Part-Time Gender Equity Graduate Student Staff – Student Affairs – Center for Gender Equity

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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

The Pennsylvania State University is committed to ensuring that diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to the success of a world-class research institution. We are concerned uniquely with the institutional change required for visioning and realizing a more socially just university. Toward that end, Student Affairs invites applications for the Part-Time Graduate/Professional Student Position within the Gender Equity Center (GenEq).

Penn State’s Gender Equity Center (GenEq) supports students who have been impacted by sexual violence, relationship violence, stalking, harassment, and other campus climate issues. GenEq staff provide education, advocacy, referrals, and crisis intervention/support. All services are confidential and are provided free to our student communities.

This part-time position supports the work of GenEq, and assists in developing, editing, teaching, and outreach of prevention-based programming, promotional materials, and/or marketing/social media efforts regarding sexual assault, relationship violence, stalking, harassment, and other campus climate issues

Job Description: The Gender Equity Center in Student Affairs at The Pennsylvania State University seeks to fill one part-time Graduate/Professional Student Prevention Education and Marketing position. Duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Outreach and education focused on Graduate and Professional student population
• Teaching workshops
• Developing/editing a variety of promotional materials
• Creating/editing various educational materials on relationship violence, sexual violence, supporting survivors, stalking, sexual and gender-based harassment, and bystander intervention
• Maintaining advertising, and creating posts for and maintaining social media accounts
• Peer Education, General Programming, and Presenting

Other general office responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Preparing workshop materials
• Assisting with general office support such as answering phone calls, replying to emails, and greeting visitors in a positive and professional manner
• Attending staff meetings
• Staffing informational tables
• Planning, coordination, and staffing of Gender Equity Center events (i.e., Domestic Violence, Stalking, and Sexual Assault Awareness Months, Women’s History Month, etc.)
• Other duties as assigned

Necessary Skills and Knowledge:

• Ability to maintain highly personal information in a confidential manner.
• Must be reliable and able to work evenings/weekends as needed to fulfill mission of position.
• Excellent writing and communication skills and a high level of organizational and administrative skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

This position is a part-time position without benefits. Applicants must currently be enrolled as a graduate or professional student at Penn State University. Interested students must submit a resume and cover letter as part of a complete application. Hours for this position will vary. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

The Pennsylvania State University and Student Affairs are committed to and accountable for advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in all its forms. We embrace individual uniqueness, foster a culture of inclusion that supports both broad and specific diversity initiatives, leverage the educational and institutional benefits of diversity, and engage all individuals to help them thrive. We value inclusion as a core strength and an essential element of our public service mission. Student Affairs upholds that mission through our commitment to developing an equity-minded community that fosters students’ academic, social, cultural, and personal growth. Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity, and the diversity of its workforce.

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