Graduate Assistant for Counselor Education

Job Description

Job Description

See end of job description for application instructions.

The Counseling Program at Bluefield University is seeking highly organized candidates with an excellent academic track record for the position of graduate assistant. The Counseling Graduate Assistant position is a part-time position consisting of no more than 26 hours per week. This position reports directly to the Director of the Counseling program. Graduate assistants are responsible for assisting faculty and staff with various administrative tasks, organizing events, providing student support, and other duties as needed within the Counseling program and the School of Education and Social Sciences.

GRADUATE ASSISTANT REQUIREMENTS

• Registered and enrolled in a graduate degree program at Bluefield University.
• Maintain good academic standing in graduate degree program.
• Must maintain confidentiality.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills.
• Good written and verbal communication.
• Basic computer literacy.
• Experience in leadership roles is a plus.

The GA will follow all institutional policies and procedures of the Counseling Program and the School of Education and Social Sciences in addition to those in the Bluefield University staff handbook and other institutional policies/handbooks.

COMPENSATION

1. Hourly Pay -The GA in Counseling will receive hourly pay as agreed upon with supervisor. This is paid through the payroll system with the normal hourly pay cycle.

2. Graduate Level Tuition Waiver—Master of Arts in Counseling

The GA in Counseling will receive a tuition waiver for 9 credit hours of graduate coursework per semester (Fall, Spring, Summer). Any course load that exceeds 9 credit hours a semester per program guidelines must be paid by the GA. The GA must submit a GA Tuition Waiver Form (signed by the GA, Director of Counseling, Human Resources, and Financial Aid).

What is not covered:

Book fees, technology fees, lab fees, graduation fees, testing fees, etc. are not covered by the tuition waiver.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

This position is subject to at least an annual evaluation based on the job duties, responsibilities, and functions set forth above.

APPROVALS

The job duties, responsibilities, functions, and requirements delineated above should not be interpreted as an all-inclusive list of the same. Additional duties, responsibilities, functions, and requirements may be assigned as deemed appropriate. The University reserves the right to change or reassign job duties, responsibilities, and functions, or combine positions at any time. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is possible that requirements will be modified to reasonably accommodate disabled individuals. However, no accommodations will be made which may pose serious health or safety risks to the employee or others or which impose undue hardships on the University. Position descriptions are not intended as and do not create employment contracts. The University maintains its status as an at-will employer.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Complete the employment application and upload the following:

• Letter of interest
• Resume or Curriculum Vitae
• Statement of Christian Faith

To be considered for this position, all application requirements listed above must be completed.

Bluefield University is a Christ-centered, multicultural learning community that values and seeks faculty and staff who represent diverse backgrounds and perspectives, are committed to diversity, work effectively with diverse populations, and engage others in ways that honor our rich cultural mosaic and biblical foundation.

Bluefield University is a private, not-for-profit institution affiliated with the Baptist General Association of Virginia. Bluefield University shall not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, disability, age, religion, genetic information, veteran or military status, or any other basis on which the University is prohibited from discrimination under local, state, or federal law, in its employment or in the provision of its services, including but not limited to its programs and activities, admissions, educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other University-administered programs. This institution encourages women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities to apply.