Graduate Assistant - Athletics
EXPIRED
Posted Apr 06, 2024
Expired May 05, 2024
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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.
Georgia College & State University is committed to protecting academic freedom and supporting the freedom of expression as outlined in the University System of Georgia's Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom policy and its Ethics Code of Conduct. For more information, visit us online at gcsu.edu.
Job Summary
About Us
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.
Georgia College & State University is committed to protecting academic freedom and supporting the freedom of expression as outlined in the University System of Georgia's Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom policy and its Ethics Code of Conduct. For more information, visit us online at gcsu.edu.
Job Summary
Apply NowGeorgia College and State University, a D2 Institution in Milledgeville, Georgia, is seeking a Graduate Assistant for the Women's Volleyball Program for the 2024-2025 academic year. The person hired for this position will serve as an assistant to the head coach and will be responsible for assisting the head coach in facilitating practices, skill development, scheduling, operations management, and social media as well as assisting with recruitment.
Candidates should possess strong organizational skills and a desire to recruit effectively. They should also have experience playing at the collegiate level, at any Division. A bachelor's degree and acceptance to a master's degree program at Georgia College and State University is required for this position. Start date is August 1, 2024
Responsibilities
Responsibilities -
The graduate assistant assists the head coach o have successful practices, games and overall quality of the associated program. The primary responsibility of the graduate assistant is to provide full support of the program to which the individual is assigned. This position will support the Athletics Department programs as assigned.
Other expectations include attending and supervising weights and conditioning sessions; assisting in day-to-day activities such as planning and setting up practices, instructing athletes, organizing work schedule for volleyball games, equipment distribution and other necessary duties. Position may require working with sports camps.
Required Qualifications
Educational Requirements
Bachelor's degree
Other Required Qualifications
Be approved for regular admission to a graduate degree program at Georgia College & State University.
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.
Graduate assistants are required to work between ten and twenty hours per week (depending on their contracts) for a total of 150-300 hours during the fall and spring semesters. Course loads for graduate assistants must be at least six graduate semester hours.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
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. Ability to work with a diverse constituency.
SKILLS
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Analytical, organizational and written communication skills.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Georgia College & State University (GCSU) is committed to the fundamental principle of equal opportunity and equal treatment for every prospective and current employee. No person shall, on the grounds of race, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or genetic information, be excluded from employment or participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination, under any program or activity conducted by GCSU.
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.
Other Information
This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position does not require security clearance.
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