Category: Part Time Non-Benefited Positions

Department: Community Engagement

Locations: Boston, MA

Posted: Mar 7, 2019

Type: PT No Benefits

About Bunker Hill Community College:

Bunker Hill Community College is the largest community college in Massachusetts, serving more than 14,000 students each semester across all modes of instruction. Ranked among the 25 fastest growing public two-year colleges in the United States, BHCC is a multi-campus institution with vibrant, urban campuses in Boston, MA, in nearby Chelsea, MA, and at three satellite locations within the Greater Boston area. BHCC is part of the Massachusetts public higher education system, which includes 15 community colleges.

BHCC offers 103 certificate and degree programs that prepare students to enter four-year institutions or to enter the workforce prepared for better and more highly skilled jobs. Sixty-seven percent of students are people of color and more than fifty percent are women.

Bunker Hill Community College BHCC is nationally recognized as a Leader College by Achieving the Dream and is one of four colleges awarded the National Gates Foundation Achieving the Dream Catalyst grant.

COLLEGE GOALS:

BHCC is a progressive institution guided by five goals: to Foster Student Success, Strengthen Career, Transfer and Workforce Readiness, Advance Diversity, Inclusion and Equity and Develop the College's Infrastructure. The College is committed to a learning community teaching/learning environment and, as an Achieving the Dream institution, is focused on data-driven student success.

Living in Boston:

Boston prides itself on being one of the most livable cities in America with twenty-one diverse neighborhoods offering exceptional medical facilities, vibrant neighborhood business districts, museums, galleries and an extensive network of parks and outdoor recreational areas. Unemployment consistently tracks lower than the national average and job growth in 2014 and 2015 were ahead of projections. Eighty-plus colleges and a quarter of a million college students in the area make Boston one of the country's "youngest major metropolis," according to Boston magazine. Suburbs outside of Boston offer affordable housing options with easy access to public transportation.

Job Description:

The Office of Community Engagement at Bunker Hill Community College seeks to hire a part-time Special Projects Coordinator in the field of social work, education, or student development. Bunker Hill Community College's Office of Community Engagement promotes service learning and civic engagement as a special form of experiential education. Students engage in organized activities designed to enhance their understanding of course content, meet community needs, develop career-related skills, and become responsible citizens.

Special Projects- Volunteer Coordinator

The Special Projects- Volunteer Coordinator will take the lead in implementing the Community Engagement Office's co-curricular programming for students. The Special Projects- Volunteer Coordinator will work to deepen students' community engagement experiences through developing and delivering a series of events, trainings, materials and workshops that will enable students to make the most of their volunteering experiences.

Job Responsibilities:

Service Months Program: Service Months offer themed monthly volunteer opportunities that provide a fun and accessible way for BHCC students, faculty and staff to participate in the local community as volunteers.

Program Management:

• Schedule, organize, recruit, and assess all aspects of Service Months program
• Keep organized records and compile data reports of all students who sign up and the hours of service they complete
• Work with existing and establish new relationships with community partners
• Plan our Holiday Social and annual Community Engagement Student Award Ceremony
• Occasionally travel out of office to community sites with students

Supervision of Student Leaders:

• Service Leaders will help run the Office of Community Engagement's Service Months. The Service Leaders will support the office's work and raise awareness and excitement about service at BHCC.
• Hire, train, supervise and track hours for student employees.
• Collaborate with service leaders in leading volunteer events, hosting workshops and developing a student outreach and media campaign.
• Design and deliver trainings and materials on topics such as for conflict resolution, social justice issues, connecting experiences to career and academic goals, and leadership.

Co-curricular Resource Development:

• Develop student-centered resource materials and trainings using a variety of platforms for students participating in service learning classes, and co-curricular volunteer activities.

Volunteer & Engagement Advising:

• Advise students in community opportunities (service opportunities related to their interests).
• Develop and host a series of student-centered workshops for students looking to volunteer and give back to their communities, all while getting real life experience for their academic and professional careers.
• Serve as an advisor to the student volunteer club as well as connect other clubs on campus with volunteer opportunities.

Requirements:

• Degree in Education, Social Work, Student Development and/or Non-profit management
• Working background knowledge of experiential education theories and pedagogies of service learning, internships, learning communities, and strength based advising
• Strong interest in working with multicultural, multi-generational, non-traditional, International, and ELL students in a college setting
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Flexible, independent worker with strong initiative and good sense of humor
• Desire to work with and mentor students in fulfilling personal, academic and professional goals
• Interest in working with new media technologies preferred
• Experience with event planning is desired

Additional Information:

Salary:18hr/wk @ 28.29/hr (non-benefitted)

Review Date: open until filled

Application Instructions:

To be considered for this position please upload the following documents to your account:

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• A Copy of your Unofficial Transcripts

Please be sure to address the Required Qualifications in your documents.

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