Popp Martin Student Union and Cone University Center Training & Development Graduate Assistant

The mission of the Popp Martin Student Union is to cultivate a welcoming place that enhances the student experience through services and programs and serves as the center of campus life. 

The mission of the Bonnie E. Cone University Center is to enrich the university and community experience by providing quality services and spaces in a welcoming environment that supports student learning.

The graduate assistant will:

• Be expected to complete a 20 week assistantship experience that will combine a variety of operations and programming experience in a student union and university center environment.
• Work closely with full time staff members to gain specific knowledge related to a student union, university center operations, and student development.
• Report directly to the Student Union Assistant Director for Student Experience and Staff Development and attend weekly one-on-one meetings.
• Oversee specific aspects of the Student Employment Program, including the development of training(s), programming, and supervising a group of student leaders. 
• Supervise the student training and development lead.
• Attend department meetings and events as directed by their supervisor and complete projects and other duties as assigned.
• May be expected to lift up to 30 pounds.

Job Duties:

Student Development / Training

• The graduate assistant will directly oversee the Art Gallery team. This includes active involvement in recruitment, training, evaluation and daily management of this group of student leaders.
• Actively plan and oversee elements of the four student employee staff trainings throughout the academic year.
• Oversee the Recognition Committee. The Recognition Committee is a team of student employees tasked with planning and facilitating community building events throughout the academic year. The graduate assistant will oversee the committee and supervise the Training & Development Lead to plan and implement monthly community building events for student employees and recognition opportunities for student employees such as end of year banquets and student employee appreciation week.
• The graduate assistant will work with their supervisor each year to determine the program aspects to be planned. 
• The graduate assistant will be responsible for helping to develop and administer assessment tools as it relates to training and development.

Operations

• The graduate assistant will be expected to develop an understanding of student union operations, and could be expected to work hours after 5pm on operations related tasks.
• The graduate assistant will work with their supervisor to identify operations related projects to be involved in.
• The graduate assistant will be responsible for helping to develop and administer assessment tools as it relates to student union operations.
• The graduate assistant will develop partnership with Student Affairs offices and other campus offices such as Environmental Health & Safety (EHS), Police & Public Safety (PPS), Facilities Management (FM) as it relates to event and facility operations. 

Professional Development

• The graduate assistant will participate in all departmental student employee supervisor meetings and training(s).
• The graduate assistant will complete all necessary HR and UNC Charlotte training as applicable to their role.
• The graduate assistant will work with their supervisor each semester to determine applicable projects to be completed based on the needs of the department and interests of the graduate assistant.