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Location

Waltham, MA | United States

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Job description

The Waltham Group Graduate Assistant for Training and Reflection will co-advise the Waltham Group, working with the Program Specialist and a second Graduate Assistant to support 20 community engagement programs, 95 student coordinators, and E-board members. This position will directly advise the programs in Health/Human Services and Housing/Environment/Advocacy. This includes the Blood Drive, Brandeis Buddies, Companions to Elders, Advocates for Health, Community Connections, Habitat for Humanity, Hunger and Homelessness, Service without Borders, and Symbiosis. This position will also lead advocacy and assessment work within Waltham Group.     

This is a part time, temporary position, 15 hours a week during the work periods.

Dates: Fall 2024- Spring 2025: August 12th - December 13th (and) January 6 - May 5 (with no work on academic breaks: Thanksgiving break, Winter break, and Spring break weeks Feb. 17-21, and April 14-18)

Position Confirmed

This position is primarily an in-person position with an opportunity for some remote work

Position Responsibilities:             

• Advise Waltham Group program coordinators from Houses 1 and 3 (Health & Human Services and Housing/Advocacy/Environment) on communication, organization/program planning, training, reflection, and assessment practices. Assist the Program Specialist in advising Waltham Group E-Board members, working closely with House Representatives, Community and Social Justice Coordinator and Vice President. Meet regularly, support planning, training, and reflection, and serve as a resource to student leaders.  Meet regularly, support planning, training, and reflection, and serve as a resource to student leaders.
• Serve as a resource to Waltham Group leaders and volunteers looking to engage in advocacy, activism, anti-racism and/or civic engagement work across all Waltham Group programs. Take the lead on assessment and impact initiatives for the Waltham Group and  support student leaders with planning, attending, and tracking Community Action Programs (CAPs) within Waltham Group to offer hands-on feedback. Meet regularly with students to help them plan these events.
• Support programs with the implementation of Campus Groups (tracking service hours, creating an event, training, approving service hours). Track data for training and reflection events, and offer hands-on feedback to student coordinators on strategies to ensure success and continuous improvement. Regularly help update/ and or create Waltham Group resources and manuals in the respective WG Google Drives.
• Collaborate and communicate with the Department of Student Engagement (DSE) staff, other Waltham Group Graduate Assistant and Graduate Assistant for Club Support as necessary. Attend Department of Student Engagement staff meetings and support departmental efforts as needed, in consultation with supervisor
• Other Duties as assigned

                                                                                               
Preferred Qualifications:

• Required to be pursuing a graduate degree in policy, higher education, counseling/social work, psychology or related field
• Experience and/or interest in advocacy and service programs
• Opportunity to continue in the second year, dependent on successful performance in the first year                   
• Interest and/or experience planning events, conducting outreach and advising students
• Interest and/or experience leading trainings and/or exposure to facilitating and presenting
• Ability to problem solve, take initiative and work collaboratively with staff and students
• Understanding of and commitment to Community Engaged work
• Some night and/or weekend work may be required

About Brandeis University

As a medium-sized private research university with global reach, we are dedicated to first-rate undergraduate education while making groundbreaking discoveries. Four major academic units with 3,600 undergraduates and 2,050 graduate students comprise the University: the College of Arts and Sciences, the Heller School for Social Policy and Management, the International Business School, and the Rabb School of Continuing Studies. In 1985, Brandeis was elected to membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), which represents the 62 leading research universities in the United States and Canada. Brandeis has been ranked among the top 35 national universities by U.S. News & World Report every year since the rankings’ inception. Our 235-acre campus is located in the suburbs of Boston, a global hub for higher education and innovation. Our faculty are leaders in their fields, as passionate about teaching and mentorship as they are about pushing the boundaries of knowledge. Our students are motivated, compassionate, curious and open to exploring new and challenging experiences. Brandeis was founded in 1948 as a nonsectarian university under the sponsorship of th ... e American Jewish community to embody its highest ethical and cultural values and to express its gratitude to the United States through the traditional Jewish commitment to education. By being a nonsectarian university that welcomes students, teachers and staff of every nationality, religion and orientation, Brandeis renews the American heritage of cultural diversity, equal access to opportunity and freedom of expression.

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