Full Time and Part Time Positions Available for 2010-2011

Applications are invited for six full time and eight part time service positions for 2010-2011, in support of our mission of campus-community engagement for student learning and meeting community need.  Full time positions require a bachelor's degree and carry living stipends and education awards; part time positions carry education awards only and are intended for undergraduate or graduate USM students.

• Community Service and Leadership Coordinator - Full time AmeriCorps VISTA position, leading our recruitment, support, and tracking of student community service, building and supporting community partnerships for service, providing leadership training for our Student Service Leaders program, and leading Day of Service projects.
• Mentoring Coordinator - Full time AmeriCorps VISTA position, managing and building upon our "Husky Mentors" program in collaboration with Big Brothers Big Sisters and Portland Public Schools.
• College Access and Success Coordinator - Full time AmeriCorps position, leading outreach to secondary school students for increased college aspirations and access, and with USM students through experiential learning for increased retention and success.
• Multicultural Outreach Coordinator - Full time AmeriCorps position, leading outreach to multicultural students in the wider community for increased college aspirations and access, and to multicultural students at USM for engagement to support retention and success.
• Sustainable Environment Entrepreneur - Two full time AmeriCorps positions - one based on the Gorham campus, one on the Portland campus -  working with USM Dining Services and Residential Life to increase student awareness of and engagement with environmental issues including sustainable dining practices, and with USM Facilities Management and faculty to engage students in projects for environmental sustainability including energy conservation and weatherization.
• Student Service Leaders - Up to 8 part-time AmeriCorps positions recruiting and supporting students in service with community partner projects and organizations.

For more information, contact me or go to www.AmeriCorps.gov.

 

 

 

 

Andrea Thompson McCall, Director

   Community Engagement

   Interfaith Chaplaincy

University of Southern Maine

P.O. Box 9300

Portland, ME 04104-9300

 

Phone 207-228-8284

FAX 207-228-8403