Lion and Lamb Peace Arts Center

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Lion and Lamb

Graduate assistant

10 months, 20 hours per week

POSITION SUMMARY:
In consultation with the faculty director, the GA facilitates training of Bluffton University students to prepare them to lead sessions in public school classrooms, connected to cultural understanding and conflict mediation (such as in social media use or cyberbullying). The GA coordinates meetings of Bluffton students and schedules sessions in schools. The GA maintains weekly open hours of the Lion and Lamb Peace Arts Center and coordinates materials usage with Musselman Library.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Draw together group of Bluffton students (in the model of a student organization) to carry out The Lion and Lamb Peace Arts Center sessions
Train students to lead Teaching Peace to Children sessions with school students
Meet with prospective students interested in The Lion and Lamb work
Maintain regularly scheduled open hours at The Lion and Lamb Peace Arts Center
Meet regularly with faculty director and monthly with advisory committee
Maintain sculpture garden

SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Occasional travel and/or evening and weekend duties associated with Center programs.
Other tasks as required to achieve the mission of the Center.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum:

Bachelor’s degree required
Acceptance into the graduate program
Ability to connect with С�Ŵ�ý students and train them to lead Lion and Lamb Peace Arts Center sessions
Support for Bluffton’s mission and peace witness

Preferred:

Cross-cultural experiences and understanding
Training in conflict mediation

DIVERSITY AND FAITH COMMITMENT:
С�Ŵ�ý expects all employees to show respect in the workplace and not to base business decisions on race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other status protected by law. As a religious institution, С�Ŵ�ý welcomes its faculty and staff and encourages respectful consideration of the Christian faith which is consistent with the Mennonite/Anabaptist beliefs of the university’s founding and supporting church.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The physical demands and/or work environment encountered by the employee while performing the essential responsibilities of this job must be met with or without reasonable accommodations. Reasonable accommodations will be considered and implemented when possible to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential responsibilities of this position. Secondary responsibilities may be removed when needed as an accommodation strategy. Typical office conditions.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

Compensation will include $5,000 for the academic year
10 days of time off, plus university holidays, unpaid
On-campus housing provided
10 meal per week plan in the Commons provided when classes are in session.
Tuition remission for С�Ŵ�ý graduate program: Master of Business Administration, or Master of Social Work over two years.

SUPERVISION:
Reports to the faculty director of The Lion and Lamb.

APPLICATION MATERIALS:
Applications are considered complete when all of the following materials have been submitted to hr@bluffton.edu.

С�Ŵ�ý employment requirements

Cover letter
Resume
Three professional references

С�Ŵ�ý
1 University Drive
Bluffton, OH 45817-2104

Employment decisions are based on merit and university needs, and not on race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other status protected by law. As a religious institution, С�Ŵ�ý expressly reserves its rights to appoint faculty and staff who share a commitment to the Christian faith which is consistent with the Mennonite/Anabaptist beliefs of the university’s founding and supporting church. EOE.