Position Function:
This position will work closely with the Trauma-Informed Parenting and Professional Strategies grant team to collect data and assist with parent prevention and intervention Extension programming.
Salary Grade: 13
Please see Staff Compensation Structure or Skilled Crafts and Service Maintenance Compensation Schedule for salary ranges. For salary grade UC, these positions are "Unclassified" and salary ranges are determined by the hiring department.
Department Profile:
Located on Main Campus - Lloyd Ricks Watson
Anticipated Appointment Date:
August 2024.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Contact participants to obtain evaluation data.
• Provide childcare during Trust-Based Relational Intervention Trainings.
• Assist with parent prevention program by collating, labeling, sorting, and mailing parent education materials.
• Conduct process and outcome evaluation.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor’s Degree.
Rank and salary will be commensurate with education and experience.
• Must pass a background check.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and be willing to travel locally, statewide, and nationally if necessary.
Preferred Qualifications:
Education - Desired: Masters degree in Human Development and Family Science.
Experience - Desired: Three (3) years experience working with children, youth, or families.
• Certified Family Life Educator.
• History of working with children who have experienced relational trauma.
• Ability to use online technologies (e.g., RedCap; Excel) for educational program delivery.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with individuals, groups, and through mass media.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule which includes nights, weekends, and overnight travel.
• Demonstrate ability to work independently, manage multiple projects, and engage with outside resources.
• Ability to lift, move, and transport programmatic supplies and equipment and extended periods of standing to perform educational activities.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Organizational skills needed to facilitate complex programs.
Working Conditions and Physical Effort
• No or very limited exposure to physical risk.
• Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.
• Considerable physical activity. Requires physical work; lifting, pushing, or pulling required of objects up to 50 pounds.
Instructions for Applying:
Link to apply: http://explore.msujobs.msstate.edu/
Link to apply: http://explore.msujobs.msstate.edu/
Must complete online application; submit a current resume or curriculum vitae, a letter of application or cover letter, three references, and a current unofficial transcript. Any social security numbers included on transcripts should be removed prior to online submission.
Screening Date:
August 8, 2024,
Restricted Clause:
Position is contingent upon continued availability of funding.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
MSU is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, sex, religion, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, pregnancy, gender identity, status as a U.S. veteran, and/or any other status protected by applicable law. We always welcome nominations and applications from women, members of any minority group, and others who share our passion for building a diverse community that reflects the diversity in our student population.
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