Tuesday, May 20, 2008
- Opportunities
Become an AmeriCorps*VISTA member and help implement service-learning at Rockhurst University by building partnerships and mobilizing resources that connect students and communities in service to the common good. Develop valuable resume-building networking, outreach, and leadership skills in the process.
Specific duties
- Assist in strengthening strategic community partnerships
- Identify community needs that can be filled by Rockhurst students
- Work with faculty to integrate service into portions of the Rockhurst curriculum
- Assist in the recruitment, training, and supporting students, faculty, and community agencies in service-learning
- Plan and implement service events with campus and community organizations
- Other related duties as assigned
Preferred skills
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Computer literacy
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Knowledge about service-learning
- Interest in low-income and poverty issues
- Strong interest in social justice issues
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree
- 18 years of age or older
- U.S. citizen or permanent resident
- Driver’s license preferred
- Professional references
AmeriCorps*VISTA members serve full-time, for one year with varying work hours and receive a modest living allowance, health benefits, relocation expenses, student loan forbearance, childcare assistance, and travel reimbursement. Rockhurst University will provide a modest rent allowance, Upon completion of service, members choose between an education award of $4,725 or a cash stipend of $1,200, and receive non-competitive eligibility for federal employment. Rockhurst University and AmeriCorps are equal opportunity organizations.
Rockhurst University is a learning community centered on excellence in liberal undergraduate education and graduate education. It is Catholic and Jesuit, involved in the life and growth of the city and region, and committed to the service of the contemporary world. Rockhurst founded the Center for Service Learning in 1994 as a resource for faculty, students and community organizations seeking to support students as they learn to become “men and women with and for others” through civic engagement, community service and service-learning. Rockhurst students have a history of giving 25,000 hours annually in service to others. Even though service at Rockhurst is voluntary, more than 85 percent of students participate in service projects during their education.
Please contact, Jason Bolinger, AmeriCorps*VISTA Leader at (417) 836-3104 or e-mail at jbolinger@missouristate.edu, or visit www.americorps.org. On-line applications are available at https://recruit.cns.gov.