Job Description

JOB SUMMARY/SPECIFIC RESPONSBILITIES

Issue Area Responsibilities

Education

• Student Org Support
  • Reach out to student organizations and offer support as needed.
  • Host networking events with org leaders, and share resources
  • In consultation with CCE staff, lead community engagement initiatives (e.g., REACH).

• Issue Area Context and Trainings
  • In collaboration with CCE staff, determine potential opportunities for developing education-based trainings (e.g., trauma informed care), mentoring trainings (e.g., providing mentorship closure) and/or resources that provide needed context (e.g., panels focused on education policy).

• Advising, Tabling & Outreach
  • Advise students interested your respective issue areas, providing information on how to successfully engage
  • In collaboration with CCE staff, develop a regular rhythm for tabling to promote volunteer opportunities in your issue areas
  • Attend volunteer fairs to promote your issue areas
  • Determine the pre-requisites / orientation needs at the respective organizations for volunteers, and ensure students have the needed information to participate
  • Attend volunteer orientations to welcome students (e.g., “The CCE is here to help you.”), and greet organization staff
  • Ensure all new volunteers have successfully watched the “New Volunteer” orientation video
  • In collaboration with the communications team, develop a communications plan (paper flyers, Dflyers, SpiderBytes, routine newsletters, etc.)

CCE-wide Responsibilities

• Support the drop-in advising process for all civically engaged students, ensuring advisees receive issue-area specific information, as well as proper follow up and logistical support. This involves serving at least one shift as a peer advisor during CCE drop-in advising.
• In collaboration with CCE staff and fellow program associates, support conceptualizing, planning, and executing CCE-wide, educational meetings
• Serve on the student-fund review committee
• On occasion, participate in ad-hoc projects such as data analysis (e.g., create, interpret and report survey results, and support assessment efforts)
• Communicate student concerns to CCE staff

Experience/Skills/Qualifications

• Previous experience facilitating meetings and/or leading group discussions
• Previous experience in event planning and proficiency in written communication (mostly email)
• Strong written communication skills and efficient use of time required
• Attention to detail, task-management, and organization skills required

Work Hours

• Office hours are based on the student’s schedule (approximately 6 hours a week)
• Attend all relevant CCE meetings
• Attend all weekly staff meetings

Note to Applicant:

This position profile identifies the key responsibilities and expectations for performance. It cannot encompass all specific job tasks that an employee may be required to perform. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform job-related duties as may be reasonably assigned by his/her supervisor.