Department
Inclusion and Diversity
Job Summary
The Confidential Resource Advisor for the Office of Institutional Equity & Compliance (OIEC) will provide confidential, privileged, and ongoing support to individuals who report experiencing interpersonal violence, including but not limited to sexual harassment, sexual violence, intimate partner violence, and stalking.
Additional Key Responsibilities Include:
- Provide administrative support for the OIEC and related processes
- Maintain a physical presence on-campus for a minimum of one day per week to meet discreetly and privately with students or employees
- On-going availability for telephone or remote communication with students or employees on an as-needed basis
- Serve as campus liaison to the Sexual Assault Support Services of Mid-coast Maine (SASSMM) and Through These Doors
- Coordinate with OIEC regarding campus resources, supportive measures, and protective measures
- Support the educational and preventive work of Gender Violence Prevention and Health Education
Education/Skills Requirements
- Experience with advocacy work, including a demonstrated ability to effectively provide victim services or crisis support related to interpersonal violence
- Familiarity and comfort working with diverse groups, including but not limited to, international populations, those identifying as persons of color, LGBTQ+, and other under-represented populations
- Preferred experience with Title IX, Title VI, Title VII, and/or the Maine Human Rights Act
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to hold confidential information
Experience Requirements and/or Equivalents
- Variable and flexible hours with a maximum eighteen hours of work per week, the majority of which may be done with a hybrid work schedule
- Mandatory minimum of five hours on campus (up to eight hours) per week for on-campus meetings with students or employees and for any on-campus OIEC administrative tasks
- On-going availability for telephone or remote communication with students or employees on an as-needed basis
- Attend relevant student and campus events on an ad hoc basis
- Forty hours of training on interpersonal violence prior to July 2025 (paid for by the College)
- Continuing education and professional development that includes twenty hours of educational training annually on issues related to awareness and prevention of interpersonal violence, and a trauma-informed responses
Standard Work Days and Hours
This is a part-time position working no more than 19 hours/week. The standard administrative hours are 8:30am – 5:00pm.
The pay rate is $32/hour.
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.
Employment Category
Casual
Open Until Filled
No
Benefits Eligible
No
Pay Type
Hourly
Type of Posting
Internal/External
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.
