Position #: S13054
Grade: I
Bargaining
Non-Exempt
Location: Germantown
Salary: $24.73 – $33.45 per hour
Online applications must be received by October 31, 2014.
The Service Learning Coordinator is responsible for initiating, planning, and coordinating relevant co-curricular and curricular service learning opportunities through the Office of Student Life. The Coordinator for Service Learning collaborates with community partners and provides training/orienting of faculty and students to develop mutually beneficial curricular and co-curricular service learning programs. The coordinator must demonstrate excellent communication skills including the ability to discuss and negotiate sensitive issues.
Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Recruit and train faculty to integrate Service Learning into course curriculum
- Establish and maintain partnerships with community organizations
- Design and facilitate faculty training sessions on various service learning topics
- Provide service learning orientation to inform students of service learning policies and procedures each academic semester
- Gather data on all service learning students per academic semester
- Plan and coordinate Alternative Break trip(s) including securing a site, recruiting advisors and students, and arranging travel and accommodations
- Plan and coordinate co-curricular service projects for student programs, organizations and clubs
- Maintain the Germantown Service Learning webpage
- Advocate for service as a valuable learning tool; promotes a culture of service-learning on campus
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Two (2) years of experience in curriculum development, training, coordinating service learning and community service projects
- Thorough knowledge of adult and service learning theory and curriculum development
- Working knowledge of computer use including proficiency in Microsoft Office and social media.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in related field
- Knowledge of service learning integration strategies
- Experience working with community and county agencies/institutions
- Verbal and written communications, interpersonal relationships, presenting information, multi-tasking, and leadership
- Ability to develop collaborative partnerships between and among diverse groups of people in multicultural environments
- Ability to develop, facilitate and lead workshops, meetings and training experiences.
- Ability to work independently, plan and organize
Application Process
- Online applications must be received by October 31, 2014.
- The application process includes 10 steps.
- Step 10 is a Summary of your information. You can update and edit information up to the closing date for the receipt of applications for a specific job announcement.
- Include dates of employment in your application or attachment;
- Complete a set of pre-screening questions (Step 4);
- e-sign your application (Step 9)
See posting online at https://mccollege.taleo.net/careersection/jobdetail.ftl?job=006A1&lang=en&sns_id=addthis-service-code