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Job Opportunities Current Issue - January 2008 General:
General: Assistant Director, Social Work Community Outreach Service (SWCOS) SWCOS is a leader in community-university partnerships, training graduate students for community practice and social change, and an innovator in solving community problems. The Assistant Director oversees field education and direct services, monitors existing programs and assists in developing new ones, develops budgets, insures accountability, assists in fundraising, and reports to funders. The Assistant Director takes a lead in intern recruitment and support, developing placements, supporting Field Instructors, and working with the Field Education Department. Qualifications include MSW with five years experience in community practice with diverse populations, supervision, administration, strong clinical skills and resource development including grantseeking. Prefer candidate with Social Work License. Ability to speak Spanish is a plus. Address cover letter to: SWCOS SEARCH COMMITTEE. E-mail it along with resume and salary history to elewis@ssw.umaryland.edu Application review will begin January 25th.
Program Facilitator, Community House Princeton University NEW!
This is a hands-on position coordinating, shaping and maintaining Community House's long-standing tutoring programs designed to both address and decrease the achievement gap that affects underserved minority youth living in Princeton. The programs are sponsored in partnership with organizations in Princeton Borough and Township and departments on campus. Under the supervision and with the guidance of the Community House Director, the program facilitator will:
Applications can be submitted online at jobs.princeton.edu, and this position is Requisition Number 0700852. For more information please contact Marcia Conrad at mconrad@princeton.edu or 609-258-8628. Partnerships: A Journal of Service Learning and Civic Engagement, a new, peer-reviewed on-line journal published by the North Carolina Campus Compact, seeks an editor beginning April 1, 2008. Partnerships: A Journal of Service Learning and Civic Engagement will publish a dynamic collection of research, pragmatic studies, interviews and reviews in an on-line forum that brings together scholars, students and community leaders in the fields of service-learning and civic engagement. Please click here for the complete description. Associate Director of Community Service UNC-Pembroke
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke seeks a dynamic student affairs professional for the position of Associate Director of Community Service. The position is a full-time 12-month position within the Division of Student Affairs and reports to the Director of the Center for Leadership and Service. The primary purpose of this position is to build community partnerships with nonprofit and government agencies and link students with volunteer sites and opportunities through service and civic engagement. Click here to download the complete job description. To apply: Interested candidates should apply on-line at https://jobs.uncp.edu and include a letter of interest to the Director of the Center for Leadership & Service, a resume, and contact information on three (3) professional references. Screening will begin January 25, 2008 and continue until a successful candidate is selected. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and work experience. The University of North Carolina at Pembroke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and requires compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1996. Service-Learning Program Director Virginia Commonwealth University Executive Director The Peace and Justice Studies Association (PJSA) is seeking an experienced administrator and progressive leader for a part-time position of Executive Director. PJSA is a nonprofit dedicated to bringing together academics, K-12 teachers and grassroots activists to explore alternatives to violence and share visions and strategies for peace-building, social justice, and social change. The Executive Director works closely with the Board of Directors in setting goals and articulating the vision of the Association and in developing strategies and plans to meet goals; manages the business affairs of the Association, including recommending and implementing an annual budget; serves as Editor for a quarterly newsletter; works with Board on fundraising and grant-writing; motivates and manages multiple projects performed by a committed set of volunteers, including a major annual conference. PJSA is based on a university campus, but primary daily interactions of the Executive Director are with a Board distributed across the country and with a membership largely within North America. PJSA is based on the campus of the University of San Francisco; however, should the successful applicant be located at another institution or in another city we are open to moving our headquarters. For more information on headquarter relocation, see www.peacejusticestudies.org/ed.php. If interested, apply online at www.peacejusticestudies.org/applyed.php You will be asked to supply a cover letter and C.V. or resume. Review of application materials will begin Monday, February 4, 2008 and continue until the position is filled.
Volunteer Coordinator, Youth Initiatives http://www.foodandfriends.org/ http://www.americaspromise.org http://www.missingkids.com/ South Bronx Overall Economic Development Organization (SoBRO), Bronx, NY; NEW! http://www.sobro.org/get-involved/career-opportunities Director, Public Policy http://www.mentoring.org/mentors/ftr/careers/ http://www.bestbuddies.org/site/apps/nl/content2.asp?c=ljJ0J8MNIsE&b=1174385&ct=4072075 The Gulfsouth Youth Action Corps Member The Gulfsouth Youth Action Corps is comprised of a national network of college students who are dedicated to rebuilding youth services and opportunities in the hurricane affected areas of the Gulf Coast region. Corps members commit to a summer of service engaging, inspiring and empowering local youth through the Gulfsouth Youth Action Camp. The camp is an intensive 8-week (beginning late May through early August), holistic, cutting-edge, youth leadership program designed for students entering grades 5-8 (middle school) that focuses on: • Social Justice • Youth Empowerment • Youth Philanthropy • Service-learning Applicants may apply online at www.thegyac.org to serve within the Corps for either a 10 month commitment or a summer of service. For more information, contact: David Magee, Program Coordinator (504) 529-1922 extension 104 1-877-84REACH AmeriCorps VISTA Members, Washington Campus Compact Washington Campus Compact (WACC) is currently recruiting 8 VISTA (Volunteer in Service to America) members to serve on college campuses across the state in the Seattle area, the Spokane area, Walla Walla, Olympia and the North Central Washington area. WACC VISTA members will mobilize college service-learners and volunteers to serve poverty-affected P-12 students and community members, develop and sustain campus/community partnerships to serve poverty-affected students and community members and develop college service-learning projects within courses focused on poverty issues. Term of Service is February 1, 2008-January 31, 2009
Please submit the online AmeriCorps application (found at https://recruit.cns.gov/ ) to the Washington Campus Compact VISTA Program. Our listing can be found by completing a Quick Search for Washington, AmeriCorps*VISTA, and using "service learning” as a keyword, or by searching for our program ID listing which is 06VSPWA001-2. For more information please contact Tegan Callahan, WACC VISTA Leader, at 360-650-7554 or tegan.callahan@wwu.edu
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