FACULTY AND STAFF OPENINGS

Location: School of Religion

Hours: Full-time, hourly

Pay: $16.35 - $22.18/hr.

Job Summary: The SALT Outreach Coordinator and Registrar is responsible for planning the outreach of the SALT Program, assisting the director with programming and training, interviewing and advising students, and working with a host church. The SALT Program operates as part of the Pierson Institute of Evangelism and World Missions in the School of Religion at Southern Adventist University. It is run in partnership with It Is Written.

Duties and Responsibilities: Under the direction of the director of the SALT Program, the SALT Outreach Coordinator and Registrar is responsible for the following tasks:

• Coordinate SALT students in their Bible work outreach including:
  • Personally mentoring and supervising students in the field.
  • Manage student mentors and meet weekly with them.
  • Assisting with SALT’s outreach training classes.
  • Assigning and managing all territory and interests.
  • Integrating students into the church’s outreach efforts.
• Serve as administrative assistant to the SALT program director:
  • Includes weekly reporting to and meetings with the director.
  • Attend daily worships, SALT events, and retreats.
  • Provide student mentorship.
  • Perform administrative duties for the SALT program including event planning, and various office tasks as needed.
  • Plan for retreats for both current students and alumni.
  • Manage student office workers.
• Teach SALT classes and provide training:
  • Teach SALT outreach training classes in the fall.
  • Teach at offsite training events.
• Promote the SALT program and recruit students:
  • Manage social media platforms and produce content.
  • Arrange and plan for recruiting events and promotional activities.
  • Promote the SALT program on campus and recruit from existing students.
  • Work with SALT alumni to build a network of evangelistic outreach on both the campus and in the communities where they reside.
• Act as registrar for the SALT program
  • Manage new student interests.
  • Interview students.
  • Offer program advisement.
  • Assist students with registration.
• Assist with the overall SALT evangelism cycle in the SALT host church:
  • Assisting with and helping the SALT program director oversee the coordination of the October-November public evangelistic series, interest visitation, and student and member involvement.

• Being involved in planning outreach at the host church, including attendance at the evangelism committee where needed.

• Working with church Bible workers to train, inspire and equip church members for personal evangelism and Bible work (including potential member training classes, connecting members to Bible study interests, etc.)

• Being an integral part of the local church program on each Sabbath.
• Working with the host church personal ministries director to coordinate follow-up activities after the evangelistic meetings.

• Assisting with other SALT training events outside the 4-month fall program, including the summer SALT intensive and weekend church trainings for It Is Written and others, as directed by the SALT program director.

• • Assisting with some SALT recruiting on campus as well as at churches, colporteur programs, schools and events.
• Work in harmony with It Is Written, which serves as sponsor and partner of the SALT program.

• • Assist with It Is Written training events.
  • Provide support and SALT program promotion at partnership events.

• Other duties as assigned by the SALT director.

Reporting:Primary reporting accountability will be to the director of the SALT Program Director and the Pierson Institute Executive Committee and Advisory Board. The Pierson Institute may also have projects that require team coordination with other Pierson Institute staff members. These should be approved by the director of the SALT Program.

Special Requirements:An expressed commitment to Jesus Christ and the teachings and mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and an SDA Church member in good and regular standing.

Education and Experience: At least six months of full-time Bible work/Bible work coordination experience. Previous completion of a four-month or longer evangelism training program.  Experience and competency in door-to-door work. Experience working with public evangelistic meetings is recommended. A masters’ degree is preferred.

Qualifications: Strong relational and leadership skills.  Ability to manage and organize logistical details. Ability to motivate and recruit students.  Ability to train and mentor others. Passion for both personal and public evangelism. Previous attendance of an Adventist university and familiarity with Adventist university campus life, opportunities, and challenges is recommended. Good public relations skills.  Oral, written, and audio-visual communication skills. Ability to operate computer software.

Typical Physical Demands: Requires sitting, standing, bending, and reaching. It may require lifting to 25 pounds. Requires manual dexterity sufficient to operate standard office machines such as computers and telephones.  Requires field work outside of the office which will necessitate driving and walking. Requires normal range of hearing and vision.

To Apply: Please send a resume and application* to Kim Mendoza at the following mailing address or the email address below:

Southern Adventist University
PO Box 370
Collegedale, TN 37315

*You may pick up an application in Human Resources or email and request for one to be emailed to you.

Contact Email: kimberlyford@southern.edu

Job Summary: Installs, maintains, and repairs fire alarm systems.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Installs alarm systems for existing buildings as approved
• Coordinates with project managers for installation of alarm systems in renovations and new construction
• Repairs alarm systems as reported in Taskmaster or by other means
• Assists with yearly system testing
• Organizes, orders, and maintains appropriate quantity of replacement parts
• Assists electricians as directed by supervisor
• Performs all other reasonably business-related functions as assigned

Special Requirements: Must have an expressed commitment to Jesus Christ, the teachings and mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and be a SDA church member in good and regular standing.

Qualifications: Must have training in fire alarm systems. Must be capable of reading fire alarm circuit plans. Computer skills required. Must be able to read, write, and speak English fluently. Must hold a valid U.S. driver’s license with reasonable driving record.

Education and Experience: Minimum of a high school diploma required. Fire alarm tech certification required. NICET certification is a plus.  Minimum of 3 years of experience as an alarm technician.  EST-3 fire alarm experience is a plus.

Skills and Aptitudes: Interpersonal relationship skills essential with ability to work with other employees in a team spirit, the ability to interact appropriately with personnel (faculty and students) on job sites is required.  Have safety-consciousness and able to promote it within work force.  Must use care with tools and equipment.

Physical Demands: Requires sitting, standing, bending, reaching overhead, climbing extension and step ladders, and driving university vehicles. May require lifting up to 75 pounds. Requires manual dexterity sufficient to work with electrician’s tools for low voltage wiring. Requires normal range of hearing and vision.

Working Conditions: Essential tasks are performed under normal weather and office/school conditions with little or no noticeable discomfort. May require outside work for exterior alarm devices.  May be contacted after normal business hours, on weekends, or holidays for work needs.

To Apply: Please send a resume and application* to Kim Mendoza at the following mailing address or the email address below:

Southern Adventist University
PO Box 370
Collegedale, TN 37315

*You may pick up an application in Human Resources or email and request for one to be emailed to you.

Contact Email: kimberlyford@southern.edu

JOB SUMMARY: The Landscape Supervisor role blends leadership with hands-on work. This position is directly and actively involved in the daily tasks of maintaining, crafting, and enhancing the beauty and functionality of campus, fostering a welcoming space for everyone while utilizing resources effectively. Using landscape best practices, the Landscape Supervisor will lead by example, mentor, and train Landscape Student Workers in upholding a picturesque and inviting environment for students, staff, and visitors while promoting an appreciation for the value of hands-on work.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintains campus plant beds through pruning, chemical weed control, watering, mulching, and cleanup.
• Works on landscape plant installations and landscape construction projects.
• Collaborates with team leads on lawn mowing and cleanup tasks.
• Demonstrates proficiency with pruning and mowing equipment and techniques.
• Applies basic chemical weed control methods.
• Oversees student teams during landscape maintenance projects.
• Assists with the department’s daily task assignments.
• Provides positive Christian leadership and guidance to academy and university student workers.
• Regularly communicates with the Landscape Services Director regarding departmental requirements, including task allocations and equipment maintenance.
• Adheres to and implements applicable government regulations, such as OSHA, RIGHT TO KNOW, ADA, etc.
• Collaborate seamlessly with other departments, recognizing the established authority lines to ensure smooth campus operations.
• Performs additional duties relevant to the role as directed by the Landscape Services Director

Qualifications:

• Proficient in various landscape pruning methods, plant setup, and upkeep.
• Familiar with mowing equipment and its proper techniques.
• Capable of overseeing student teams.
• Physical capacity to occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.

Education: A minimum of an associate’s degree or equivalent professional experience.

EXPERIENCE:

• Hands-on experience in landscape installation and plant care.
• Strong communication skills, with a history of effectively supervising team members.
• Prior experience in both private and institutional landscape settings is preferred.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Must have an expressed commitment to Jesus Christ, the teachings and mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and be an SDA church member in good and regular standing.

To Apply: Please send a resume and application* to Kim Mendoza at the following mailing address or the email address below:

Southern Adventist University
PO Box 370
Collegedale, TN 37315

*You may pick up an application in Human Resources or email and request for one to be emailed to you.

Contact Email: kimberlyford@southern.edu

Job Summary: Assisting with general clerical duties involved to accomplish receptionist, general accounting, bookkeeping, and payables.

Essential Functions:

Performs any combination of the following duties, depending upon departmental assignment:

• Receiving and directing phone calls
• Opening and distributing incoming mail
• Data entry of General Journal entries
• Maintaining the OH batch
• Following up on outstanding checks over 6-months
• Maintaining the list of O/S checks payable to State of TN
• Preparing IRS Forms 1098, 1099-R, 1098-C,
• Keeping record of campus magazine subscriptions
• Maintaining worship, birthday, and convocation schedules
• DataTel entry as requested
• General Office cleaning
• Parsonage Allowance for ministers
• Typing letters and minutes of meetings
• Tracking payments for tuition assistance
• Data entry for miscellaneous check books
• Run GL, TB, FS as requested
• Maintain reference book service/updates
• Real property deeds, contracts, agreements for purchase/sales
• Distribution of outside Invoices to departments for approval
• Monthly utility distribution spreadsheet/journal entries
• Backup for outside Invoice entry
• Recording days off for office staff
• Perform all other reasonably business-related functions as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Working knowledge of business English, spelling, and arithmetic, office practices and procedures, and departmental rules and regulations.
• Ability to understand and carry out complex oral and written instructions.
• Ability to maintain complex records and files and to prepare technical, legal, or statistical reports.
• Ability to meet the public well and to deal effectively with their questions or problems.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers and employees and officials in other departments.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• May be required to type accurately at a speed of at least 45 wpm and/or to operate an adding machine by touch.
• Practice confidentiality of information at all times.

Training and Experience:

• High school graduation plus two (2) years' experience in accounting work. A bachelor's degree in accounting, secretarial or office administration, education, or a related field preferred; OR
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training that provides the preferred knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Special Requirements:  Must have an expressed commitment to Jesus Christ, the teachings and mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, a SDA church member in good and regular standing

Working Conditions:  Essential tasks are performed under normal office/school conditions with little or no noticeable discomfort. Work area is well lighted and ventilated.

Typical Physical Demands: Requires sitting, standing, bending and reaching. May require lifting up to 50 pounds. Requires manual dexterity sufficient to operate standard office machines such as computers, fax machines, calculators, the telephone and other office equipment. Requires normal range of hearing and vision.

To Apply: Please send a resume and application* to Kim Mendoza at the following mailing address or the email address below:

Southern Adventist University
PO Box 370
Collegedale, TN 37315

*You may pick up an application in Human Resources or email and request for one to be emailed to you.

Contact Email: kimberlyford@southern.edu

Location: Village Market

Hours: Part-time, hourly (up to 27 hours)

Pay: $15.19 - $21.01/hr.

Job Summary: The Cashier will operate a cash register and check stand to provide customers with the most accurate and efficient checkout service possible, performs stocking and other duties as assigned, provides and maintains high standards of customer service in the store’s front-end operations. The Cashier will perform other customer service duties, such as handling customer questions and concerns and ensuring that the work shift contributes to the best financial interest of the store.

Duties and Responsibilities: The essential duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Maintain a neat, well-groomed personal appearance at all times and observe all store rules and university policies including dress regulations, i.e. no jewelry, no revealing clothing;
• Observe shift operating hours at all times as scheduled or assigned by the department manager;
• Clean check out areas daily and keep them neat and organized;
• Be knowledgeable in and able to recognize or differentiate between all of the various types of produce merchandise carried in the store including differences between varieties of similar classes of products (e.g., apples, lettuces, etc.);
• Assist customers with any large or bulky products that they may have difficulty in handling;
• Record the purchases of a customer into a cash register efficiently and accurately;
• Process all of the various types of sales transactions accepted by the store including but not limited to cash, checks, authorized charge cards, EFT transactions, EBT or Food Stamps, and collect those receipts in strict accordance with established company policies and procedures;
• Process all refunds and returns according to company policy;
• Bag or package merchandise according to established company policies and procedures,
• Stock merchandise in assigned sections as required;
• Handle damaged or spoiled products and return-to-stocks according to company policy;
• Perform all front end duties according to company policies, procedures and practices;
• Assist in training personnel when assigned;
• Perform other duties and assignments as directed;
• Greet all customers with a smile and provide them with prompt and courteous service or assistance.

• Ring all sales into cash register in accordance with company cash handling procedures;
• Use correct pricing and department for all merchandise and notify management of price discrepancies;
• Record on designated forms any price discrepancies or “not on file” items that are encountered;
• Notify management of any irregularities or discrepancies in the results of the work shift for cash variances exceeding the established amounts.

• Keep shelves in assigned areas fully stocked and faced to the maximum extent possible according to tag allocation or standards;
• Ensure that all front end displays are clean, neat and uncluttered;
• Follow procedures for restocking to ensure quality protection, accuracy and product rotation.

• Maintain general housekeeping and sanitation standards on an ongoing basis;
• Assist in keeping check out, sales and storage areas clean, clear and in good order;
• Use and maintain equipment in good working order and report problems or malfunctions immediately to your supervisor.

• Adhere to store policy pertaining to excessive cash in registers and request cash pickups in accordance with such policy;
• Observe security standards by staying alert and being aware of customer actions and behavior; report to management or campus safety any abnormal behavior;
• Secure register at all times when leaving it unattended; protect company assets at all times.

• Assist in training associates and co-workers when directed to do so;
• Maintain good communications in the department and throughout the organization;
• Notify department manager of situations or policy violations having an adverse effect on store operating performance.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform all of the duties described in the preceding in an efficient and competent manner. The requirements and conditions listed below are representative of the minimum levels of knowledge, skill, experience, and/or ability required. Some requirements may be modified to accommodate individuals with disabilities:

• Education and/or Experience:
  • A high school education is preferred 

• Mathematical Skills:
  • Be able to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts and percentages and apply basic concepts of algebra in order to handle sales transactions, tender change and verify charges and counts;
  • Be able to accurately complete required reports including sales reports and cash accountability or cash reconciliation.

• Language Skills:
  • Ability to hear, speak, and understand the spoken word in order to respond promptly to pages for assistance, to accommodate verbal requests from  customers for information or assistance, to answer telephones and to be able to communicate effectively with department employees, the store’s co-workers and customers;
  • Ability to read, write, analyze, interpret and understand the English language with sufficient proficiency in order to:
  • read and understand instructions for operating cash registers and other equipment;
  • read and understand company handbooks, policies and procedures;
  • be able to instruct, train, and communicate effectively with employees;
  • be able to communicate effectively with customers, visitors and sales representatives;
  • read and understand other written job-related documents including postings or company bulletin boards;
  • Ability to fill out forms properly and write reports.

• Reasoning Ability:
  • Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in circumstances where only limited standardization may exist;
  • Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in diagram, oral, schedule or written form.

• Other Skills or Requirements
  • Be fully knowledgeable and thoroughly familiar with the types of merchandise carried in the store including pricing and family product differences in produce (e.g., apples and squashes) and departmental product differences such as deli, grocery, bulk foods, etc.;
  • Be able to perform all duties and responsibilities in an efficient and satisfactory manner that meets the minimum standards for productivity, accuracy, cleanliness, harmony and safety established in the store.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Some requirements may be modified to accommodate individuals with disabilities:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand for long periods of time, to sit, use the hands to handle, finger or feel objects, tools or controls;
• The employee must frequently walk, talk or hear, and reach with the hands and arms and, occasionally, the employee must crouch or kneel.
• The employee must, occasionally, lift or carry 35 pounds carrying bulk or industrial sized containers of product and frequently exert or lift moderate amounts of weight.
• Successful performance requires specific vision abilities that include close vision and the ability to adjust focus, including sufficient visual acuity to check accounting reports, invoices, contracts and other written or printed documents.
• Be able to sweep and mop floors, dust and face shelves, and lift and carry out trash containers to be emptied in an outside bin;
• Be able to stock refrigerated coolers and freezers;
• Be able to work with fresh fruits, vegetables, house plants and flowers and other types of typical grocery items without negative allergic consequences that adversely impact work performance;
• Be able to tolerate moderate amounts of dust and chemicals from common cleaning agents used during routine housekeeping duties;
• Have sufficient physical mobility or agility to be able to respond to fire or other emergencies such as cleanup requests (due to accidental spills or breakage of containers having liquid contents), shoplifting and other security assistance requests, customer accidents, etc;
• Be able to perform all duties and responsibilities in an efficient and satisfactory manner that meets the minimum standards for volume, productivity, accuracy, cleanliness, harmony, safety and profitability established by the employer;

Work Conditions: The work environment conditions described below are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. It may be possible to modify some circumstances to accommodate individuals with disabilities;

• The work environment includes occasional exposure to refrigerated and frozen storage areas;
• Typically, the noise level in the work environment is moderate;
• Access to break areas, storage areas, offices and employee restrooms may require ascending and descending a flight of stairs.

Special Requirements: Must have a strongly expressed commitment to Jesus Christ, the teachings and mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and an SDA church member in good and regular standing.

Important Disclaimer Notice: The job duties, elements, responsibilities, skills, functions, experience, educational factors and the requirements and conditions listed in this job description are representative only and not exhaustive of the tasks that an employee may be required to perform. The employer reserves the right to revise this job description at any time and to require employees to perform other tasks as circumstances change or conditions of its business, competitive considerations or the work environment change.

To Apply: Please send a resume and application* to Kim Mendoza at the following mailing address or the email address below:

Southern Adventist University
PO Box 370
Collegedale, TN 37315

*You may pick up an application in Human Resources or email and request for one to be emailed to you.

Contact Email: kimberlyford@southern.edu