Graduate Assistant - Discipleship & Organization

Summary: Under the supervision of the Associate Vice President of Spiritual Life, the Graduate Assistant of Discipleship and Organization will assist with CSU’s Women’s ministry, lead weekly Bible Studies, build supportive relationship with female students to help them grow spiritually and encourage them to pursue significant lives. The GA position is a part-time, 11-month appointment, specific dates to be determined upon hire. The position offers a $1,000 stipend per semester ($3,000 per year). Tuition waiver will cover the cost for one course per semester with free housing (if available), or two courses per semester without housing (does not include meal plan). Assistantships are renewable for a second-year appointment, upon a successful performance review, and may also include summer employment opportunities. GA’s must be accepted into one of the programs at the Charleston Southern University Graduate School before starting work. For a complete list of programs offered and application deadlines, click here. GA’s are expected to work a maximum of 29 hours per week. Work Performed: Assist with CSU’s Women’s ministry, lead weekly Bible Studies, build supportive relationship with female students to help them grow spiritually and encourage them to pursue significant lives. Coordinate Elevate, manage social media, lead missional outreach opportunities, administrative tasks and work Student Life Events. Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein. Minimum Qualifications: Education: Experience: Previous discipleship leadership experience is preferred. Experience in event planning and management as well as social media marketing. Ability to work nights, weekends, including breaks and holidays as needed. Strong Communication and Social Skills. Essential Job Functions: Certain jobs at Charleston Southern University may require specific physical and/or mental abilities and the hiring manager will provide additional information and provision of requests for reasonable accommodation if needed. Regular, on-time attendance is one essential job function of this position. This job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice. This position will remain open until filled. Charleston Southern University is a Christian university and tobacco-free campus. We do not illegally discriminate on the basis of race, age, color, national or ethnic origin, disability, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions (including but not limited to lactation), 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 university-administered programs. In order to fulfill its purpose, the university may legally discriminate on the basis of religion in employment. The university has been granted exemption from certain regulations promulgated under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 which conflict with the University’s religious tenets and core values. To apply, please complete the online application below and attach a resume. Entering untrue or inaccurate information will result in disqualification for consideration of vacant positions, or subsequent termination after hire. This position will remain open until filled. By completing this application you are giving Charleston Southern University the authority to contact any person, educational institution, current or former employer, or company to disclose in good faith any information they may have regarding your qualifications and fitness for employment including, but not limited to, those you have listed in your application materials. Prior to a final offer of employment, the selected candidate will be required to submit to a background check including, but not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, criminal background check and reference check. Applicants who will drive for the University will be required to complete a background check on their driving record. _______________________________________________________________________ Statement of Purpose Charleston Southern University is a comprehensive institution affiliated with the South Carolina Baptist Convention . This suburban coeducational institution offers a liberal arts and professional curricula with degrees at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The university was founded upon the principle that students should have an opportunity for a quality education under the guidance of Christian faculty. The university promotes academic excellence in a Christian environment. The South Carolina Baptist Convention founded the institution in 1964 as the Baptist College at Charleston . The campus is located 16 miles from the city of Charleston within the city limits of North Charleston. The institution changed its name to Charleston Southern University in 1990 to reflect the offering of graduate programs. Charleston Southern University forthrightly avers the validity and applicability of Christian truth and values to public, private, individual and corporate activities. Thus, the University seeks to employ only employees who have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord; who are committed to the Christian faith; whose faith is reflected in Christian witness through their employment, and their interaction with students, colleagues, and the general public; who will maintain active membership in a local Christian church; and who will be committed to the integration of faith and learning. Founding Principle: Matthew 28:19-20 “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.” Mission : Promoting Academic Excellence in a Christian Environment Vision : To be a Christian university nationally recognized for the integration of faith in learning, leading, and serving Learning: 2 Corinthians 10:5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. Leading: Colossians 3:17 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Serving: Ephesians 2:10 For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Biblical Core Values Scripture II Timothy 3:16 “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.” The Bible is the inerrant and infallible record of God's revelation to humanity, and it is the only sufficient source of appeal on matters relating to the Christian faith. God Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” John 1:3 “All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made.” There is one and only one living true God. The historical account of Genesis decrees that He is the personal and direct Creator of all that exists, including the first human beings Adam and Eve. To Him we owe the highest love, reverence, and obedience. Jesus Christ John 14:6 “Jesus said unto them, `I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man comes to the Father, but by me.'” God made provision through Christ for the redemption of sinful humanity by His substitutionary atonement on the cross, and He alone is sufficient as