Graduate Assistant – Counseling & Wellness

Graduate Assistant – Counseling & Wellness Reports To: Director of the Counseling & Wellness Services Center FLSA Status: Part-time (no more than 26 hours per week)
PRIMARY PURPOSE/SCOPE

The Counseling Program at Bluefield University is seeking highly organized candidates with an excellent academic track record for the position of Graduate Assistant (GA).

Graduate Assistants are responsible for assisting counselors and staff with various administrative tasks, organizing events, providing student support, and other duties as needed within the Counseling & Wellness Services Center.

• Registered and enrolled in a graduate degree program at Bluefield University.
• 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 & Wellness Services Center in addition to those in the Bluefield University Employee Handbook and other institutional policies/handbooks.

• Hourly Pay—The GA in Counseling will receive hourly pay as agreed upon with the supervisor. This is paid through the payroll system with the normal hourly pay cycle.
• Graduate Level Tuition Waiver—Master of Arts in Counseling
  The GA in Counseling will receive a tuition waiver of 9 credit hours a 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, graduation fees, testing fees, etc. are not covered by the tuition waiver.

To apply for this position, please visit https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). to complete the electronic student employment application and upload the following:

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

Completed applications will be reviewed immediately and will be accepted until filled.

Bluefield University is a Christ-centered learning community developing servant leaders to transform the world. We are looking to hire employees who will embrace this mission.

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.