Community Service Learning

Position Descriptions

Community Action and Awareness Team
The Community Action and Awareness Team (CAAT) is a group of student leaders who work to raise awareness about social and environmental justice issues and to provide direct service opportunities both on and off campus. These positions are typically hired in early September. The CAAT is a group of five students that develop and implement issue based opportunities such as the Hunger Banquet, Into the Streets, and stream clean-up. The issues that the team focuses on each year depend on the passion and voice of the current leadership group. Team members rotate through leadership roles such a team captain, logistics, and ambiance. The Long Term Project Coordinator facilitates service-based student organizations together to collaborate in the planning and implementation of projects that are large scale and geared to the entire campus.

Take a Break Student Director
As the student director, you will be responsible for overall program management. This position supervises the lead team, facilitates leader trainings and meetings, manages the budget, coordinates marketing including web site updates, and transportation reservations.

Take a Break  Coordinator
As a member of the coordination team, you will be responsible for an aspect of the program management. The positions are financial, fundraising, logistics, and publicity. 

Take a Break Trip Facilitator
As a trip facilitator, you will be responsible for facilitation of pre-trip community meetings, leading discussions on group directed reading, and coordinating all aspects of the spring break trip. Typically each trip will have two trip facilitators who work collaboratively on all trip aspects.

Jump Start: NSOCO Leader
Leaders of this program will assist new students in doing community service in Salem and surrounding areas during the week -long Jump Start program in mid-August. The team of five will lead evening activities and reflection, encouraging students to bring meaning to their experiences and their role in the Salem community. Successful NSOCO leaders must enjoy doing service, facilitating reflection, engaging new students, and sharing their WU experiences.

Bush Elementary Partnership Program
The coordinator will recruit tutor volunteers to meet in-class and after-school volunteer needs at Bush School Elementary. The responsibilities will include marketing, processing applications, scheduling volunteer hours, and facilitating trainings and meetings. The Tutor coordinator needs to be available to meet with staff at Bush School Elementary during the day, occasionally observe the after-school program, and be accessible to tutors.

Community Service Learning Intern
The Community Service Learning (CSL) Intern position is an opportunity for previous CSL staff members to help achieve the goals of the Office of Community Service Learning. This leadership position offers the experience of working to strengthen relationships between CSL leadership teams, serve as a resource to new staff, and to document program implementation. Finally, the Intern works as a vital part of the central staff, working on projects necessary to help the CSL reach its goals.

For more information, contact...

ext. 6807

www.willamette.edu/dept/csl