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The Women’s Center is Hiring Office Assistants!

All Office Assistant Applicants must have Federal Work Study in order to be eligible for the position.

Office Assistant Position Description

The Women’s Center seeks to provide leadership skills through experiential learning opportunities and empowerment. Our center focuses on bridging classroom learning and student activism. The WC provides education, advocacy and support via resources, referral, event coordination, support groups, lactation space, quarterly magazine, community outreach, cultural events co-sponsored with various organizations/departments, etc. in order to promote a safe, equitable and affirming campus climate for people of all genders. Student Office Assistants are vital to the mission of the center’s services and programming efforts.

The Mission:

The mission of the Women’s Center is to advocate for the best educational and working environment for women and people of all genders at the University of Oregon. We accomplish this by working toward societal change, the ending of oppression and by supporting personal growth.

Purpose:

Office Assistants are the public face of all work of the Women’s Center. Office Assistants lead general awareness campaigns about the Women’s Center’s programs, events and services. Office Assistants work as part of a 20 person staff, supervised by the Women’s Center Director and Administrative Program Assistant.

Yearly WC Events:

  • Red Zone Sexual Violence Awareness Campaign
  • Domestic Violence Awareness Month Toiletry Drive
  • Women of Color Retreat/Allyship Symposium
  • Lyllye B. Parker Women of Color Speaker Series
  • International Women’s Day Celebration
  • Take Back the Night
  • OUT/LOUD Queer and Trans Women’s Performance Fest

Location: The Women’s Center, EMU Room 012

Compensation: $10.25 hour, 5-10 hours per week

Start date: February 2018     

End date: June 2018

Responsibilities:

  • Develop high visibility awareness campaigns for the Women’s Center
    • Class raps each term about WC and resources
    • Tabling about our office
    • Create promotional items
    • Develop innovative ways to promote involvement of the general student body in the Women’s Center
  • Serve as a greeter in the Women’s Center by:
    • welcoming people to the office and helping them feel they belong
    • providing support, information and referrals and explain our services
    • being up-to-date on Women’s Center events in order to provide necessary information to visitors and callers
    • updating desk resource guide with current staff contact information, schedule, and information about events
    • maintaining the social area in the lounge and front desk
    • offering a hospitable and problem-solving attitude to visitors
    • assisting visitors who use the Women’s Center library, maintaining the library system
    • seek out resources when unaware so no one coming to the Women’s Center feels under-served
  • Organize the toiletry drive with local domestic violence service provider for Domestic Violence Awareness Month (October) programming
  • Assists with advertising for all center-related events

 Inter-Office Support:

  • Assist with the functioning of the center (answering phones, taking messages, greeting people, etc.)
  • General office support including photocopying, delivering, picking up, or posting materials on campus, working on special projects, assisting with mailings, keeping the display area current, fundraising and maintaining the library
  • Help coordinate center events and reviewing and approving requests for co-sponsorships made to the center

Prerequisite Skills/Requirements:

  • Ability to work and learn with people from diverse backgrounds; to work under occasional time pressure; to listen, communicate and write effectively; to take directions and follow through on projects and assignments; to have self-initiative; to meet time commitments on scheduled work hours; to attend weekly staff meetings and occasional training sessions.
  • Must have a personal commitment and sensitivity to creating a welcoming environment for all women (including, but not limited to, women of color, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer women, nontraditional students, international women, mothers, disabled women and members of all religious and ethnic groups).
  • Understanding of intersectionality of all underrepresented communities and why our services for all women reflect on multiple communities.
  • Willingness to be challenged and grow in a supportive environment.
  • Education about or commitment to feminism is preferred.

How to Apply:

Applicants are screened and the top candidates are offered interviews. Applications are submitted online via the form below. Requirements also include a resume and a list of two references to be uploaded.

Women’s Center – Student Office Administrator
Position Description

The Women’s Center seeks to provide leadership skills through experiential learning opportunities and empowerment. Our center focuses on bridging classroom learning and student activism. The WC provides education, advocacy and support via resources, referral, event coordination, support groups, lactation space, quarterly magazine, community outreach, cultural events co-sponsored with various organizations/departments, etc. in order to promote a safe, equitable and affirming campus climate for people of all genders. Student Office Administrators are vital to the mission of the center’s services and programming efforts.

The Mission:
The mission of the Women’s Center is to advocate for the best educational and working environment for women and people of all genders at the University of Oregon. We accomplish this by working toward societal change, the ending of oppression and by supporting personal growth.

Purpose:
Office Administrators are the public face of all work of the Women’s Center. Office Administrators lead general awareness campaigns about the Women’s Center’s programs, events and services. Office Administrators work as part of a 20 person staff, supervised by the Women’s Center Director and Administrative Program Assistant.

Yearly WC Events:
• “The Red Zone” Sexual Violence Awareness Campaign
• Domestic Violence Awareness Month Toiletry Drive
• Black, Indigenous & Women of Color Symposium // Allyship Symposium
• The Lyllye B. Parker Black, Indigenous & Women of Color Speaker Series
• International Women’s Day Celebration
• Take Back the Night Rally, March and Speak Out Against Sexual and Domestic Violence
• OUT/LOUD Queer and Trans Performance Fest

Location: The Women’s Center, EMU Room 012
Compensation: $13.50/hour, approx. 4.5 hours per week, dependent on Federal Work Study Award.
Start date: October 2022
End date: June 2023

Responsibilities:
• Help coordinate and execute all WC events.
• Attend Weekly All Staff Meetings.
• Host annual Domestic Violence Awareness Month Toiletry Drive.
• Welcome people to the office, ensuring that visitors know the Women's Center is a safe space that affirms all identities.
• Educate yourself on sociopolitical and sociocultural issues to support the identities of all who enter the Women's Center.
• Participate in a collective anti-oppression curriculum, by reading/reflecting on articles, podcasts, audiobooks, videos, etc.
• Be up-to-date on Women’s Center events, information and referrals to share with the campus community, visitors, and callers.
• Maintain consistent communication with Women's Center Staff (via Teams and email), including schedules, events, and work progress.
• Ensure the lounge, lactation space, and front desk are clean, organized, and fragrance-free.
• Promote Women's Center events and resources in your classes and campus community.
• Table to promote Women's Center events and resources each term.
• General office support (photocopying, delivering, picking up, or posting materials on campus, working on special projects, assisting with mailings, keeping the display area current, answering phones/email, taking messages, and maintaining the library system).
• Opportunity to develop Women's Center events and programs.

Prerequisite Skills/Requirements:
Ability to work and learn with people from diverse backgrounds; to work under occasional time pressure; to listen, communicate and write effectively; to take directions and follow through on projects and assignments; to have self-initiative; to meet time commitments on scheduled work hours; to attend weekly staff meetings and occasional training sessions.

Must have a personal commitment and sensitivity to creating a welcoming environment for all women and people of all genders (including, but not limited to, Women of Color, LGBTQIA+ People, Non Traditional Students, International Students, Student Parents, Disabled Students and members of all religious and ethnic groups).

Understanding of intersectionality of all underrepresented communities and why our services for all women and people of all genders serve multiple communities.

Willingness to be challenged and grow in a supportive environment.

Education about or commitment to intersectional feminism is preferred.

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The Women’s Center is Hiring Office Assistants!

Please be advised there is a quick turnaround for this deadline extension.

All Office Assistant Applicants must have Federal Work Study in order to be eligible for the position.

Office Assistant Position Description

The Women’s Center seeks to provide leadership skills through experiential learning opportunities and empowerment. Our center focuses on bridging classroom learning and student activism. The WC provides education, advocacy and support via resources, referral, event coordination, support groups, lactation space, quarterly magazine, community outreach, cultural events co-sponsored with various organizations/departments, etc. in order to promote a safe, equitable and affirming campus climate for people of all genders. Student Office Assistants are vital to the mission of the center’s services and programming efforts.

The Mission:

The mission of the Women’s Center is to advocate for the best educational and working environment for women and people of all genders at the University of Oregon. We accomplish this by working toward societal change, the ending of oppression and by supporting personal growth.

Purpose:

Office Assistants are the public face of all work of the Women’s Center. Office Assistants lead general awareness campaigns about the Women’s Center’s programs, events and services. Office Assistants work as part of a 20 person staff, supervised by the Women’s Center Director and Administrative Program Assistant.

Yearly WC Events:

  • Red Zone Sexual Violence Awareness Campaign
  • Domestic Violence Awareness Month Toiletry Drive
  • Women of Color Retreat/Allyship Symposium
  • Lyllye B. Parker Women of Color Speaker Series
  • International Women’s Day Celebration
  • Take Back the Night
  • OUT/LOUD Queer and Trans Women’s Performance Fest

Location: The Women’s Center, EMU Room 012

Compensation: $10 hour, 5-10 hours per week

Start date: September 2017     

End date: June 2018

Responsibilities:

  • Develop high visibility awareness campaigns for the Women’s Center
    • Class raps each term about WC and resources
    • Tabling about our office
    • Create promotional items
    • Develop innovative ways to promote involvement of the general student body in the Women’s Center
  • Serve as a greeter in the Women’s Center by:
    • welcoming people to the office and helping them feel they belong
    • providing support, information and referrals and explain our services
    • being up-to-date on Women’s Center events in order to provide necessary information to visitors and callers
    • updating desk resource guide with current staff contact information, schedule, and information about events
    • maintaining the social area in the lounge and front desk
    • offering a hospitable and problem-solving attitude to visitors
    • assisting visitors who use the Women’s Center library, maintaining the library system
    • seek out resources when unaware so no one coming to the Women’s Center feels under-served
  • Organize the toiletry drive with local domestic violence service provider for Domestic Violence Awareness Month (October) programming
  • Assists with advertising for all center-related events

 Inter-Office Support:

  • Assist with the functioning of the center (answering phones, taking messages, greeting people, etc.)
  • General office support including photocopying, delivering, picking up, or posting materials on campus, working on special projects, assisting with mailings, keeping the display area current, fundraising and maintaining the library
  • Help coordinate center events and reviewing and approving requests for co-sponsorships made to the center

Prerequisite Skills/Requirements:

  • Ability to work and learn with people from diverse backgrounds; to work under occasional time pressure; to listen, communicate and write effectively; to take directions and follow through on projects and assignments; to have self-initiative; to meet time commitments on scheduled work hours; to attend weekly staff meetings and occasional training sessions.
  • Must have a personal commitment and sensitivity to creating a welcoming environment for all women (including, but not limited to, women of color, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer women, nontraditional students, international women, mothers, disabled women and members of all religious and ethnic groups).
  • Understanding of intersectionality of all underrepresented communities and why our services for all women reflect on multiple communities.
  • Willingness to be challenged and grow in a supportive environment.
  • Education about or commitment to feminism is preferred.

How to Apply:

Applicants are screened and the top candidates are offered interviews. Applications are submitted online via the form below. Requirements also include a resume and a list of two references to be uploaded.

Women’s Center – Student Office Administrator
Position Description

The Women’s Center seeks to provide leadership skills through experiential learning opportunities and empowerment. Our center focuses on bridging classroom learning and student activism. The WC provides education, advocacy and support via resources, referral, event coordination, support groups, lactation space, quarterly magazine, community outreach, cultural events co-sponsored with various organizations/departments, etc. in order to promote a safe, equitable and affirming campus climate for people of all genders. Student Office Administrators are vital to the mission of the center’s services and programming efforts.

The Mission:
The mission of the Women’s Center is to advocate for the best educational and working environment for women and people of all genders at the University of Oregon. We accomplish this by working toward societal change, the ending of oppression and by supporting personal growth.

Purpose:
Office Administrators are the public face of all work of the Women’s Center. Office Administrators lead general awareness campaigns about the Women’s Center’s programs, events and services. Office Administrators work as part of a 20 person staff, supervised by the Women’s Center Director and Administrative Program Assistant.

Yearly WC Events:
• “The Red Zone” Sexual Violence Awareness Campaign
• Domestic Violence Awareness Month Toiletry Drive
• Black, Indigenous & Women of Color Symposium // Allyship Symposium
• The Lyllye B. Parker Black, Indigenous & Women of Color Speaker Series
• International Women’s Day Celebration
• Take Back the Night Rally, March and Speak Out Against Sexual and Domestic Violence
• OUT/LOUD Queer and Trans Performance Fest

Location: The Women’s Center, EMU Room 012
Compensation: $13.50/hour, approx. 4.5 hours per week, dependent on Federal Work Study Award.
Start date: October 2022
End date: June 2023

Responsibilities:
• Help coordinate and execute all WC events.
• Attend Weekly All Staff Meetings.
• Host annual Domestic Violence Awareness Month Toiletry Drive.
• Welcome people to the office, ensuring that visitors know the Women's Center is a safe space that affirms all identities.
• Educate yourself on sociopolitical and sociocultural issues to support the identities of all who enter the Women's Center.
• Participate in a collective anti-oppression curriculum, by reading/reflecting on articles, podcasts, audiobooks, videos, etc.
• Be up-to-date on Women’s Center events, information and referrals to share with the campus community, visitors, and callers.
• Maintain consistent communication with Women's Center Staff (via Teams and email), including schedules, events, and work progress.
• Ensure the lounge, lactation space, and front desk are clean, organized, and fragrance-free.
• Promote Women's Center events and resources in your classes and campus community.
• Table to promote Women's Center events and resources each term.
• General office support (photocopying, delivering, picking up, or posting materials on campus, working on special projects, assisting with mailings, keeping the display area current, answering phones/email, taking messages, and maintaining the library system).
• Opportunity to develop Women's Center events and programs.

Prerequisite Skills/Requirements:
Ability to work and learn with people from diverse backgrounds; to work under occasional time pressure; to listen, communicate and write effectively; to take directions and follow through on projects and assignments; to have self-initiative; to meet time commitments on scheduled work hours; to attend weekly staff meetings and occasional training sessions.

Must have a personal commitment and sensitivity to creating a welcoming environment for all women and people of all genders (including, but not limited to, Women of Color, LGBTQIA+ People, Non Traditional Students, International Students, Student Parents, Disabled Students and members of all religious and ethnic groups).

Understanding of intersectionality of all underrepresented communities and why our services for all women and people of all genders serve multiple communities.

Willingness to be challenged and grow in a supportive environment.

Education about or commitment to intersectional feminism is preferred.

Maximum file size: 52.43MB

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FREE, Free Stuff, International Student, Intersectionality, Racial Justice, Women of Color

Celebrate Your International Heritage at 2017 Commencement!

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SPRING AND SUMMER 2017 GRADUATES

The ASUO Women’s Center wants to help celebrate the many cultures of the University of Oregon’s graduating students with a free stole representing your heritage or home country. We will be purchasing a stole for the first 20 applicants who are international students or students from immigrant families. Let’s celebrate and support our culturally diverse University of Oregon students! All you need to do is write a brief statement (75-100 words) telling us why your culture or heritage is important to you. See application below.

Stoles for EVERY country are available. To see the stole of your country please visit this website: https://www.visionwear.com/sashes.html. If your application is one of the first 20 received we will be ordering for you. If your application was not selected you may purchase your own stole from this company, please allow three weeks for delivery. Here are just three examples of hundreds available:

Only the first 20 applications will be accepted, HURRY, they will not last long! Only students graduating Spring or Summer 2017 are eligible.

The order will be made on May 18, 2017. Stoles will be delivered by June 12, 2017 for you to wear at commencement on June 19, 2017.

Congratulations on your graduation!

The ASUO Women’s Center