TITLE: DIRECTOR SERVICE LEARNING
GRADE: 16
JOB CODE: 0109
FLSA: MANAGEMENT
Job Summary
Develops, plans, implements, administers and evaluates service-learning programs that include civic engagement, student volunteers, pre K-12 consortia and coordinates other projects involving state and local community coalitions and agencies.
Scope
This position works in an assigned area. Work contacts include administrators, faculty, staff, teachers, students, educational institutions, nonprofit agencies, volunteers, business or industry, and governmental agencies. Equipment used includes standard office equipment.
Supervision Received
This position reports to an assigned dean; receives general direction regarding routine matters and specific instructions regarding non-routine matters.
Supervision Exercised
Supervises managers, staff, students, AmeriCorp VISTA
members, temporaries, work-study and volunteers.
Representative Duties
Develops, plans, markets, organizes, administers, evaluates,
and assesses service-learning and other community partnership programs;
service-learning combines community service with classroom instruction and
focuses on critical thinking, value clarification, and social responsibility; provides
direction for faculty, students and community members by placing and
documenting service-learning students; designs service learning programs for
faculty and students; facilitates and implements professional development and
training for faculty and staff; assists academic departments in developing
methodology and strategies for service-learning; presents service-learning
programs to faculty, staff, community and professional functions; collects data
and follow-up survey results to assist in the development, implementation, and
evaluation of programs; coordinates service-learning program with community
agency managers and directors, pre K-12 school administrators, principals,
instructors, college faculty, business/industry personnel; prepares and monitors
budget(s); identifies and prepares applications for alternative funding
sources, including funding for AmeriCorp VISTA members, grants, evaluation and
reporting on programs; participates on college and community boards; performs
related duties as assigned.
Knowledge and Abilities
Knowledge of: service-learning models and methodologies;
practices in the delivery of non-traditional educational services; student
leadership/development theory and practices; curriculum development and
instructional design; community and school partnerships models; high school and
community college missions, programs and practices; school and community issues
and dynamics; learning communities and first year experience theories and
practices.
Ability to: identify and evaluate future needs/trends and
develop responsive programs and coordinate with external constituents;
coordinate activities of faculty, staff, diverse student programs; plan,
develop, and implement new programs and services; develop, promote, and
implement non-traditional programs; present programs to a variety of audiences;
plan, manage, and organize multiple projects; identify and analyze
problems/issues and recommend strategies and solutions; direct and evaluate the
work of others; prepare statistical and narrative reports, communicate
effectively orally and in writing; establish cooperative working relationships
with persons contacted in the course of performing assigned duties.
Training and Experience
Any combination of education, training, and experience that
provides the required knowledge and abilities.
An example of this would be a college degree in education or related
field and/or experience in service-learning or community and business related
partnership programs and instructional development.
Special Conditions of Employment
This position may require local and regional travel.
This class specification is intended to indicate the basic
nature of positions allocated to the class and examples of typical duties that
may be assigned. It does not imply that
all positions within the class perform all of the duties listed, nor does it
necessarily list all possible duties that may be assigned.