SL Center Director Position Description

Hi, folks.
A week ago I requested job descriptions for SL Center Directors. Below are
four that I compiled.
Thank you to all who responded!

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Heather Sullivan-Catlin, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology
SUNY-Potsdam
44 Pierrepont Avenue
Potsdam, NY 13676
315/267-2570
(fax)315/267-2743
sullivha@potsdam.edu

"Although social change cannot come overnight,
we must always work as though it were a possibility in the morning."
-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.


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PROGRAM LEADER         April 2001
North Campus
11380 NW 27th Ave., Miami, FL
      Miami-Dade Community College
      Center for Community Involvement North Campus

The Program Leader is responsible for the day-to-day leadership and
management of the North Campus "Center for Community Involvement."  This
Center is responsible for all service-learning and community service
activities on the campus, as well as the America Reads and America Counts
initiatives.  The Center also administers an AmeriCorps*VISTA program.  The
Leader works closely with hundreds of students, faculty, and community
partners and is responsible for promoting the ethic of service and
citizenship at the College.  The Leader represents the College frequently
with various community agencies/groups; identifies, builds relationships
with, and makes periodic site visits to community-based organizations;
assists faculty in selecting and developing appropriate service
opportunities for their courses; develops and implements a comprehensive
student orientation, training, and placement program; assists with the
development and implementation of the America Reads component of Federal
Work Study; conducts evaluation and assessment of Center activities;
prepares status reports; assists in development of reflection opportunities;
supervises student assistants, student ambassadors, and AmericorpsVISTA
members; counsels students interested in service; serves on college-wide
integrated management team providing overall direction for the college's
program; coordinates special events and performs other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor's degree and a minimum of four years of related
experience; Master's degree preferred.  Demonstrated commitment to public
and community service; strong interpersonal, organizational, and
administrative skills; demonstrated writing and speaking ability;
familiarity with service-learning or student development in an academic
environment, and demonstrated leadership experience.  Occasional evening and
weekend work is required.


POSITION ID# (Pending, please contact Josh Young at jyoung@mdcc.edu to get
this #)
POSITION TITLE Program Leader, Center for Community Involvement
SALARY:                   29,400 minimum with liberal Employee Benefit
Program
NEEDED:  ASAP

For more information contact Josh Young at jyoung@mdcc.edu, or 305-237-7477.

Additional Information:
To apply you must complete an M-DCC Employment Application, including
supplying copies of transcripts for all college/university preparation.
(This application can be downloaded from www.mdcc.edu -- select
Administrative Departments and then Human Resources and follow the
instructions.)   Later on, you will have to provide original transcripts and
3 original letters of reference as a condition of employment (you can turn
in your application initially without the original transcripts* and without
the letters of reference.  Keep a copy of the completed application for your
records.  All complete applications will be forwarded by Human Resources to
a screening committee for initial screening and interviewing.  This
committee will select finalists for the position who will be interviewed
further.  This job will be posted in the coming weeks by MDCC's HR
Department and will be assigned a Position ID number.  You cannot submit
your application until this ID # is assigned.  Josh Young will have this
information as soon as it is available.

(*you must turn in, at a minimum, "unofficial" transcripts with your
application, otherwise it won't be considered complete and won't be
forwarded to the screening committee)

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College Misericordia

Position Description
Director of the Service Leadership Center

Qualifications:  (Minimum Requirements)

? Masters degree, eligible for faculty appointment in a discipline
? Prefer a minimum of three years experience in community related activities
or a service discipline
? Ability to relate across constituencies
? Administrative, management and community relations skills
? Ability to analyze and problem solve in a flexible manner
? Grant writing experience
? Outstanding communication skills, including group process skills
? Ability to work with minimal supervision
? Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to work effectively with
students and faculty

(Preferred Requirements)

? Experience working with faculty

Position Description: Direct and provide overall administrative support for
College Misericordia's academic service learning program.  The person
filling this position has responsibility for creating, enhancing and
directing service-learning initiatives for students, faculty, staff, and
community organizations.

Duties and Responsibilities:

? Provide the framework and guidelines to link service with curricula
? Plan, coordinate and direct the Service Leadership Center to meet its
goals and objectives
? Provide direct supervision to staff assigned to the Center
? Assist in employing, training and evaluating Center staff
? Provide for placement and support of student service learners
? Maintain records, reports, and documentation of Center services and
consistent impact
? Provide for budget and resource allocation for effective program/office
operation
? Assist faculty with utilization of the service-learning pedagogy,
placement and support of service learners
? Provide leadership for college academic and institutional policies that
encourage service-learning.
? Act as a clearinghouse for information on campus concerning community and
public service opportunities
? Promote and publicize service-learning to constituent
? Interface with key college administrators to develop and promote service
learning initiatives
? Act as a liaison for scheduling service learning courses
? Coordinate institutional service-learning planning and implementation
activities
? Develop and implement technical assistance and professional development
activities for faculty, staff, students and agency personnel
? Act as a liaison with local, national, state organizations and related
community service based initiatives including Campus Compact and
Pennsylvania Campus Compact
? Develop, maintain and obtain resource materials
? Assist community organizations/agencies with the development and
enhancement of service-learning opportunities for students
? Seek funds to augment and expand service-learning initiatives
? Develop and submit grants in a timely manner
? Respond to initiatives from the President and Vice President of Academic
Affairs
? Collaborate with the Insalaco Center for Career Development staff on
placement of service learners
? Assist college in developing incentives for student and faculty
involvement in service-learning
? Oversee outcomes data collection and analysis
? Initiate contractual agreements between the College and service
organizations
? Oversee faculty wage contracts for service learning
? Facilitate Service Learning College Committee and Service Learning Council
Meetings

Revised 10-18-01


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Marquette University Service Learning Program
Program Administrator Job Description



JOB SUMMARY: Directs overall operations of the Program; prepares and
oversees budgets and other Program materials; supervises student employees;
recruits and orients faculty to service learning; participates in planning,
fund-raising, evaluations, and community relations.

DUTIES:

 1. Oversees daily operations of Program;

 2. Recruits faculty to participate in service learning and in Program;

 3. Orients new faculty to Program;

 4. Participates in planning and conducting student orientations;

5.  Meets with student employees on a regular basis; assists with problem
solving and monitors performance;

6.  Directs and collaborates on creation of written materials for Program
(forms, handouts, brochures, etc.);

 7.  Prepares and oversees Program budgets;

 8.  Maintains accurate records for Program;

9. Directs and/or conducts Program evaluations by faculty, students, and
placement agencies;

 10.    Initiates and maintains contact with placement sites;

 11.    Participates in fund-raising activities;

 12.    Compiles reports on Program activities;

 13.  Performs other duties as assigned.



SUPERVISED BY:  Director, Institute for Urban Life


STAFF SUPERVISED: Assistant Administrator, Student Staff

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> POSITION DESCRIPTION
> Assistant Director
> Office for Service-Learning & Volunteer Programs
> Colorado State University
>
>
> The Division of Student Affairs at Colorado State University
> is a comprehensive student affairs program, which serves a
> major state university and land grant college.  The Division
> of Student Affairs encompasses a wide array of departmental
> services and programs addressing the needs of a student body
> of approximately 21,000.
>
> Colorado State is located in Fort Collins, a city of
> 120,000, which is 65 miles north of Denver.  The city offers
> a unique blend of metropolitan advantages and small town
> friendliness.  Situated at the western edge of the Great
> Plains and at the eastern base of the Rocky Mountain
> foothills, Fort Collins with its ideal climate provides easy
> access to numerous outdoor activities.
>
> Position Description
>
> The Office for Service-Learning & Volunteer Programs (SLVP)
> at Colorado State University offers a continuum of programs
> and services for Colorado State University students, faculty
> and staff.  This Assistant Director coordinates the Service
> Integration Project (SIP), a nationally recognized program
> whose mission is to promote excellence in service-learning.
> SIP's goals are to provide support and resources to faculty
> interested in the integration of service-learning into
> teaching, research, service and extension; to meet
> community-defined needs and cultivate community partner
> relationships; to develop student leaders in the field of
> service-learning; to encourage service-learning research;
> and, to disseminate models of service-learning excellence to
> stakeholders within and beyond Colorado State University.
> This position also supervises ServiceBank, a community
> placement referral program that tracks community needs and
> links students to service sites both through
> extra-curricular motivations and through service-learning
> courses.  Potential to be a national leader in the
> service-learning profession.
>
>
> Specific Responsibilities
>
> Oversee and coordinate all SIP services including faculty
> training, faculty fellowships, the student service-learning
> assistantship program, faculty/community mini-grants,
> service-learning awards, community partner workshops and
> individual consultations with faculty, students and
> community.
>
> Design, coordinate and teach the Service-Learning Scholars
> curriculum (a 6-week training series for faculty), half-day
> Service-Learning Faculty Fellows workshops, full-day
> Community Partner Workshops and other training
> opportunities.
>
> Manage up to $200,000 budget including dissemination of
> grants and stipends to participants and tracking grant
> activity through collaboration with the Office Manager and
> the Office of Sponsored Programs.
>
> Responsible for application, oversight, management,
> compliance and reporting of federal grants.
>
> Responsible for progress, end-of-year reports, evaluations
> and fiscal reports as requested by university
> administration.
>
> Supervise a full-time Research and Technology Coordinator
> who is responsible for implementing program evaluation,
> designing a comprehensive research agenda and supporting
> faculty involved in service-learning research.  This
> position is also responsible for the SIP database and
> webpage.
>
> Supervise a graduate assistant who is responsible for
> recruiting, selecting, training and monitoring the Student
> Service-Learning Assistants and is the Managing Editor for
> the Service-Learning LINK newsletter.
>
> Supervise three work-study students who coordinate
> ServiceBank by developing community partnerships,
> maintaining the ServiceBank database, and meeting with
> students to make site referrals.
>
> Provide support to the SIP faculty advisory committee by
> coordinating committee meetings and activities.  The
> committee advises SIP on programming design, program policy,
> mission and institutionalization issues.
>
> Participate as a staff member in the full activities of the
> Office for Service-Learning and Volunteer Programs,
> assisting in student staff development, office retreats,
> community trainings and overall program design and
> development.
>
> Participate as a staff member within the Division of Student
> Affairs, serving on committees and attending meetings and
> events as appropriate.
>
> Perform other work-related duties as assigned.
>
> QUALIFICATIONS
>
> Minimum Qualifications
>
> Masters degree.
>
> Minimum of two (2) years paid experience in community and
> program development.
>
> Minimum of two years experience and demonstrated expertise
> in supervision and administration.
>
>
>
> Preferred Qualifications
>
> Excellent teaching and public speaking skills.
>
> Excellent facilitation skills.
> Demonstrated ability to work successfully with faculty,
> students, community leaders and administrators.
>
> Fully understand and articulate a service-learning
> philosophy, with particular emphasis on service integration
> in higher education.
>
> Ability to write and manage large federal grants.
>
> Demonstrated  ability to create links between the
> educational sector and the community sector.
>
> Excellent writing skills.
>
> A demonstrated personal and professional commitment to
> ethnically diverse people, people with disabilities, women
> and non-traditional people.
>
> Successful grant-writing experience.
>
> Experience in service-learning in higher education.
>
> Teaching and curriculum development experience.
>
> Salary:  This is a mid-level administrative position. Salary
> to be commensurate with experience.   12 month appointment
> with full benefit package.
>
> To apply send: cover letter addressing all job
> qualifications, resume, names and addresses of 3 references
> and 1 page personal statement describing applicants
> philosophy of service-learning in higher education, with
> particular emphasis on current trends and issues.
> Applications are due stamped and postmarked to Mary Golden,
> Chair, SLVP Assistant Director Search Committee by midnight
> March 6, 2002.
> Starting date between July 1-15 2002.
>
> Colorado State is an equal opportunity/affirmative action
> employer and complies with the all Federal and Colorado
> State laws, regulations, and executive orders regarding
> affirmative action.  The Office of Equal Opportunity is
> located in 101 Student Services.  In order to assist
> Colorado State in meeting affirmative action
> responsibilities, ethnic minorities, women an other
> protected class members are encouraged to apply and to so
> identify themselves.
>
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