Leadership Graduate Assistant

Georgia College & State University (GCSU) is the state's designated public liberal arts university, where students learn the essential skills to compete in a fast-paced and technology-driven global society. As one of only three selective state institutions in the University System of Georgia and a top 10 ranked public university in the Southeast, GCSU offers nationally recognized undergraduate and graduate programs that emphasize an expansive liberal arts education focused on critical thinking. Through personalized attention and award-winning, high-impact practices such as internships, service- and community-based learning, diversity, and study abroad, GCSU prepares leaders, problem solvers and life-long learners for successful careers. The university offers small class sizes and personalized attention for optimal student engagement in a residential setting with opportunities for a variety of transformational experiences through experiential learning. The university's beautiful and historic campus is located downtown in Milledgeville, Georgia, a charming and diverse college town of approximately 19,000 residents in Central Georgia and located only 90 miles southeast of Atlanta.

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The leadership graduate assistant is responsible for implementing and supporting the curriculum and Research & Public Service Priorities of the Georgia College Office of Leadership Programs. The incumbent will support students, clients, affiliates, and partners, providing individual and small-group consulting.

Advising and Consulting -
The leadership graduate assistant provides individual and small-group leadership-development and training consultations to Georgia College students, as well as to clients, affiliates, and partners. Such activities may include consultations, team-building and group-development programs, and workshops. The incumbent develops individual and small-group learning plans, including actionable personal leadership-development plans, as well as consultation scripts, and bespoke training curricula. They conduct assessments, interpret and evaluate results, and present their interpretations and findings. They customize learning content and implementation to meet stakeholder needs and adjust their approach to their audience as appropriate.
Program Support -
The leadership graduate assistant maintains responsibility for several ongoing, regularly recurring internal processes, as well as for projects and activities administered by the Office of Leadership Programs. They should possess a demonstrated ability to work independently and solve problems within the scope of their duties and should have an ability to manage confidential information appropriately.
Collaboration -
The leadership graduate assistant works collaboratively with each member of the Office of Leadership Programs. They should demonstrate capacity for recognizing interdependencies in cross-functional projects; ability to work collaboratively and productively with others to achieve results; ability to scope out length and difficulty of tasks and projects accurately; ability to set objectives and goals; ability to break down work into process steps; and ability to measure performance against goals and to evaluate results.
Instruction and Content Delivery -
The leadership graduate assistant develops original content for delivery through workshops, programs, retreats, and conferences and provides innovative, interactive, and dynamic means of delivery, facilitation, and engagement.
Additional Duties -
The leadership graduate assistant performs other duties as assigned by the director or assistant director of leadership programs. They participate in staff, committee, and other university meetings as appropriate and at the request of the director or assistant director.

Educational Requirements
Earned bachelor's degree and acceptance to or currently enrolled in a GCSU graduate program.
Other Required Qualifications
Be approved for regular admission to a graduate degree program at Georgia College.
Maintain academic good standing. If a student's grade point average falls below a 3.00 (academic warning), the student will have next semester or summer term to improve and return to good standing before termination of the assistantship. Should a student fail to return to good standing after the next semester or summer term, or should a student receive academic exclusion and be dismissed from the degree program, the assistantship will be terminated at once.
Course loads for graduate assistants must be at least six graduate semester hours.

ABILITIES
Ability to work independently as well as within a team environment, to take initiative, and to follow through with all responsibilities and assigned tasks.
SKILLS
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Analytical, organizational and written communication skills.

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Georgia College & State University is a national award-winning institution in areas of student success and achievement. It strives to achieve excellence in the composition of its community, educational programs, university policies, research and scholarship, campus life, employment practices, extracurricular activities, and community outreach. It is a priority of the university to be a welcoming and inclusive environment so that its campus culture will enhance the ability of its community members to succeed in their endeavors, to be respected as individuals, and to feel a sense of belonging. Please visit Equal Employment Opportunity for more information.

This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel.
This position does not require security clearance.

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