Orientation Intern
- Employer
- Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
- Location
- Middlebury, VT
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- Administrative Jobs
- Academic Affairs, International Programs
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
901219
Classification Title:Orientation Intern
Department:Dean of Students
Level:Level C (Specialist)
Job Description:Job Description
Overview
The Orientation Interns are integral members of our Orientation team and serve as critical links between student leaders, staff, faculty, new students (first-years, transfers, and exchanges), families, and the Middlebury College community. They are ambassadors of the College and the faces and voices of our orientation programs. Interns will have a role in February Orientation as well as begin work preparing for fall Middview (fall orientation at Middlebury).
Key responsibilities include developing a vision and schedule for Orientation, communicating with new students and their families, managing the orientation website, social media, and other communications, planning and assisting with events, managing complex logistics, and training and supervising other student staff. These positions offer employment from both during the academic year, and the summer. Interns are expected to work 37.5 hours per week during the summer (with over-time virtually assured during the week of MiddView), if hired on as a summer intern.
Mission
The mission of our orientation programs are to assist new students and their families with their transition to Middlebury College, to begin to engage students as members of an inclusive campus community, and to launch new students on a meaningful educational journey.
Specific Responsibilities
*Serve as the primary contact and voice of the orientation programs for incoming new students, their families, and a wide variety of campus partners
*Maintain the orientation website and various social media accounts
*Plan, coordinate, and facilitate various orientation activities
*Establish welcoming and inclusive relationships with incoming students
*Assist with the development and facilitation of orientation leader training for the student leaders
*Assist with the supervision of student assistants before and during orientation.
*Actively participate, in partnership with the Office of Communications, in the design and production of various orientation print media
*Work with outside vendors as needed
*Help create and implement assessment tools and evaluation processes for new students and family members
*Be willing, if able, to lift heavy boxes, move materials, stuff packets, and provide general assistance as needed
*Help as needed with additional duties that emerge over the course of planning and coordinating orientation
Job Qualifications
*A genuine desire to create a welcoming, inclusive and effective orientation experience for new students and their families
*Extensive knowledge of Middlebury College and its history, students, academics, campus life, and traditions
*A positive attitude and an interest in learning, thinking creatively, and working as a member of a team
*A commitment to work from June through mid September, and potentially an opportunity to work through the fall semester.
*Excellent organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail
*Ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast paced and complex environment. Ability to hold peers accountable, to be highly motivated, to inspire others, and to serve as a role model to the rest of the orientation staff and new students
*Excellent computer, communication, and office skills
*Experience with virtual platforms such as Drupal, Zoom, social media, video editing software. Regardless, a willingness to learn these programs is a must.
*Sense of humor
This position is only eligible for remote work in the US.
Posting Number:STU01303
Location:Middlebury, VT Campus
Is this an academic year or summer position?:Summer Position
Open Date:03/26/2021
Open Until Filled:No
Special Instructions to Applicants:Deadline to Apply: April 16, 2021
Quicklink for Posting:Organization
Working at Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, a graduate school of Middlebury College, provides international professional education in areas of critical importance to a rapidly changing global community, including international policy and management, translation and interpretation, language teaching, sustainable development, and non-proliferation. We prepare students from all over the world to make a meaningful impact in their chosen fields through degree programs characterized by immersive and collaborative learning, and opportunities to acquire and apply practical professional skills. Our students are emerging leaders capable of bridging cultural, organizational, and language divides to produce sustainable, equitable solutions to a variety of global challenges.
In 2010, the Institute became a graduate school of Middlebury College. Middlebury is known worldwide for its leadership in undergraduate language instruction and international studies, and features both summer language immersion programs and Schools Abroad in 16 countries and 37 cities around the globe. Middlebury is also home to the oldest environmental studies program in the nation.
Monterey and Middlebury share much more than a common interest in cross-cultural communication and the environment, though—we share a commitment to making a difference in the world, and are building a truly global network of programs for future leaders in areas from translation and interpretation to environmental policy, economic development to language education, conflict resolution to sustainable business.
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey offers graduate programs that prepare innovative professionals to provide leadership in cross-cultural, multilingual environments. Practical skills, collaborative processes, and innovative approaches are defining features of a Monterey Institute education. The Institute’s unique "Monterey Way" learning model ensures that students are learning through firsthand experiences in more than one language. Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey learners are problem solvers and process masters, building sustainable, equitable solutions for a global community through our interdisciplinary blend of business, policy, and language.
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