Intercultural Leader Planted Position 2026/2027

Job Description

Job Description

Intercultural Leader 26/27

Expected hours of work per week: 15-20

Work Location & Hours: Intercultural Program Center and various campus locations; hours vary

Qualifications for Position:

• Demonstrated willingness to apply biblical standards to areas of race, culture, ethnicity, and biblical justice.
• The ability to make others feel welcome and to relate well with a wide range of people and personalities.
• Demonstrated ability in sound judgment, discretion, and confidentiality, especially when working with sensitive information.
• The ability to counsel and collaborate with other students respectfully and constructively.
• Demonstrated experience taking initiative on projects or in previous work circumstances.
• Knowledge and willingness to learn Google Office Suite (particularly Docs, Sheets, and Gmail)

Expected Duties and Responsibilities:

• Counsel and collaborate with students who are having difficulty adjusting to Covenant College.
• Manage various programs and projects as assigned and collaborate with fellow intercultural leaders.
• Be on time for shifts, and stay until the end of shifts. Communicate with the supervisor if you cannot work due to illness or emergencies.
• Show up ready to work. Be diligent in working on specific projects assigned to you and complete them in a timely fashion.
• Submit a weekly account of work completed and hours worked to the supervisor.
• Attend meetings and training as needed throughout the semester.

Resume skills (NACE Competencies required by employers) to be developed

• Career & Self-Development including.... Participation in the Spring Planted Student Leadership Conference
• Communication in the form of .... Email, Social Media, and Print advertising, and inviting peers to events hosted by the Intercultural Program
• Critical Thinking in the form of .... Careful consideration of materials, facts, and figures shared with the Covenant Community
• Global Literacy displayed by .... Willingness to educate the Covenant Community about the cultures represented in the student populations
• Leadership through... Discipleship of peers in cultural and ethnic minorities
• Professionalism by .... Consistent execution of Intercultural Program student-led events
• Teamwork, including .... Team event coordination
• Technology .... Usage of Google tools and Banner Platform

Work Habits (with alignment of Core Values) T he College asks its staff members the following fundamental work habits:

• Do good work. (Service, Diligence, Faithfulness)
• Take ownership of your job. (Selflessness, Diligence, Resourcefulness, Enterprising, Creative)
• Be punctual. (Service, Diligence, Integrity, Faithfulness)
• Dress professionally and appropriately for your job. (Humility)
• Make suggestions when appropriate. (Resourcefulness, Enterprising, and Creative)
• Communicate openly and honestly. Seek to resolve differences in accordance with the scriptural patterns summarized in the Staff Manual policy on Fair Treatment as well as the Grievance and Appeals Procedure. (Integrity, Faithfulness)
• Attend chapel services at least once per week, on average. (Integrity, Faithfulness)

Competencies: Must be a Covenant student.

Work Environment: This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers and phones.

Physical Demands

Sitting: Remaining in the seated position

Lifting: Raising or lowering an object from one level to another (includes upward pulling) 25-50 lbs.

Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas employing the spoken word to impart oral information to clients or the public and to convey detailed spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.