Graduate Assistant, Social Impact & Community Partnerships

01 Mount St. Mary's University; Emmitsburg (MD); On-site; USD 5,000 - 7,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition remission

Stipend

Partial tuition remission

Graduate assistant benefits

Job summary

Mount St. Mary’s University invites applications for a Graduate Assistant in the Center for Service & Justice. The GA supports campus and community partnerships and handles social media engagement for the Center.

The position offers a stipend of $6,000 per academic year, 20 hours per week for 9 months, and partial tuition remission. Responsibilities include event planning, volunteer recruitment, data collection, and representing the Center at campus events.

Qualifications

• Must be accepted into a graduate program at Mount St. Mary’s University.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Experience working with diverse student and community populations.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities.
• Advanced writing, speaking, and presentation skills.
• Familiar with best practices for social media engagement, especially Instagram.
• Comfortable working in a faith-based environment and contributing to the mission of a Catholic university.
• Driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Support for community partnerships: Communicate professionally with campus partners for programs and events.
• Individualize processes for community partners to simplify collaboration with Center for Service & Justice.
• Identify, cultivate, and maintain relationships with local nonprofits and service organizations.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive community partner database for transparency and access.
• Serve as a liaison ensuring professional communication with community partners.
• Assist with assessment by collecting and analyzing partnership data.
• Schedule service and community events for classes and programs.
• Recruit volunteers and support Common Good Initiative activities.
• Represent the Center for Service & Justice at on-campus events.
• Create and execute marketing plans for events and programs.
• Assist with student recruitment for events and programs through tabling and presentations.

Skills

Social media engagement

Event planning

Volunteer recruitment

Public speaking

Written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Accepted into graduate program

Tools

Instagram

Social media tools

Job description

Mount St. Mary’s University invites applications for a Graduate Assistant in the Center for Service & Justice. The GA supports campus and community partnerships and handles social media engagement for the Center.

The position offers a stipend of $6,000 per academic year, 20 hours per week for 9 months, and partial tuition remission. Responsibilities include event planning, volunteer recruitment, data collection, and representing the Center at campus events.