Wheaton College's Center for Religious and Spiritual Life is seeking to hire a paid Interfaith Engagement Intern to support Wheaton's efforts to actively foster a learning environment that promotes inclusion and diversity.

Wheaton's Center for Religious and Spiritual Life ( RSL ) equips Wheaton students with the resources and opportunities to critically examine, deepen, and live out their values in a pluralistic world and to build and sustain community.

Responsibilities of the Interfaith Engagement Intern include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Develop, execute, market and assess opportunities promoting vibrant multi/inter-faith dialogue.
• Develop, execute, market and assess observation of seasonal celebrations and high holy days on campus, and other new initiatives to encourage pluralistic engagement.
• Support coordination and outreach to the campus regarding annual faith-based celebrations and days of observance.

Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrable knowledge of the major world religions (Abrahamic and non-Abrahamic).
• Demonstrated experience engaging with diverse religious communities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of standard office applications and presentation and assessment based programs (e.g. PowerPoint, Qualtrics, Google Forms, Survey Monkey).

Preferred Qualifications:
• Current enrollment in a relevant Master's degree program.

Physical Demands
ADA Statement:
Individuals must possess these knowledges, skills and abilities or be able to explain and demonstrate that the individual can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities.

Eeo Statement
Wheaton is a private coeducational liberal arts college within easy commuting distance of Boston and Providence. We have nearly 1,700 undergraduates from 40 U.S. States and more than 70 countries. Nearly 23% of our undergraduates are U.S. students of color and 11% are international citizens. Wheaton College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and does not discriminate against any individual or group on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, race, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, or disability. In a continuing effort to maintain and enrich an intellectually diverse learning environment, the Department and the College actively encourages applications from women and members of underrepresented groups.

Posting Date: 08/09/2018
Closing Date:
Open Until Filled Yes
Contact(s):
Office of Human Resources

Contact Phone/Extension: 508-286-8206
Contact Email: hr@wheatoncollege.edu
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