Humanities Student Assistant

CP02 Chatham College for Work Study Students; United States; On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Chatham University is seeking a Student Assistant to support the Humanities department and help faculty with daily tasks in Lindsay House. You will assist with copying, scanning, filing, inter-office mail, and keeping spaces organized while gaining valuable campus experience.

The role also involves event support, social media content for the department, and peer engagement with students. It is an on‑campus position designed for current students who want to contribute ideas, develop organization

Responsibilities

• Faculty and Staff Assistance: Assist Humanities faculty and staff with daily tasks including copying, scanning, filing, inter-office mail, and keeping Lindsay House organized and tidy.
• Event Support: Collaborate with Humanities faculty and staff to organize and execute department-related events, workshops, and information sessions.
• Social Media and Newsletter: Collaborate with Humanities faculty and staff to compose and share content for department social media and program email newsletters.
• Peer-to-Peer Engagement: Partner with Humanities faculty and staff to engage with fellow students and promote the Humanities department through outreach activities, classroom presentations, and student organization partnerships.
• Event promotion, logistics, registration, and day-of event management.

Job description

We value our students! If you see an open position that is right for you, we encourage you to apply! Job description As a Student Assistant, you will play a crucial role in supporting our office's mission to support and educate students and alumni as they explore, discover, and build their place in the world. This on-campus position offers an exciting opportunity to gain valuable experience, enhance your interpersonal and organizational skills, and the chance to work closely with faculty. This position has traditionally evolved along with students and the skills they bring to the role, so there is plenty of opportunity to contribute new ideas and your unique skills.

Core Responsibilities

• Faculty and Staff Assistance: Assist Humanities faculty and staff with daily tasks including copying, scanning, filing, inter-office mail, and keeping Lindsay House organized and tidy.
• Event Support: Collaborate with the Humanities faculty and staff to organize and execute department-related events, workshops, and information sessions.
• Social Media and Newsletter: Collaborate with Humanities faculty and staff to compose and share content for department social media and program email newsletters.
• Peer-to-Peer Engagement: Partner with Humanities faculty and staff to engage with fellow students and promote the Humanities department through outreach activities, classroom presentations, and student organization partnerships.
• Event promotion, logistics, registration, and day-of event management.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Student will develop skills for working both autonomously and as part of a team; student will learn to problem solve, exercise good judgement, and discretion.
• Student will develop creative methods for advertising events to students to develop marketing and event management skills.
• Student will be able to identify professional goals and steps of how to achieve those goals in an attainable and measurable way.

All current student employees should notify their other manager(s) if you work multiple jobs on campus at the same time.

Additionally, students may not work more than 20 hours per week (combined between all campus jobs) during the academic year.

Students may not exceed 980 work hours per calendar year.

Student jobs do not automatically roll over to the next academic year or summer.

Chatham University strives to promote a campus environment that understands and embraces multiculturalism while increasing individuals' intercultural competence.

We actively work to build and sustain a diverse and culturally vibrant campus, which promotes employee and student success and retention.

Chatham University is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a strong commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity.

Chatham University does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, age, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital or family status, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that’s unique about our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to success, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it’s our people.

Our employees are self-disciplined, hardworking, curious, trustworthy, humble and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in our area.