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Southern Adventist University is not responsible for the safety, wages, working conditions, or other aspects of off-campus (non-university) employment listings. The university does not guarantee positions nor products or services of employers who post job opportunities through the Student Job Board. The Human Resource Department strives to update and maintain the student job board, as information is made available.

Job postings are approved at the discretion of Human Resource Department, and we will reserve the right to decline job postings at any point.

Off-Campus Jobs

Sitter

Location/Department: 1  mile from Southern

Description/Duties: Companion Night Sitter for an Adventist elderly female. She has a private home within 1 mile from the school.  Maintain a safe and comfortable environment from 7pm - 7am. The female is self-proficient. She is needing someone to stay the night with her. 

Qualifications: CPR/first aid certified preferred Kind, trustworthy, and honest Enjoys talking with older individuals 

Hours:7pm - 7am  

Pay Rate: To be discussed

Person to Contact: Kim Buckner

Phone: 423.5952232

Other: Please text or call Kim Buckner if interested

Job Posted: 8/27

Social Media Evangelist

Location/Department:

Description/Duties: Part or full-time/remote): We are looking for a creative individual, with both artistic and excellent content writing skills, to help find and produce social media content for reaching diverse audiences here in the U.S. as well as overseas. Our goal is to reach audiences of every major language group with their equally diverse worldviews with messages (print and video) and questions that stimulate thought and connect their heart longings to the One who alone can truly satisfy.

Qualifications: Preferably but not required someone from Communications or Business Department who is - ministry minded - creative - imaginative -  aware of and ahead of trends  -  responsible - self-motivated - has good content wrtiting skills -  proficiency in more than one language would be nice to have 

Hours:Flexible

Pay Rate: $20 per hour

Office Phone: 518.351.2197

Other: If unavailable please leave a message with best times to call and we will return the call.

Job Posted: 8/28

Yard Work

Location/Department: East brainder close to the mall 

Description/Duties: light yard work watering planting and pulling weeds

Qualifications: they need to have a car, with some experience preferable 

Hours: blocks of 2-3 hours, flexible 

Pay Rate: $15/hr

Person to Contact: Rose Keilany

Office Phone: 423.894.9387

Job Posted: 8/28

Student Canvasser

Description/Duties: Door-to-door book distribution in the Chattanooga area. This is a teamwork guided by experienced leaders. Books, bags, radios, training, and transportation are provided. We meet people wherever they are, pray for them, and offer books for donation.

Qualifications: Experienced canvassers are welcome. New canvassers will be trained. No previous experience is needed. Motivation for the mission is the key.

Hours: Available Shifts are:

Sunday 2-6pm

Monday - Thursday 3.30 -7.30pm

Pay Rate: Donation based 

Person to Contact: Magabook Canvassing

Email: canvassing@southern.edu

Office Phone: 787.226.5190

Job Posted: 9/4

Shipping/Receiving/Delivery

Location/Department: College Press 

Description/Duties: 

  • Assists in delivery of finished products to customers in the greater Chattanooga area.
  • Prepares bills of lading; checks items to be shipped against work orders to ascertain that quantities, destination, and routing are correct.
  • Receives and unloads incoming materials and compares information on packing slip with purchase order to verify accuracy of shipment.
  • Sorts, counts, packages, labels, insures, unpacks, and/or logs inventory which is shipped or received.

Qualifications: 

  • Must be a “people-person” and interact positively with customers.
  • Must have demonstrated commitment to employer and team.
  • Must have valid driver’s license

Hours: Flexible Monday - Thursday sometime between 8:00am - 5:30pm 

Pay Rate: $12-$14

Person to Contact: Rob Howell

Email: rob@cplitho.com

Office Phone: 423.396.2164

Job Posted: 9/4

Medical Assistant

Location/Department: LifeMed Clinic, 127 Jordan Dr, Chattanooga, TN 

Description/Duties: 

1)            Medical Assistant duties include: vitals, scheduling appointments, prescription refills, urine testing, injections, ordering labs, requesting medical records, etc.

2)            Complete prior authorizations

3)            Complete patient referrals

4)            Assist with health education classes and community outreach

5)            Other tasks necessary to assist clinician in caring for patients

Qualifications: 

1)            Love for serving people with a ministry-minded attitude.

2)            Minimum of Medical Assistant Certification.

3)            Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office.

4)            Excellent organizational skills.

5)            Ability to establish and maintain collaborative relationships and to represent LifeMed Clinic in a variety of settings.

Hours: Full time position Mondays-Thursdays 8:30am-5:30pm and Fridays 8:30am-12:30pm 

Pay Rate: $16-$20 per hour

Person to Contact: Rick Christman

Email: rick@lifemedclinic.org

Office Phone: 423.250.5098.

Job Posted: 9/9

Sitter / Helper

Location/Department: Collegedale

Description/Duties: Assisting with an elderly lady getting out of bed to use the restroom, helping with changing clothes and other duties

Qualifications: Past experience with sitting or assisting elderly preferred 
Must provide your own transportation

Hours: 4am - 7am

Pay Rate: $15

Person to Contact: Perry Owen

Office Phone:  423.394.1010

Job Posted: 9/12

Childcare Worker

Location/Department: Ooltewah United Methodist Church 

Description/Duties: 

- Be able to encourage a welcoming, healthy, safe, and Christian environment

- Maintain and care for all equipment and toys in the childcare rooms.

- Help with snacks and meeting the basic needs of children

- Adhere to Safe Sanctuary policies (Training provided by OUMC)

- Abide by OUMC policies and expectations

- Attend quarterly training (held Sundays before/after services with food provided)

Qualifications: 

- Must be 18 years of age or older

- LOVE working with children

- Communicates well with Children and Families

- Supportive of Christian Values

- Works well with children and others

- Can deal sensitively and confidentially with parent concerns

- Physically able to teach young children

- Reliable and Punctual

- Available to work during the hours provided

Hours: Sunday Morning: 8:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. and Wednesday Evening: 5:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Pay Rate: The pay is $14 per hour. If you work for only 1 hour, we will pay you for 2 hours.

Person to Contact: Chrissy Grey

Email: cgray@ooltewahumc.com (Best point of Contact) 

Office Phone: 423.238.9216

Other:  shanson@ooltewahumc.com 

Job Posted: 9/16

Fresh Tech Growers farmer's assistant

Location/Department: 688 Cofer Cemetery Lane, Georgetown

Description/Duties: Aeroponic Commercial Greenhouse worker.  Harvesting, planting in aeroponic towers. Assisting in raised bed construction and planting. Overall maintenance of greenhouse and hoop house. Deliveries to restaurants, retail customers, and farmer's market.

Qualifications: Driver's license.  Good work ethic and able to work cooperatively with other workers.  Ability to follow directions and ask questions for clarification.

Hours: At minimum 8 hours, one day a week.

Pay Rate: $15 a hour

Person to Contact: Tara Smith

Email: tara@freshtechgrowers.com

Office Phone: (321) 604-0025

Other: Brad Smith (321) 604-0024

Job Posted: 9/24