POSITION SUMMARY

The Transformative Inquiry Department (TID) is looking for a self-motivated and detail-orientated program assistant to help us with administrative tasks, program events, and special projects. This is a 100% remote position.

JOB DESCRIPTION

This position will entail supporting the Department Director and Program Manager with administrative tasks, projects, and coordination of special events, which will include the Spring and Fall Intensives, admissions events, faculty-related events, and others.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work closely with Program Manager and Department Director to help coordinate department events, including (but not limited to) scheduling speakers, setting up zooms and meeting invites, creating schedules/agendas, coordinating student and faculty participation, creating Canvas pages, confirming/reminding participants, processing payments.
• Attend Open Houses and Info Sessions as student representative.
• Clerical support to Program Manager as needed.
• Meet with Program Manager on a weekly basis.
• Respond to emails, text messages, and phone calls in a timely manner.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Excellent written and verbal communication and attention to detail required.
• Experience with office administration preferred.
• Experience working with Canvas, MS Office, Zoom, MS Teams preferred.
• Some weekend and evening flexibility (for special events, info sessions) preferred.
• Graphic design experience a plus
• Web, video, media, experience a plus

LOCATION

Position is remote.

SALARY AND BENEFITS
$17/hour

STATUS

FWS (Federal Work Study)

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY

California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) strives to cultivate and preserve a culture of inclusion and belonging as part of the Seven Commitments of CIIS. More than accept difference, we honor and celebrate our staff's diversity of experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community creates and maintains working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, accessible, and welcoming.

CIIS is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. CIIS is committed to providing an open, fair, inclusive, non-discriminatory environment for all individuals across differences of race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, socio- economic status, ethnicity, age, physical ability, or medical condition. We seek to increase the presence, representation, and inclusion of U.S. historically under-represented people of color, international, bilingual, and bicultural students, faculty, and staff; and, to provide an environment that will attract and retain individuals identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning and intersex (LGBTQQI). CIIS is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.