Graduate Life Hospitality Team Member

Position Type: Seasonal Hourly Role
Term Length: One semester (approx. 16 weeks)
Time Commitment: Average of 2 hours per week

Semester Pay: $350 a semester
Reports/Coordinates With: Community Life Assistant

Role Purpose

Hospitality Team Members serve as neighborhood-based connectors who support Graduate Life’s mission by cultivating relational community among local graduate students. Through events, intentional relationship-building, and communication, team members help foster welcoming, mission-minded neighborhoods.

Core Responsibilities

1. Neighborhood Community Events

Each Hospitality Team Member is responsible for coordinating three (3) neighborhood-wide events per semester within their assigned neighborhood.

This includes:

• Planning and preparing for each event
• Coordinating logistics (location, supplies, setup, cleanup, etc.)
• Recruiting and coordinating volunteers to assist with planning, preparation, or execution
• Hosting events in a way that is welcoming, relational, and aligned with Graduate Life’s mission

Events may vary in size and format (e.g., cookouts, social gatherings, outreach-oriented activities).

2. Communication & Promotion

To support neighborhood engagement, Hospitality Team Members are responsible for clear and consistent communication, including:

• Maintaining regular communication with their neighborhood through the neighborhood GroupMe chat
• Promoting events and opportunities via word of mouth and physical flyers
• Ensuring neighborhood residents are aware of upcoming events, activities, and opportunities

Hospitality Team Members should represent Graduate Life well through timely, hospitable, and mission-aligned communication.

3. Community Connections

Hospitality Team Members are expected to cultivate a new community connection each month within their neighborhood.

A community connection is defined as:

A substantive, intentional conversation with a neighborhood resident for the purpose of building a new relationship, deepening an existing relationship, or providing care, spiritual formation, or discipleship.

These connections may occur organically but should be pursued intentionally and prayerfully.

4. Planning & Coordination

Hospitality Team Members are expected to:

• Meet periodically with the Community Life Assistant for planning, check-ins, and coordination
• Maintain clear, proactive communication regarding events, challenges, and needs
• Coordinate volunteer involvement

5. Monthly Reporting

Each Hospitality Team Member will submit a monthly report that includes:

• An update on event planning and execution
• A summary of community connections made that month
• Reflections on neighborhood engagement, momentum, and challenges

Reports are intended to support accountability, discernment, and strategic planning for Graduate Life.

Time Commitment & Flexibility

• The role averages approximately 2 hours per week over the course of the semester.
• Time commitment may fluctuate week-to-week depending on event timing and planning needs.
• Hospitality Team Members are responsible for managing their time to meet expectations across the semester.

Professional & Relational Expectations

• Maintain reliable communication with the Community Life Assistant
• Fulfill responsibilities independently and with initiative
• Represent Graduate Life with integrity, hospitality, and mission-mindedness
• Serve residents with care, respect, and a Gospel-oriented posture