GSPA Job Description - Graduate Assembly

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Graduate Student Parent Advocate (GSPA)
Project Director
$1,100/month, pending Delegates’ approval
August 1, 2015 - May 31, 2016 (10 months)
Overview of Position
The Graduate Student Parent Advocacy (GSPA) Project Director advocates for student parents and develops
programs to support their academic and personal success. Additionally, the GSPA Director provides feedback
across all Graduate Assembly committees to ensure responsive standing guidelines, such as ensuring meetings
and events are held at reasonable hours and are family-friendly. The aforementioned tasks serve to extend the
reach and visibility of the Graduate Assembly.
Primary responsibilities
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Monitor campus policies affecting graduate student parents and advocate for accessible services and other
campus resources and enrichment opportunities for their benefit
Develop programs and activities for sustaining a supportive student parent community, including regular
academic strategy and enrichment workshops, an annual student parent social, developing a GSPA advisory
committee and chairing monthly meetings
Serve and/or advise the appointment process of graduate student parents and allies to serve on campus
committees that affect the student parent community
Understand the varying needs of student parents and families on campus and work with this population to
create policy recommendations and programming
Researching creative alternatives for providing childcare on campus
Serve on, or establish regular communications with, the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Work and
Family
Research and create mechanisms by which campus entities, including the Graduate Assembly, can be more
student parent responsive
Additional Expectations
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Attend all GA delegate meetings (first Thursday of every month from 5-9pm)
Attend monthly meetings with the GA Campus Affairs Vice President
Hold office hours at Anthony Hall (1 hour per week)
Maintain project contact information, fliers, website, email lists, and social media accounts
Assist other project directors and GA sponsored functions
Respond to emails within 48 hours
Read, understand, and abide by GA governing documents; to include the Charter, Bylaws, and Operating
Procedures
Participate in GA staff meetings and retreats
Provide oral and written reports to the GA Delegates and GA Executive Board, as directed
Anthony Hall • MC #4500 • University of California, Berkeley • Berkeley, California 94720-4500
Main: (510) 642-2175 • Projects: (510) 642-2876 • Officers: (510) 643-0602 • Fax: (510) 642-7721 • URL: http://ga.berkeley.edu/
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At minimum: once a semester to the Delegates and an end-of-year report to the Executive Board
Qualifications
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Current UC Berkeley graduate student
Competent understanding and demonstrated commitment to issues facing graduate student parents
Commitment to equity and inclusion at all levels of campus governance
Effective cross-cultural communication skills
Organized, punctual, good interpersonal and written communication (including ability to use
diplomacy/discretion)
Self-starter, strong level of independence, creative
Respectful of diverse opinions and underrepresented student experiences
About the Graduate Assembly
The mission of the Graduate Assembly is to improve the lives of University of California, Berkeley graduate
students and to foster a vibrant, inclusive graduate student community.
The Graduate Assembly is the official representative body of the graduate and professional students at the
University of California, Berkeley. The fundamental principles of the Graduate Assembly are the promotion of a
vibrant student social life, inclusiveness, progressive activism, community service, educational improvement, and
professional development. In service to these principles the Graduate Assembly advocates for students, funds
student groups on campus, and directly manages a variety of projects.
Anthony Hall • MC #4500 • University of California, Berkeley • Berkeley, California 94720-4500
Main: (510) 642-2175 • Projects: (510) 642-2876 • Officers: (510) 643-0602 • Fax: (510) 642-7721 • URL: http://ga.berkeley.edu/