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Community Partnership Program Coordinator, Collaborative for Community Engagement, Colorado College

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION
Supports the integration of academic learning into the development of student civic leadership skills by providing a continuum of opportunities to engage in reciprocal and sustainable community-based partnerships. This position facilitates student leadership development and provides guidance and support for student-run service and engagement initiatives.

RESPONSIBILITIES (• denotes essential/primary responsibilities, o denotes secondary responsibilities)
• Support and oversee (including logistical support, risk management and budget monitoring) approximately 20 student-run community engaged social justice initiatives (including the Food Coalition and Arts for Social Change Coalitions).
• Oversee the operations of the CC “Soup Project” ongoing initiatives around hunger, homelessness, and poverty.
• Develop and implement training and reflection experiences for student-run community engaged social justice initiatives.
• Work with the Director, Assistant Director, and other staff of the CCE, as well as other CC staff, faculty, students and community partners on the development of innovative new initiatives in the domain of community engagement.
• Supervise student employees, interns, and volunteers who provide support for the Collaborative’s community-based partnerships and for the Collaborative’s special events.
• Serve as primary advisor to the Arts for Social Change Living Learning Community, working in conjunction with Residential Life & Housing.
• Contribute to program evaluation and program assessment.
• Oversee and support Collaborative special events, seasonal initiatives as necessary.
• Assist in public relations efforts to showcase the Collaborative’s and related community-engaged work at Colorado College.
• Perform responsibilities on occasional evenings and weekends.
o Support and contribute to the goal of achieving greater diversity at Colorado College and work effectively with the many constituencies in a college environment.
o Promote a culture of safety and environmental protection by working in a safe manner; immediately reporting unsafe situations and accidents; following college procedures; and participating in appropriate safety training.
o Act in a socially responsible manner and model environmental sustainability by exercising financial prudence, using college resources wisely, and supporting ecological initiatives and innovation.
o Perform other duties as assigned or requested.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s degree plus 3 years of related experience in community-based social justice settings. Excellent organizational, collaboration and customer service skills. Knowledge of principles of service learning and community engagement; proficient with computer software programs such as MS Office; excellent oral and written communication skills; basic business math; ability to think critically and solve problems; good judgment and ability to handle confidential/sensitive information with discretion; valid driver’s license and insurable; ability to operate standard office equipment. Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends. Physical requirements include finger and wrist dexterity and hand/eye coordination to perform keyboard functions; confined sitting, light physical effort (usually lifting/moving up to 25 pounds), walking, prolonged standing, climbing of stairs, ladders and/or scaffolds, carrying of loads up and down stairs, reaching and/or grasping, stooping, kneeling, bending, crawling and crouching, carrying, pushing and/or pulling; good vision and hearing.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Masters in related discipline. 3+ years experience in service learning or community engagement setting. Proficiency in Spanish.

Please apply online at https://employment.coloradocollege.edu/postings/2072. Application Deadline is June 19, 2015.

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