Job Title: Assistant Director for Community Engagement and Service
Location: Georgia Gwinnett College
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Job ID: 256125
About Us

Located in the vibrant community that is Gwinnett County, Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) is a technology-rich, financially affordable, four-year institution with an access mission, housed on a modern 260-acre campus, 30 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta.

GGC's transformative model of education prepares students to be life-long learners through the four pillars of scholarship, leadership, service and creativity. With a diverse student body of over 11,000 and a similarly diverse faculty and staff of 1,300+, the college embraces innovative approaches to education and administrative services through an inclusive culture.

Georgia Gwinnett College recognizes the talents of its faculty and staff as the institution's most critical asset. Essential to the college's mission is the critical need to attract, retain, and engage a diverse and highly qualified workforce. In addition to the University System of Georgia's expansive benefit and retirement offerings, employees who have completed six months of regular full-time service with GGC are eligible for the system's Tuition Assistance Program (TAP). This program fosters the development and professional growth of employees through tuition assistance for eligible courses at any of the system's 26 institutions.

The University System of Georgia's total compensation package features an outstanding set of employee benefits for eligible positions, including, but not limited to, medical, dental, and vision plans, paid holidays, sick and vacation leave and retirement savings plans. More information can be found by visiting the USG Benefits webpage: https://benefits.usg.edu/

Job Summary

The Assistant Director for Community Engagement and Service position provides leadership and supervision for the volunteerism and service-learning unit within the Office of Student Involvement and Student Center.

The Lead is responsible for developing and leading co-curricular programs and services that engage the Georgia Gwinnett College student body in community service and volunteer activities.

Additionally, responsibilities include creating and supporting curricular and co-curricular opportunities that utilize service as a means for student learning and development, to advance the institution's integrated academic experience model.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the development, execution, and evaluation of volunteer programs, to include local, national, and international service experiences
• Collaborates with faculty, staff, and the community to integrate service and social justice in co-curricular and curricular experiences
• Participates in the development, implementation, and evaluation of leadership, and civic engagement programs
• Collects data on service learning and volunteer efforts at GGC to document and assess the impact of work and to keep the department informed about campus and community needs, collaborating with Institutional Research as appropriate
• Tracks, approves, and reports student volunteers' hours; trains and supervises student workers who assist with volunteer programs, projects, and initiatives
• Prepares, processes and monitors the volunteer/service program budget including creation of purchase orders, processing of invoices, expense reports, supply orders, meeting facilities, event planning, reimbursement requests, travel accommodations and transportation reservations; coordinates administrative items including scheduling meetings, assisting with event planning, travel accommodations and transportation reservations
• Provides supervision of events and activities of the GGC Care Pantry
• Supervises the GGC Care Pantry Coordinator
• Performs other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• 4 Year / Bachelor's Degree
• Three to five years of experience planning, developing and evaluating volunteer programs (preferably within a higher education setting) including one year of experience advising student clubs and organizations
• One year of supervisory experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate Degree in Higher Education, Student Affairs, Student Personnel Work or closely related field
• Experience in a college/university Student Affairs related setting
• Experience in assessment of student programs
• Experience with working with fraternities and/or sororities

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Skills in verbal and written communications
• Skills in interpersonal communications and relationship building
• Skills in administration and supervision including the ability to work independently and multitask
• Skills in organizational and time management
• Knowledge of the principles of service-learning, volunteerism, and civic engagement
• Knowledge of diversity, equity, and inclusion concepts and programs
• Ability to exhibit professional demeanor
• Ability to interact well with the campus constituents as well as public community representatives, and organizations requesting information and service

Conditions of Employment

Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background investigation including a criminal background check demonstrating your eligibility for employment with Georgia Gwinnett College, as determined by Georgia Gwinnett College in its sole discretion, confirmation of the credentials and employment history reflected in your application materials and, if applicable, a satisfactory credit check. Applicants may be subject to a pre-employment drug test.

Offers are made expressly subject to the applicable federal and state laws, to the statutes, rules and regulations of this institution and to the Bylaws and Policies of the Board of Regents (BOR) of the University System of Georgia (USG), which are available for your inspection upon request.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Georgia Gwinnett College is an equal employment, equal access, equal educational opportunity, and affirmative action institution. It is the policy and practice of our institution to recruit, hire, train, promote, retain, and educate persons without regard to race, color, national or ethnical origin, age, disability, sex/gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or veteran status as required by applicable state and federal laws (including Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, ADA, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, AREA, and Executive Order 11246 ). For questions or more detailed information regarding this policy, please contact the Georgia Gwinnett College Human Resources Team at (678) 407.5070 or email hr@ggc.edu. Individuals requiring disability related accommodations for participation in any event or to obtain print materials in an alternative format, please contact the Payroll and Benefits at (678) 407.5054 or email benefits@ggc.edu. Any individual who feels that they may have been discriminated against, should contact the Office of Equal Opportunity and Title IX Compliance at titleix@ggc.edu.

Background Check

• Standard + Education

Other Information

Due to the volume of applications, applicants may not receive a reply from the College unless an applicant is selected for an interview. Review of applications will continue until positions are filled. Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the United States and proof of eligibility will be contemporaneously required upon acceptance of an employment offer. Any resulting employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation, as determined by Georgia Gwinnett College in its sole discretion. Georgia Gwinnett College, a unit of the University System of Georgia, is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion. Georgia is an open records state.

Physical Requirements
Position requires local travel. Ability to lift and carry files and materials. Ability to move from one office to another office on campus. Adequate vision, hearing and manual dexterity to interact with people in person, on the phone and in writing. Job takes place in normal environmental conditions.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.