2017-2018 Student Staff Application
May 2017
Message from the SARA Office Team:
Dear Applicant,
We want to thank you for considering joining our team! At the Office of Sexual Assault and Relationship Abuse Education & Response (SARA), we believe in communities where everyone is empowered to express themselves and have caring relationships. Our mission is to empower the Stanford community to end sexual and relationship violence, stalking, and sexual harassment through collaborative education, advocacy, and response.
We promote healthy, empowered, and consensual relationships at Stanford and SARA staff are professionally trained and experienced in addressing all matters related to sexual and relationship violence, stalking, and sexual harassment. Weprovide education and training, consultations about options and resources, and outreach to engage students and facilitate thecoordinated, comprehensive, and consistent response to these issues on campus.
We collaborate with all members of the campus community to increase awareness and foster a culture of safety, success, and respect. The SARA Office honors diversity, inclusion, and intersectionality in all aspects of our programming and services.
We rely greatly on the input and expertise of our student population and therefore value and call for student participation in various efforts. We are truly thankful for your interest in joining our team. This packet contains the position description and corresponding qualifications along with the application. Thank you!
Sincerely,
The SARA Office
Grace Poon, Coordinator of Prevention Education & Training,
Carley Flanery, Director,
Brianna Booth, Director of Positive Sexuality, Design & Development,
Magaly Tapia, Administrative Associate,
Note: Please email applications to - Or provide a hard copy to Grace Poon, Coordinator of Prevention Education & Training for the SARA Office, which is located at Mariposa House, Room 204, 585 Capistrano Way, Stanford, CA 94305.
Student Staff Job Description
(10-15 hours/week)
●Aid Coordinator of Prevention Education & Training in evaluating, improving, developing, & marketing SARA Office campus education efforts.
oAdditionally, individually lead certain outreach programming.
●Serve as a liaison to community centers, student organizations, and other campus collaborators.
●Search for opportunities to provide education and manage our scheduled trainings.
●Implement peer-to-peer panels addressing issues around sexual assault & relationship abuse and prevention.
oBuild and maintain panel of student panelists and coordinate schedules.
●Assist in managing promotion of the SARA Office and corresponding events & outreach efforts via direct emailing, fliers, and SARA Office social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc.)
●Develop and maintain additional SARA programming initiatives.
●Design and conduct focus groups, assisting with evaluations and assessment of programming.
●Assist Administrative Associate with organizational, logistical, and administrative tasks as needed.
●Note:Throughout the year, the SARA office creates new initiatives in the areas of education, outreach, prevention, research, and assessment. These projects require specific skill-sets, knowledge, and passion. The SARA office welcomes all new ideas and projects that are in line with meeting those needs.
Student Staff, Internship, & Volunteer Application
SECTION I: GENERAL INFORMATION
Please complete all requested information below
Name:
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# of Years or Months at Stanford University: ______Years ______Months
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Do you receive Federal Work Study? (Y/N)______Will you use it for this position? (Y/N) ______
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ACADEMIC YEAR PLANS: Please indicate if there are any quarters when you will NOT be on campus at Stanford (i.e. Study Abroad, planned Leave of Absence, etc) during the 2017-2018 Academic Year:
___ Fall 2017
___ Winter 2018
___ Spring 2018
___ Summer 2018
___ N/A. I plan to attend each quarter.
SECTION II Resume Supplement
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SECTION III: Essays
SHORT ESSAY QUESTIONS: Please respond to each of the questions below with no more than two paragraphs.
- Please share why you are interested in working at the SARA Office.
- Please describe your organizational and time management skills.
- What role do you usually play in a team or group? Please give us an example.
- Please describe an idea that you have for a program or event that you would like to plan and implement if you were to work for the SARA office.