Administrative Associate for Bread Loaf School of English

Provides core support for admissions, marketing & recruitment;  primary staff support for the Bread Loaf Teacher Network (BLTN) and the Vermont Writing Center; assists with development of professional development / winter institutes.  

This is a part time position (around 30 hours per week), benefits eligible, hourly position with a hiring range of $19.90 to 24.88 per hour.

Core Responsibilities:

• Assists with admissions, handling student queries, processing admissions documents, and monitoring full application process for each student.  
• Works with Administrative Director to develop marketing materials, and serves as primary point person for all recruiting events.  
• Supports BLTN administration year-round: arranges BLTN meetings & conferences; tracks events and budgets; updates BLTN materials.  
• Provides summer support for Vermont Writing Center director: assisting with hiring, training, scheduling, and tracking  peer tutors.  
• Assists with development  & implementation of short-term professional development institutes.  

Middlebury College is an equal-opportunity employer where diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values. To this end, the College recruits talented and diverse faculty, staff, and students from across the United States and around the world. Middlebury College encourages applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, and members of other protected classes and historically underrepresented communities. The College also invites applications from individuals who demonstrate an ongoing commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.

Requirements

Associate degree required, BA preferred or equivalent experience; some familiarity with humanities education a plus.  

Excellent communication skills and willingness to learn how to market the program essential; ability to work easily and flexibly as part of an administrative team and with multiple constituencies.  

Proficiency with MS Office applications, especially Word and Excel, required; some familiarity with Slate a plus.  

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

During academic year, works in main office at least 2 days per week, with option to work remotely up to 3 days per week; during summer works on Bread Loaf campus in Ripton.

Other:

Offer is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check.

Benefits

As an employee of Middlebury College, you will enjoy being part of a vibrant supportive community. Middlebury Colleges offers its employees excellent compensation and competitive health, dental, life, disability, generous retirement matching, and vision benefits, Middlebury offers a generous time-away program - up to 34 days per year during the first two years of service, increasing as the term of service lengthens. Middlebury employees are eligible for robust educational assistance programs as well as free or reduced rates for cultural events and use of sporting facilities (including the College's golf course and Nordic and alpine ski areas). The result is a very high quality-of-life in a gorgeous setting. Middlebury Colleges offers its employees excellent compensation and other perks of employment including:

• MiddCard Privileges: access to athletic facilities, discounts at the College store, library privileges, and discounts at cultural and sporting events. In addition, the card allows door access to certain campus buildings. Spouses or domestic partners of benefits-eligible employees are eligible to receive a Spouse/Partner card with the same privileges as the employee card (except door access).
• Discounts on season passes at Middlebury College Snow Bowl, the Ralph Myhre Golf Course and the Rikert Outdoor Center.
• Access to our Partner Inclusion Program that provides comprehensive support services to the spouses and partners of Middlebury employees.
• A full listing of our benefit offerings can be found on our website by following this web link: https://go.middlebury.edu/benefits
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