Bowdoin College
Programming Assistant, part-time
🇺🇸 Brunswick, ME
🕑 Part-Time
💰 $26 - $28 per Hour
💻 Project Management
🗓️ June 11th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
Bowdoin College is hiring a Programming Assistant, part-time. This role involves collaborating with the Director of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion Programs to develop and facilitate initiatives that promote inclusivity and diversity across the campus. Responsibilities include assisting in program development, event planning, and providing administrative support to the College Ombuds. Compensation is competitive, with an hourly rate range of $26-28.
Highlights
- Assist in creating and hosting programs for students and campus community.
- Conduct research, plan events, and facilitate programs.
- Provide administrative support including event scheduling and communications.
- Compensation: $26-$28 per hour.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Outlook required.
- Minimum qualification: High school diploma or GED equivalent.
- Preferred qualification: Associate’s degree or higher.
- Experience in community building and promoting inclusion desired.
Programming Assistant, part-time Full Description
Programming Assistant, part-time
If selected as a finalist, you will be required to submit information for three references, including name, email address, phone number and how you know the reference.
Title | Programming Assistant, part-time
Posting Number | C00391JP
Department | Inclusion and Diversity
Job Summary
The Program Manager will collaborate with the Director of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion Programs to plan and execute initiatives that foster an inclusive and diverse campus environment. Responsibilities include program development, research, planning, outreach, and facilitation. The role requires flexibility to work during evenings and weekends as needed. Programs will include community conversations to provide opportunities for folks to connect and talk with each other, workshops, and more. In addition, the position will provide administrative support to the College Ombuds up to 5 hours per week.
Key Responsibilities:
Program Development: Assist in creating and hosting programs for students and the broader campus community. This includes conducting research, planning events, performing outreach, and facilitating/co-facilitating programs.
Administrative Support: Provide administrative assistance such as event scheduling and campus communications, to the Director of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion Programs.
The hourly rate for this position is expected to be $26-28/hr. Compensation is based on your skills and experience.
Education/Skills Requirements | Minimum: High school diploma or GED equivalent.
Preferred: Associate’s degree or higher.
Skills: Proficiency in necessary equipment and computer skills such as Microsoft Office and Outlook. Demonstrated initiative, excellent customer service skills, and the ability to interact professionally with campus partners.
Experience Requirements and/or Equivalents | Experience in community building and promoting inclusion. Familiarity and comfort working with diverse groups. Ability to work independently and collaboratively. Experience working in a higher education setting, non-profit or other educational programs.
Standard Work Days and Hours | This is a casual, part-time, non-benefit eligible position working less than 19 hours/week. Standard administrative hours are 8:30am – 5:00pm. Weekly schedule may vary.
We regret that Bowdoin College is unable to provide visa sponsorship for staff positions.
About Bowdoin | Bowdoin embraces diversity in all forms, and the College is home to talented students, faculty and staff—with a variety of racial, ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; religious beliefs; and gender identities, among other factors.
We encourage applications from candidates committed to the support of an inclusive campus community and those who will enrich and contribute to the College’s multifaceted diversity. We value a community in which individuals of all backgrounds are warmly welcomed and encouraged to succeed.
Founded in 1794, Bowdoin has maintained its commitment to the liberal arts for well over 200 years. Bowdoin’s reputation as a preeminent liberal arts college rests on the excellence of its faculty, students, and staff; intimate size; strong sense of community; and connections to the people, history, and natural beauty of Maine.
Bowdoin’s campus is situated in a beautiful natural setting. Located in Brunswick, Maine, a town of approximately 20,000, the College is a short drive from the Maine coast, twenty-five miles from Portland and 120 miles from Boston.
Shift |
Employment Category | Casual
Benefits Eligible | No
Pay Type | Hourly
Background Check Package Requirements | Support Staff
Is driving a vehicle (e.g. Bowdoin vehicle or off road vehicle, rental car, personal car) an essential function of this job? | No
Is a pre-placement physical required for this position? | No
Posting Date | 06/06/2025
Applications Accepted Until |
Open Until Filled | No
Type of Posting | Internal/External
Special Instructions to Applicants | If selected as a finalist, you will be required to submit information for three references, including name, email address, phone number and how you know the reference.
EEO Information | Bowdoin College complies with applicable provisions of federal and state laws that prohibit unlawful discrimination in employment, admission, or access to its educational or extracurricular programs, activities, or facilities based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry and national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, marital status, place of birth, genetic predisposition, veteran status, or against qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities on the basis of disability, or any other legally protected statuses.
Posting Number | C00391JP
Department | Inclusion and Diversity
Job Summary
The Program Manager will collaborate with the Director of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion Programs to plan and execute initiatives that foster an inclusive and diverse campus environment. Responsibilities include program development, research, planning, outreach, and facilitation. The role requires flexibility to work during evenings and weekends as needed. Programs will include community conversations to provide opportunities for folks to connect and talk with each other, workshops, and more. In addition, the position will provide administrative support to the College Ombuds up to 5 hours per week.
Key Responsibilities:
Program Development: Assist in creating and hosting programs for students and the broader campus community. This includes conducting research, planning events, performing outreach, and facilitating/co-facilitating programs.
Administrative Support: Provide administrative assistance such as event scheduling and campus communications, to the Director of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion Programs.
The hourly rate for this position is expected to be $26-28/hr. Compensation is based on your skills and experience.
Education/Skills Requirements | Minimum: High school diploma or GED equivalent.
Preferred: Associate’s degree or higher.
Skills: Proficiency in necessary equipment and computer skills such as Microsoft Office and Outlook. Demonstrated initiative, excellent customer service skills, and the ability to interact professionally with campus partners.
Experience Requirements and/or Equivalents | Experience in community building and promoting inclusion. Familiarity and comfort working with diverse groups. Ability to work independently and collaboratively. Experience working in a higher education setting, non-profit or other educational programs.
Standard Work Days and Hours | This is a casual, part-time, non-benefit eligible position working less than 19 hours/week. Standard administrative hours are 8:30am – 5:00pm. Weekly schedule may vary.
We regret that Bowdoin College is unable to provide visa sponsorship for staff positions.
About Bowdoin | Bowdoin embraces diversity in all forms, and the College is home to talented students, faculty and staff—with a variety of racial, ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; religious beliefs; and gender identities, among other factors.
We encourage applications from candidates committed to the support of an inclusive campus community and those who will enrich and contribute to the College’s multifaceted diversity. We value a community in which individuals of all backgrounds are warmly welcomed and encouraged to succeed.
Founded in 1794, Bowdoin has maintained its commitment to the liberal arts for well over 200 years. Bowdoin’s reputation as a preeminent liberal arts college rests on the excellence of its faculty, students, and staff; intimate size; strong sense of community; and connections to the people, history, and natural beauty of Maine.
Bowdoin’s campus is situated in a beautiful natural setting. Located in Brunswick, Maine, a town of approximately 20,000, the College is a short drive from the Maine coast, twenty-five miles from Portland and 120 miles from Boston.
Shift |
Employment Category | Casual
Benefits Eligible | No
Pay Type | Hourly
Background Check Package Requirements | Support Staff
Is driving a vehicle (e.g. Bowdoin vehicle or off road vehicle, rental car, personal car) an essential function of this job? | No
Is a pre-placement physical required for this position? | No
Posting Date | 06/06/2025
Applications Accepted Until |
Open Until Filled | No
Type of Posting | Internal/External
Special Instructions to Applicants | If selected as a finalist, you will be required to submit information for three references, including name, email address, phone number and how you know the reference.
EEO Information | Bowdoin College complies with applicable provisions of federal and state laws that prohibit unlawful discrimination in employment, admission, or access to its educational or extracurricular programs, activities, or facilities based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry and national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, marital status, place of birth, genetic predisposition, veteran status, or against qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities on the basis of disability, or any other legally protected statuses.
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * How did you hear about this position?
- Indeed.com
- Chronicle of Higher Education
- Diverse Issues in Higher Ed
- Glassdoor
- Google Search
- HigherEdJobs.com
- InsideHigherEd.com
- MANP
- Maine Job Link
- LiveandWorkinMaine.com
- Employee Referral
- Bowdoin College Website
- Radio Ad
- TechMaine
- NCAA
- CASE
- Other
- If you answered Employee Referral or Other, please specify here:
(Open Ended Question)
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
- Resume / Curriculum Vitae
- Cover Letter
Optional Documents
Bowdoin College complies with applicable provisions of federal and state laws that prohibit unlawful discrimination in employment, admission, or access to its educational or extracurricular programs, activities, or facilities based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry and national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, marital status, place of birth, genetic predisposition, veteran status, or against qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities on the basis of disability, or any other legally protected statuses.
Confidential arrangements will be made if you have a disability or require an accommodation in completing the application or in the interview process. Please notify Human Resources at (207) 725-3837 in advance so all necessary arrangements can be made confidentially.
Staff & Casual contact:
careers@bowdoin.edu
Faculty contact:
facultycareers@bowdoin.edu
(t)207-725-3837
216 Maine Street, Brunswick, ME 04011
Bowdoin College is a member of the Diversity Hiring Coalition of Maine, and Live and Work in Maine.
Confidential arrangements will be made if you have a disability or require an accommodation in completing the application or in the interview process. Please notify Human Resources at (207) 725-3837 in advance so all necessary arrangements can be made confidentially.
Staff & Casual contact:
careers@bowdoin.edu
Faculty contact:
facultycareers@bowdoin.edu
(t)207-725-3837
216 Maine Street, Brunswick, ME 04011
Bowdoin College is a member of the Diversity Hiring Coalition of Maine, and Live and Work in Maine.
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