by the Student Affairs team through various methods, including social media, the BSC Common Calendar, the College's website, flyers, and bulletin boards.

Serve as the primary contact for the New Student Organization Registration Process.

Create and establish content for the Bay State Beat, a bi-weekly newsletter.

Perform all other tasks and duties as assigned by the Assistant Director of Student Activities and the Assistant Director of Residence Life.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or Master’s degree program in Higher Education Administration, College Student Development & Counseling or another related field required.