GRADUATE
ASSISTANT
DIVISION: Student
Affairs
DEPARTMENT: Campus Life
FUNCTIONAL AREA: Fraternity
& Sorority Life
POSITION TITLE: Graduate Assistant
ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS: Campus Life is one of three units
in Student Engagement, an
area of Student Affairs
REPORTS TO: Assistant
Director of Fraternity & Sorority Life
Campus Life facilitates transformative experiences for
students through a broad range of opportunities for learning and development.
By engaging students in fraternity/sorority life, student organizations,
leadership development, and within the community, we partner with students to
explore and develop their potential.
Fraternity & Sorority Life serves as a liaison
between the collegiate chapters, parents, alumni, inter/national organizations,
and Northwestern University. Our goal is to provide educational programs,
services, and resources that encourage the growth and development of over 40
chapters and their members.
Primary
Function(s):
Advising
Fraternity/Sorority Community Programming Harm Reduction
General Expectations
1. Attends weekly
staff meetings.
2. Participates
in training sessions to gain holistic knowledge of fraternity and sorority life.
3. Meets weekly
with direct supervisor to discuss ongoing projects, responsibilities, hot
topics, and student development
theory as it pertains to their work.
4. Encouraged to
attend programs through assistantship.
5. Schedules
office hours in the Fraternity & Sorority Life office (schedule flexible
with student schedule).
6. Attend
appropriate fraternity and sorority functions and campus events to maintain visibility/approachability.
7. Other
responsibilities as assigned.
Primary
Responsibilities:
·
Provide guidance, in conjunction with the Assistant
Director, to a governing council, chapters, and/or auxiliary group.
·
Support Fraternity & Sorority Life
in executing initiatives related to the thematic areas of Leadership, Social Justice, and Harm Reduction.
·
Provide education for students, chapters, governing
councils, and auxiliary groups on topics, including but not limited to, alcohol
and other drugs, hazing prevention, sexual violence prevention, mental health,
and bias/racism.
·
Assist in the coordination and execution of major
fraternity/sorority initiatives such as Greek Week, Council Leadership Retreat,
Greek Leadership Retreat, Greek Emerging Leaders, Recruitment, and Dillo Day.
·
Participate with the staff members in the on-going
strategic planning process.
·
Maintain visibility by attending fraternity/sorority
functions and campus events as appropriate.
·
Regularly collect and report appropriate and meaningful
metrics to measure outcomes of Fraternity &
Sorority Life.
·
Other duties as assigned; student may
seek out additional responsibilities to further develop their experience in concert with their supervisor.
Qualifications
·
Enrolled in a graduate level program.
·
Ability to accomplish goals and tasks in a fast-paced,
teamwork environment.
·
Communicates effectively one-to-one, in small groups, and
in public speaking contexts.
·
Creates an environment of understanding and inclusion.
·
Effectively performs duties and responsibilities;
displays attention to detail.
·
Demonstrates ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
·
Ability to easily contact and develop working
relationships with students and colleagues
Preferred
Qualifications
·
Leadership experience within a fraternity and sorority context.
·
Experience implementing risk management strategies within
a fraternity & sorority context.
·
Experience with program/event planning, advising,
presenting, and facilitating training and development in a fraternity & sorority
context.
·
Interest in advising governing councils and chapters
comprised of culturally based fraternities
and sororities.
·
Interest in advising fraternities and sororities in a
future full-time student affairs position.
