Work at Bethany International

Teacher’s Assistant Supervisor & Student Resource Center Manager

Bloomington, MN                      

Full-time: 30 hours/week    

We believe in providing a safe and productive working environment. It is our desire that our co-workers enjoy meaningful work, authentic communication, respect, recognition, and are challenged to reach their personal potential.

 In collaboration with the Dean of Academic Operations, the TA Supervisor/SRC Manager will delight God’s heart and extend His Kingdom by ensuring the vision, mission, and core values of Bethany International are fulfilled.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supervising Teacher’s Assistants
• Grading assignments
• Scheduling
• Purchasing materials/supplies for the Resource Center (i.e., books)

Successful candidates will have:

• Education: BA degree preferred
• Experience: Supervising others, scheduling, basic Microsoft Office skills
• Competencies/Skills: Administrative, detail oriented, strong interpersonal skills
• Physical abilities required to perform the job: N/A

Working Conditions:

• Onsite parking
• Office environment

Work Hours:

• 6 hour work-day
• 9:00am-4:00pm (somewhat flexible)
• Monday through Friday (with one 4-hour evening or weekend shift per week)

While we sincerely appreciate all applications, only those candidates selected for interview will be contacted.

Please note that the selected candidate may be required to submit to a criminal records check and/or drug and alcohol screening.

PT Supervisor/Baker

Bethany International – Bloomington, MN 55438
Full-Time

We believe in providing a safe and productive working environment. It is our desire that our co-workers enjoy meaningful work, authentic communication, respect, recognition, and are challenged to reach their personal potential.

Associate Director, Bethany Institute for Mission Research

Bloomington, MN                       

Full-time: 40 hours/week  

In collaboration with the BIMR Director, Tim Freeman, the Associate Director will delight God’s heart and extend His Kingdom by planning and designing research methodology and instruments for assessment of competencies necessary for effective missionary engagement of unreached people groups.

Key responsibilities include:

• Ensure the vision, mission, and core values of Bethany International are fulfilled.
• Plan, organize, and conduct highly independent research.
• Analyze, organize, and summarize collected data.
• Publish results of investigations.
• Improve training material used throughout BIMR, Global Partners and other involved parties via research results.

Successful candidates will have:

• Master’s degree or Ph.D. in relevant academic field (e.g. intercultural mission, education, research).
• 3-4 years of previous experience performing primary and secondary research, using statistics, and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data required.
• Experience working with or for international Christian organizations and networks.
• Competency with research data-collection platforms, statistical analysis software (e.g. SPSS, SAS, R), database querying tools, and data visualization.
• Direct client-contact experience (external and internal clients); skilled in working cooperatively across departments and functions.
• Analytical skills:  ability to apply statistical techniques to large amounts of data and interpret the analysis correctly; proficient in statistical software to analyze data.
• Communication skills: strong communication skills when conducting surveys and interpreting and presenting results.
• Critical-thinking skills: design or choose a research method that best captures the information needed. Able to look at the data and analyses and understand what can be learned from the research.
• Detail oriented: attention to detail in collecting, analyzing, and reporting the data accurately.
• Problem-solving skills: able to provide custom solutions when identifying research design issues, adjusting data, and interpreting research results.

Working Conditions:

•  Office environment

Work Hours:

• 40 hours/weekly
• Occasional hours outside of the normal work week may be required

I.T. Support Specialist

Bloomington, MN  

40 hours/week                               

Bethany International Information Technology department is seeking an I.T. Support Specialist (Desktop Support Specialist). 

The I.T. Support Specialist provides technical support to faculty and staff in a dynamic Christian organization. The Support Specialist is a professional representative of the organization’s I.T. platform, and is responsible for the development, documentation, implementation, maintenance, and use of the computer hardware and software systems in order to ensure the best utilization of the organization’s I.T. systems. 

We are seeking a positive individual with exceptional people skills and a technical aptitude who desires to serve in a vibrant ministry environment.  This position will join a department of the Helpdesk Manager and Director of I.T.

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide outstanding customer service and problem resolution to staff and faculty.
• Document, respond, log, and resolve requests received by helpdesk ticketing, telephone calls and email and provide a resolution the user.
• Follow proper troubleshooting steps, ask clarifying questions, and discover underlying causes of concern, document user related conversations; steps and actions taken, results and resolutions obtained for each trouble ticket in order improve the utilization of the IT infrastructure for all users.
• Maintain effective ownership by providing timely resolutions, maintaining contact on ongoing issues and manage open items.
• Proactively identify issues with the I.T. infrastructure and provide suggestions and long-term resolutions.
• Manage, maintain, and elevate user security for the organization’s computers and all auxiliary systems.

I.T. Deployment and Support:

• Install and configure desktop computer hardware, software and peripherals using standard procedures.
• Installing and supporting Microsoft Office 2016 and Office 365.
• Installing and supporting Microsoft Windows Operating Systems 7 and 10..
• Knowledge or experience with A/V or multimedia equipment.
• Supporting a Microsoft SharePoint environment
• Knowledge or experience with classroom and instructional technology.
• Knowledge or experience with VoIP systems and equipment.
• Working knowledge of Apple computers, systems and peripherals.
• Working experience creating training materials or documentation.
• Working experience in an educational environment.
• Perform scheduled hardware and software updates to achieve desired security level and minimize risks in the environment
• Perform other related duties and participate in special projects.

Successful candidates will have:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• A minimum of  one (1) year professional IT experience which includes demonstrated experience providing end-user technical and troubleshooting support with computer hardware, software and classroom technologies within desktop and networking environments via, telephone, ticketing systems and/or onsite resolution.

Preferred candidates will have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Information Technology or related field.
• At least two years of desktop helpdesk experience.
• Understanding of how business goals relate to I.T. implementations and operations.
• Experience in the church or ministry field, in addition to experience in an academic setting.
• Microsoft Certifications Preferred: Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST) and A+ Certification.

Working Conditions:

• Ability to lift 45 pounds or more on a regular basis, as well as bend, kneel, stoop, and the ability to lift arms over the head
• Ability to work effectively as part of a collaborative team and individually according to the needs of the situation.
• Must be able to work in a sitting job at a computer for extended periods of time.

Work Hours: 

• Eight hour work-day
• 8:00am-5:00pm
• Monday through Friday
• Occasional evenings and weekends required for special events
• This position will be “on-call” for emergencies                 

Admissions Operations Assistant

Bloomington, MN                            

Full-time: 40 hours/week                         

 We believe in providing a safe and productive working environment. It is our desire that our co-workers enjoy meaningful work, authentic communication, respect, recognition, and are challenged to reach their personal potential.

In collaboration with the Associate Director of Admissions, the Admissions Operations Assistant will delight God’s heart and extend His Kingdom by ensuring the vision, mission, and core values of Bethany International are fulfilled.

Key responsibilities include:

• Admissions Reporting and Mailings
• Data Entry
• International student paperwork and documentation
• Acceptance process of BGU programs

Successful candidates will have:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree (preferred)
• Experience: Administrative Assistant in an office setting; the higher education field preferred
• Competencies/Skills: Ability to solve complex problems, work independently and with a team, and a strong willingness to complete repetitive projects and reports
• Physical abilities required to perform the job: Working inside at a desk for long hours

Working Conditions: 

• Office environment setting
• Business casual dress required

Work Hours:

• 8 hour work-day
• 9:00am-6:00pm or 10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. shift availability
• Monday through Friday
• Occasional evenings and weekends required for special events

Executive Assistant to Dean of Work Education

Bloomington, MN                        

Full-time: 40 hours/week        

We believe in providing a safe and productive working environment. It is our desire that our co-workers enjoy meaningful work, authentic communication, respect, recognition, and are challenged to reach their personal potential.     

In collaboration with the Dead of Work Education, the Executive Assistant to the Dean of Work Ed. will delight God’s heart and extend His Kingdom by ensuring the vision, mission, and core values of Bethany International are fulfilled.

Key responsibilities include:

• Assisting and managing the PT department.
  • Managing student supervisor issues.
  • Managing students PT hours on campus.
  • Keeping supervisors up to date
• Assisting in helping receive re-affirmation of accreditation.
  • Ensure all assessments are being done in a timely fashion.
  • Compiling and organizing documents for accreditation.
  • Ensure we are up to date on all standards.
• Assist in other administrative duties for the Dean of Work Ed.
  • Keeping track of schedule.
  • Assisting in student life events.
  • Research for new BGU initiatives.

Successful candidates will have:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree (preferred)
• Experience: Administrative Assistant in an office setting; the higher education field preferred
• Competencies/Skills: Ability to solve complex problems, work independently and with a team, and a strong willingness to complete repetitive projects and reports
• Physical abilities required to perform the job: Working inside at a desk for long hours

Working Conditions: 

• Office environment setting
• Business casual dress required

Work Hours:

• 8 hour work-day
• 8am – 5pm
• Monday through Friday
• Occasional evenings and weekends required for special events

Associate Director of Recruitment

Bloomington, MN                           

Full-time: 40 hours/week      

We believe in providing a safe and productive working environment. It is our desire that our co-workers enjoy meaningful work, authentic communication, respect, recognition, and are challenged to reach their personal potential.

In collaboration with the Director of Enrollment the Associate Director of Recruitment will delight God’s heart and extend His Kingdom by ensuring the vision, mission, and core values of Bethany International are fulfilled.

Key responsibilities include:

• Manage a call team of ten college students in the recruitment department at the university level
• Ability to train and provide quality assurance for callers
• Speak at Campus Preview and campus tour sessions

Successful candidates will have:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree (preferred)
• Experience: 2+ years in a call center environment (preferred)
• Competencies/Skills: Team player, able to lead college students, willingness to improve systems and processes
• Physical abilities required to perform the job: Work long hours at a computer or stand for long hours during the Campus Preview event

Working Conditions:

• Office environment
• Business casual dress required

Work Hours:

• 8 hour work-day
• 12:00-9:00 p.m.
• Monday through Friday
• Occasional evenings and weekends required for special events