Program Coordinator AmeriCorps Public Allies

Job Summary

The Program Coordinator - AmeriCorps Public Ally in the Center for Leadership and Community Engagement (CLCE) at Rollins College will be immersed in hands-on experiences in student affairs. The Program Coordinator will work to facilitate partnerships with various community organizations, assess the needs of those organizations, and serve as a liaison to pair these needs with the passions of Rollins students. The Program Coordinator - AmeriCorps Public Ally will also have the unique opportunity to be able to create, develop, and enhance existing programs for CLCE, with a particular emphasis on the Bonner Leaders Program.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Provide comprehensive advising and related support to prospective and current student participants in CLCE programs, with an emphasis on Bonner Leaders, helping students connect their civic engagement to their academic and career pursuits; acts as student advocate, and provides day-to-day problem solving as necessary on student needs and issues.
• Direct oversight of the Rollins College Give Pulse platform, which serves to list and manage all volunteer and community organization events, hours, and fundraisers.
• Develop and facilitate training for Bonner Leaders related to the program's six common commitments: civic engagement, community building, social justice, diversity, spiritual exploration, and international perspective.
• Support three Bonner Interns who assist in program management by leading weekly team meetings, routine 1:1s, and communicating daily tasks.
• Participate in the planning, coordination, publicity, implementation, and evaluation of CLCE events, including one-time service, meetings, conferences, and/or special events; coordinating budgets, speakers, facilities, technology, equipment, logistical requirements, accommodations and travel, catering, and other related applicable event activities.
• Support the onboarding process for student volunteers, including recruitment, orientations, and ongoing training.
• Oversee the volunteer management platform Givepulse to track volunteer and non-profit experience. Align CLCE's student engagement efforts with other units by managing select on-campus partnerships. Active participant of a team that includes a director, an associate director, an assistant director, an office coordinator, two graduate assistants, and several student employees.
• Attend bi-weekly skill-building and leadership development sessions alongside his or her cohort of Public Allies.
• Attend other AmeriCorps or Public Ally Site required events, including, but not limited to core, mid-year and year-end retreats as outlined on the program year calendar.
• Create and support student development and growth as it relates to community engagement.
• Work on SPARC (Service, Passion, Action, Rollins College) and other academic service-learning initiatives through the Rollins College Conference (RCC) First-year experience program.
• Act as a representative of the Center for Leadership and Community Engagement, answering questions and providing information to any interested parties.
• Attend weekly 1:1 meetings with the Associate Director, Bonner Leaders Program Interns, CLCE Staff meetings, and retreats to discuss visioning, communication, projects, roles, feedback and growth.
• Assist with office procedures, tasks, and protocol when needed and other duties as assigned per the needs of the office and community.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Valid Florida driver's license and acceptable motor vehicle report (MVR) are required.
• Knowledge of best practices in student affairs and civic engagement
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
• Ability to gather and analyze data and generate reports.
• Knowledge and understanding of meeting and event planning principles, requirements, procedures, and available resources.
• Skill in organizing resources and establishing priorities.
• Ability to develop, plan, and implement short- and long-range goals.
• Ability to make administrative/procedural decisions and judgments.
• Knowledge of event facilities, technology, and equipment.
• Ability to create, compose, and edit written materials.