Student Leaders in Civic Engagement; Pool

Overview

Mount Wachusett Community College Job Posting:
Student Leaders in Civic Engagement (Pool)

Student Leaders in Civic Engagement (Pool)

About Mount Wachusett Community College: Mount Wachusett Community College (MWCC) is a highly regarded educational institution located in Gardner, Massachusetts and accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE). Established in 1963, MWCC serves the educational needs of the communities of North Central Massachusetts with innovative undergraduate education, early college programs, workforce development, personal enrichment, and community service. With a strong emphasis on academic excellence, MWCC provides a supportive environment for individuals to pursue their educational goals, enhance professional skills, and seek personal growth.

MWCC empowers individuals from all walks of life, fostering their development and transformation.

We hope you will consider applying for one of our open positions, and discover all that Mount Wachusett Community College and the North Central Massachusetts region have to offer.

Mount Wachusett Community College embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion as core values and makes it our mission to proactively focus on improving racial equity in our college community. We value equity-minded individuals with commitment to serve student learners from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities, and orientations. Therefore, we strongly encourage applicants who share our commitment and who understand the benefits of culturally relevant practices needed in an educational environment.

General Statement of Duties:

Plan and implement service learning and volunteer opportunities and other civic programming on campus and in our community.

Responsibilities

• Work as an employee of the Center for Civic Learning and Community Engagement to supplement civic programming at the college;
• Primary responsibility will be to recruit and manage student volunteers and service learning students from the college. Provide support and response to student questions and needs regarding service learning and volunteering;
• Provide campus-wide volunteer opportunities and civic education events/programming for students;
• Plan and implement volunteer and service learning opportunities for students; recruit MWCC students as volunteers for various opportunities, including on-campus events, service learning and volunteer opportunities;
• Ensure that MWCC students providing service learning or volunteer hours are familiar with how to report service hours and fill out necessary paperwork; provide training as necessary;
• Work with Center staff and faculty to conceptualize and implement service learning projects and events;
• Attend bi-weekly SLICE meetings / professional development training;
• Plan at least two campus-wide volunteer opportunities each semester (e.g., Dialogues, Alternative Spring Break, United Way Day of Caring, etc.);
• Submit monthly reports to the program director;
• Perform other duties as necessary to enhance the success of the program.

• Must have completed at least one semester at MWCC, and be currently enrolled, or a recent graduate (within 2 years);
• Be able to commit to 10 hours a week/ 500 hours total;
• Proven leadership ability, record of volunteerism/service, positive attitude, flexibility and a desire to positively impact the college and the local community is necessary;
• Must be able to commit to a week-long Training in August;
• Commit from August
  - June.

• Must maintain a 3.0 GPA with a 3.3+

Applicants who do not meet the qualifications as stated above are encouraged to put in writing precisely how their background and experience have prepared them with the equivalent combination of education, training and experience required for the responsibilities of this position.

Salary: $16.50-$18.00 per hour
Hours per Week: up to 12
Number of Weeks: 44

Mount Wachusett Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy or related conditions, gender identity, sex characteristics, sex stereotypes or sexual orientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statutes and college policies.

The College prohibits Sex-Based Harassment. Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, or retaliation shall be referred to the College s Affirmative Action Officer and/or Title IX Coordinator, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the United States Department of Education s Office for Civil Rights.