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The Student Job Board is a job referral/resource that is available to our students and the local community. 

Southern Adventist University is not responsible for the safety, wages, working conditions, or other aspects of off-campus (non-university) employment listings. The university does not guarantee positions nor products or services of employers who post job opportunities through the Student Job Board. The Human Resource Department strives to update and maintain the student job board, as information is made available.

Job postings are approved at the discretion of Human Resource Department, and we will reserve the right to decline job postings at any point.

Off-Campus Jobs

Teachers and Assistant Teachers

Location/Department:  Preschool Office

Description/Duties: working with and instruction children 2yr old through 3rd grade 

Qualifications: Preschool - 30 hrs training from Pro-Solutions. or transcripts for hours.

Academy - Transcripts and training received. 

Hours: Can be worked out from 8:00am to 5:30 (full or part-time) Somewhat flexible. 

Pay Rate: 14 to 18 an hour

Person to Contact: Robert Benoun

Email: connie@fpachatt.com

Office Phone: 423.633.9150

Other: Academy email is: Christie@fpachatt.com

Job Posted: 3/12

Dog walking/sitting

Location/Department: Chattanooga

Description/Duties: 

Looking for a dog lover who will be available over the summer to help intermittently with my 2 young, playful, dogs. I am a Southern grad living in East Brainerd with my 2 fur babies.
As precious as they are to me…, they can be difficult… as I am planning to be gone most or all of the month of July 2026, I am hoping to get them established with someone they are comfortable with ASAP. Will likely just be intermittent, but there is an option for summer housing if needed.

Qualifications: Must love dogs and also have experience with them 

Hours: Variable/flexible. Starting now through end of July/early August 

Pay Rate: $15+++

Person to Contact: Brianne Bakland

Email: 14brianne@gmail.com

Office Phone: 706.218.2360

Job Posted: 3.23

Teacher Aid - Needed April and May of 2026

Location/Department: Standifer Gap SDA School 

Description/Duties: Assisting grades 3-5 with one on one and grading.

Qualifications: High School Diploma, works well with children, can grade papers, eligible to work, background check.

Hours: approximately 2 hours daily.

Pay Rate: $11

Person to Contact: Kent Kast

Email: kkast@gccsda.com

Office Phone: 423.892.6013

Other:  Help needed in April and May of 2026

Job Posted: 3/25

Childcare Worker

Location/Department: 6223 Lee Hwy, Suite 210. Chattanooga, TN 37421 

Description/Duties: Provide childcare to children ages 1-8 y/o on Mon/Wed/Friday from 8:45AM-10:15AM. Duties also include some cleaning. 

Qualifications: CPR & First Aid certified. Education & Allied Health majors preferred. Childcare/baby sitting experienced preferred but not required. 

Hours: 8:45AM - 10:15AM three days per week.

Pay Rate: $12-15/hour depending on experience.

Person to Contact: Full Steam CrossFit

Email:  jobs@fullsteamcrossfit.com

Office Phone: 423.719.6483 ext. 1

Job Posted: 4/6

Gardener

Location/Department: 4814 Songbird Trail, Apison TN 

Description/Duties: Weeding flower beds and planting flowers 

Qualifications: Dependable, must have transportation 

Hours: Flexible, two or more hours per week; summer work also available 

Pay Rate: $25/hour

Person to Contact: Donna Shelman

Office Phone: 541.490.5641

Job Posted: 4/6

House work, meal prep help

Location/Department: Southern Village

Description/Duties: Part-time position available: Light housecleaning, grocery runs, and meal prep in an apartment on campus at Southern. 

Hours: 10-15 hours per week 

Pay Rate: $14.50/hr.

Person to Contact: Heidi Burke 

Email: heidiburke@southern.edu

Job Posted: 4/6

Scooper for The Spot Creamery

Location/Department: Collegedale, TN, The Spot Creamery 

Description/Duties: Scoop ice cream, make milkshakes, run cash register, clean creamery.

Qualifications: None

Hours: Flexible 

Pay Rate: $8 hr + Tips

Email: Thespotcreamery2022@gmail.com

Other: We will be opening the last week of April or the first week of May

Job Posted: 4/8

Occasional Childcare/Baby Sitting

Location/Department: Apison 

Description/Duties: I am an alumnus and my family lives about 10 minutes from campus just off Apison Pike in Apison.
I am looking for an occasional/date night child care. We have 4 kids- 13, 11, 11, and 10. Generally they are pretty self sufficent, but occasionally the two older girls get frustrated with each other so it's nice to just have another person around.
Most nights will likely be watching TV or doing homework and making sure life goes on as it should.

We have two dogs who can occasionally be grumpy, but they can be put up as needed.

Qualifications: Responsible and kind :) Own transportation would be great, but we can pickup and drop off if needed. Would love a personal reference.

Hours: PRN

Pay Rate: $15/hr 

Person to Contact: Jennifer Dohlman

Email: jenmur27@gmail.com

Office Phone: 301.509.3368

Job Posted: 4/8

Help Clearing out a House

Location/Department: 1 Miles from campus 

Description/Duties: General labor - help cleaning out a house and putting unneeded items in a dumpster outside the house.

Qualifications: Be able to lift up to 40 pounds 

Hours: 9:30 AM - 12 PM or 1 PM (about 3 hours) during the week day

Pay Rate: $18/hr. 

Person to Contact: Deborah Brown

Phone: 321.297.7163

Other: When you call, please let me know that you're calling in response to the posting on Southern's job board

Job Posted: 4/10