Position Title: CACE Contemplative Heritage and Practice Assistant
Department/Program: CACE 13100
Remote Work Authorization: Hybrid On-Site/Remote
Campus Location: 2111 Arapahoe
Reports to: Charlotte Rotterdam
FLSA Classification: Non-Exempt/Hourly
FTE: 25% (10 hrs/week)
Compensation: $18.00 an hour

Application Deadline: 9/15/25 or until filled. 

Job Summary

This Work Study role is housed under the Division of Mission Culture and Inclusive Community and serving first and foremost CACE – The Center for the Advancement of Contemplative Education. Responsible for providing administrative support in assisting CACE with ongoing upkeep and curation of Contemplative Practice spaces and services such as Meditation Halls, the Tea House, and Shrines across campus while supporting the implementation of community events and programming. Includes occasional office assistance and administration of tasks related to event/program announcements, media design, and occasional research and basic data entry. Collaborates and serves as a part of the larger MCIC work study team.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Contemplative Practices Support: Maintain the cleanliness and aesthetics of meditation halls, manage inventory and purchase supplies (e.g., incense, candles), and maintain the schedule/calendar of contemplative practice offerings for students. Attend Monday morning meditation sessions whenever possible.
• Event Coordination and Support: Assist with organizing, advertising, and managing Community Practice Day and other MCIC events and trainings handling tasks such as facilitator communication, room allocation, promotional materials, calendar invites, event setup, breakdown, and on-site support. Support and attend MCIC and Naropa signature events (including Community Gatherings, Town Halls, Community Practice Day, and others).
• Attendance and Feedback Management: Track event attendance, send follow-up communications, and gather community feedback.
• Marketing and Outreach: Collaborate with the MCIC Media Assistant to design, distribute, and post promotional materials (posters, flyers, online content) across campuses and community forums, including social media updates.
• Administrative Support: Provide general office assistance such as maintaining bulletin boards, updating files and databases (e.g., meditation instructors), data entry, website and myNaropa Events Calendar updates, copying, and other clerical tasks.
• Community Engagement: Assist with outreach to local religious organizations and attend community meetings to support collaboration efforts.
• Team Collaboration: Regularly meet and collaborate with MCIC staff and the work-study team to support ongoing and emergent projects.
• Other Duties: Perform additional tasks as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• Familiarity and experience with the Center for Contemplative Education (CACE) highly regarded
• Experience with media design tools such as Canva, Youtube, MS Office, Teams, and social media. Comfortable with new technologies.
• Experience with Contemplative Practice or desire to learn and uphold the heritage practices and values established at Naropa.
• General degree of professionalism and office decorum.
• All job candidates must demonstrate an appropriate level of understanding of and appreciation for the values of Naropa University and the capacity to demonstrate an integration and embodiment of these values as evidenced in work, communication, collaboration styles, and other general workplace behaviors.

Preferred Qualifications

• Self-driven, organized, punctual, good time management skills, understanding own limitations. Capacity to grow professionally.
• Ability to work on own and in a team.
• Strong communication skills.

Physical Requirements & Environmental Conditions

During regular daily activities, employee must be able to do the following with or without reasonable accommodation: lift up to 15 lbs, stand, walk, sit, handle/finger, bend at the waist, reach above shoulder level, kneel, crouch, interruptions/distractions and heath/cold.

Naropa recognizes the following holidays throughout the year: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Fall Break, 4th Thursday and Friday in November, and Winter Break, the last two weeks in December encompassing the Christmas holiday as well as New Year’s.

Naropa’s health and welfare benefits include the following: medical, dental, vision, FSA, HSA, employer-paid short-term and long-term disability, employer-paid life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment, an employer-sponsored pre-tax retirement savings plan, which includes up to 2.5% employer matching, and a variety of voluntary, employee-paid supplemental insurance plans.

A comprehensive benefits package is available to full-time employees who work a minimum of 30 hours each week. Employees who work 20 – 29 hours each week are eligible for only the employer-paid short-term & long-term disability, employer-paid life insurance & accidental death and dismemberment, and the retirement plan, which includes up to 2.5% employer matching.

Employees who work fewer than 20 hours per week are eligible to participate in Naropa’s retirement plan only, which includes up to 2.5% employer matching.

All regular full-time and part-time faculty and staff, including student workers, accrue sick leave benefits. Full-time and part-time staff positions accrue vacation and personal time. All leave accrual rates vary based on the position, hours worked, and years of service.

The University recognizes the importance of including its employees in its organizational mission and values and welcomes employees into the classroom to “touch the magic.” Specifically, regular employees are provided generous tuition remission opportunities for themselves and their family members.

Naropa University participates in the Council of Independent Colleges Tuition Exchange Program (CIC-TEP). CIC-TEP is a network of CIC colleges and universities willing to accept, tuition-free, students from families of full-time employees of other CIC participating institutions (full-time as designated by the employer/institution). Additional information can be found here: https://www.cic.edu/member-services/tuition-exchange-program. 

Naropa University is an equal opportunity, non-discriminatory employer and Title IX is a federal civil rights law that prohibits gender discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual and relationship violence. This law applies to all students, faculty, and staff.

JOB CODE: AY2526 0044