Special Programs Administrative Assistant, Department of Social Work

Department: College of Public Health

Classification: GMU Worker

Job Category: Part-Time / Hourly Wage

Job Type: Part-Time

Work Schedule: Part-Time (0.5 FTE, 29 hrs/wk)

Location: Fairfax, VA

Workplace Type: On Site Required

Salary: Salary commensurate with education and experience

Criminal Background Check: Yes

About the Department:

Our mission is to advance holistic human health and well-being through our work with diverse populations across systems and throughout the life course. Our mission is rooted in principles of equity, inclusion, antiracism, anti-oppression, and trauma-informed practice. Using a critical lens of evidence-based practices, we emphasize social and environmental justice, as well as human and global rights. To do this, we:

Prepare social work practitioners, scholars, and leaders to serve individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities that come from diverse intersecting identities. We deliver an academically rigorous education that develops social workers who engage in critical thinking, challenge injustice, and implement interventions grounded in theory and science.

Engage in public service that cultivates community partnerships, enhances capacity and resources, and provides technical and subject matter expertise to human service organizations serving diverse local, national, and global communities.

Solve social problems and enhance human health and well-being by employing multi-systemic evidence-based interventions and social science research to address the systemic inequities that lead to disparate biopsychosocial outcomes.
We build upon a foundation of social work values, ethics, knowledge, and skills that emphasizes agency, inclusion, antiracism, and system transformation. By embodying these principles, we strive to create a more just and equitable world for all.

About the Position:

The George Mason University Department of Social Work is seeking a part-time administrative assistant position for its special programs, including HRSA-funded CAP-BH program (which provides advanced training to a select group of MSW students), the SWiRL program, the Enochs program, and other special programs as needed.

Responsibilities:

• Attend weekly meetings with CAP-BH faculty (virtual);
• Attend quarterly HRSA grantee meetings (virtual);
• Attend other meetings as necessary;
• Track CAP-BH students’ progress in training requirements, including approving training hours;
• Track CAP-BH students’ progress in required courses and report to MSW program director;
• Track and assign applications for incoming cohort of CAP-BH students;
• Organize information sessions and orientations for special programs Reserve rooms and other logistics for all trainings and other meetings;
• Administer surveys for program evaluations Coordinate and schedule on-campus DBT groups Update website content as needed;
• Coordinate and track student data collection for the HRSA report;
• Take the lead on submitting annual reports to HRSA in both March and July;
• Assist with applying for CEUs Assist in the coordination of programming provided to practicum agency supervisors & instructors;
• Assist with scheduling in the SWiRL lab and other scheduling/coordinating activities;
• Manage content for the programs in the learning management systems;
• Manage applications and participants for the programs; and
• Manage communication systems and deliverables for the programs.

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diplomat or the equivalent combination of education and experience;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills;
• Ability to show demonstrated commitment to creating and maintaining a culture of equity, access, diversity, and inclusion;
• Knowledge with using technology to gather information and communicate effectively;
• Ability to be highly organized with great attention to detail; and
• Demonstrated ability to identify and interpret data for decision making. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in related field;
• Experience supporting students from diverse backgrounds;
• Experience working collaboratively as a member of a team that shares responsibility for achieving advising excellence, supporting student success, and implementing strategies to achieve organizational goals; and
• Ability to show demonstrated experience with leadership, collaboration, communication, program development, and administration. 

Instructions to Applicants: 

For full consideration, applicants must apply for Special Programs Administrative Assistant, Department of Social Work at https://jobs.gmu.edu/ (Req#10001710). Complete and submit the online application, and include 1) a cover letter of interest, 2) Resume, and 3) list of three references with full contact information.

Posting Open Date: September 16, 2024

For Full Consideration, Apply by:  September 30, 2024

Open Until Filled:  Yes