Current Openings

Student Leadership Facilitator

Reports to: Manager of Student Life Programs

Department: Student & Academic Services

FLSA Category: Non-Exempt

Average Hours per Week: 8

Summary

The Student Leadership Facilitator collaborates with the other Facilitator(s) and Manager of Student Life Programs in stewarding the vision and mission for the Student Leadership and leading the Student Leadership team. The Student Leadership Facilitator cultivates collaborative relationships within Student Leadership, the student body, and with faculty and staff.

Essential Functions

The Student Leadership Facilitator is responsible to:

  • Collaborate with the other Facilitator(s), and the Manager of Student Life Programs in facilitating student leadership.
  • Lead the Student Leadership team in embodying its mission.
  • Lead Student Leadership to:
    • Steward partnerships with faculty and staff
    • Be active participants and co-creators
    • Host one or more community-wide event(s) coinciding with each residency weekend e.g. Welcome (Back) Bash, Fall Vespers, Open Mic Night, Spring Banquet
    • Steward the Commons, the Chapel, and other shared spaces on campus and online. 
    • Steward growing cultural awareness and hospitality practices within the learning community.
    • Encourage students’ particularity and passions
    • Invest in the ongoing development of other student leaders
  • Meet with faculty, staff, students, and spouse/partners individually as needed.
  • Plan and attend the Student Leadership Retreat – in September and/or January.
  • Bring student experience to bear, helping to improve student facing tools, systems, and pathways of connection.
  • Plan and facilitate seasonal projects determined by Student Leadership.
  • Assist in the development and implementation of the Student Lifecycle.
  • Complete other duties as assigned.

Regular Meeting Schedule

  • Attend weekly Facilitator meetings, with Manager of Student Life Programs
  • Attend and co-facilitate bi-weekly Student Leadership meetings
  • Attend monthly student group leaders’ meetings with Student Group Leaders
  • Participate in staff / employee gatherings 
  • Attend a monthly meeting with the Student Services team 
  • Participate in any relevant task forces / committees 
  • 1:1 with the Manager of Student Life Programs a minimum of once per term

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  • Currently enrolled as a student of The Seattle School.
  • Familiarity and appreciation for the mission and values of The Seattle School.
  • Demonstrate a growing ability to form and maintain maturing relationships with a heart to embody the love of God.
  • Actively work to develop and improve knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to become a more effective member of The Seattle School community.
  • Ability to work creatively and effectively in the dual role of staff and student.
  • Exhibit an awareness of self within the context of leadership.
  • Demonstrate desire to develop leadership skills.
  • Collaborate within and across student realms to achieve common goals.
  • Recruit and develop a generative team.
  • Produce high quality work and provide timely service.
  • Effective time management and stewardship.
  • Cultivate strong oral and written communication skills.
  • Set and complete goals.
  • Demonstrate ability to work in Google Workspace and Microsoft Office; familiarity with office machinery; ability to work with I.T. to implement new technologies, Canva etc.

Compensation & Benefits

$718.92 per month ($19.97 per hour), FICA tax-free while enrolled in classes. When you work at the school you attend, student employees are exempt from FICA taxes (7.65%) when classes are in session. Accordingly, the effective hourly rate is actually $21.63 per hour (for comparison to outside employment).

 

Application Process

This is a student employment position. To apply, please submit your completed resume, cover letter, and Employment Application (Statement of Faith included) to jobs@theseattleschool.edu. 

Application Deadline: June 9, 2024 12:00 am

Employment Application [PDF]

About the Employer

Established in 1997, The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology resides in the heart of the Belltown neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. The Seattle School offers three interdisciplinary graduate programs: M.A. in Counseling Psychology, Master of Divinity, and M.A. in Theology & Culture. Focused on a transformational education through deep relationality, the school is committed to train people to be competent in the study of text, soul, and culture in order to serve God and neighbor through transforming relationships. Employees at The Seattle School strive to hold the capacity to see relationally and to see each other beyond social categories, allowing room for the complexity and nuance that is asked of us to live as the global body of Christ.

Federal employment non-discrimination rules preserve the freedom of faith-based organizations to hire according to faith. State and local employment civil rights laws include a similar exemption for faith-based organizations such as The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology.