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Director, Service & Civic Engagement
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Customer Service
Specialty
Customer Service
Location
08648, Lawrence Township, New Jersey, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
1/11/24
The Rider University community is composed of faculty, staff, and students from a wide range of cultural backgrounds.
Rider University is committed to fostering an inclusive, vibrant living and learning community that embraces students, faculty, and staff of all backgrounds and enables them to achieve success.
The Department of Service and Civic Engagement invites applications for the Director, Service & Civic Engagement. Reporting to the Associate Dean of Students, this individual will provide vision, leadership and management for a comprehensive campus program which promotes student involvement in volunteerism and social change.
Specifically, the individual will be responsible for:
providing campus leadership for a collaborative campus civic action plan promoting civic engagement and social responsibility;
providing programmatic structure to expand Rider student engagement in community service, understanding community needs, and developing skills to advocate for social change;
providing administrative oversight of program planning that engages students in service activities in support of Engaged Learning, providing reflection opportunities for students engaged in service to promote learning and understanding and verifying their service as serving the Engaged Learning requirements;
overseeing opportunities for students to become aware of and engage with other aspects of civic engagement (e.g.: voting, political awareness and advocacy);
providing direct oversight of the Bonner scholars program, 4-year service learning project for select students;
providing oversight for the operation of the Rider University Resource Pantry; and
providing direct supervision of one graduate assistant.
Position Requirements
Bachelors degree required. Master preferred in counseling, human service, or related field with 3-5 years of demonstrated experience working with student volunteers in campus or community agencies.
Demonstrated organizational and communication skills
Demonstrated understanding of multicultural competency, desire, and ability to work with diverse student populations.
A conceptual understanding of development and service learning theory.
A demonstrated understanding of diverse learning styles.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively with faculty.
A conceptual understanding of community development.
Knowledge in working with Netscape, Word, Excel and HTML authoring tools.
Position Preferred Qualifications/Experience About Rider University
The Rider University community is composed of faculty, staff and students from a wide range of cultural backgrounds.
Rider University is committed to fostering an inclusive, vibrant living and learning community that embraces students, faculty and staff of all backgrounds and enables them to achieve success.
Through reflection and open, respectful dialogue, we develop responsible citizens who demonstrate academic understanding and compassion to grow and serve as leaders in a diverse and global world.
Candidates with a demonstrated commitment supportive of the multicultural needs of Rider University and the surrounding community are highly desired.
Rider University is consistently ranked as a best college by U.S. News and World Report, The Wall Street Journal and The Princeton Review. For more than a decade, Rider has also been recognized in The Princeton Reviews Guide to Green Colleges for its sustainability efforts.
Rider University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer dedicated to excellence through diversity.
Rider University is committed to fostering an inclusive, vibrant living and learning community that embraces students, faculty, and staff of all backgrounds and enables them to achieve success.
The Department of Service and Civic Engagement invites applications for the Director, Service & Civic Engagement. Reporting to the Associate Dean of Students, this individual will provide vision, leadership and management for a comprehensive campus program which promotes student involvement in volunteerism and social change.
Specifically, the individual will be responsible for:
providing campus leadership for a collaborative campus civic action plan promoting civic engagement and social responsibility;
providing programmatic structure to expand Rider student engagement in community service, understanding community needs, and developing skills to advocate for social change;
providing administrative oversight of program planning that engages students in service activities in support of Engaged Learning, providing reflection opportunities for students engaged in service to promote learning and understanding and verifying their service as serving the Engaged Learning requirements;
overseeing opportunities for students to become aware of and engage with other aspects of civic engagement (e.g.: voting, political awareness and advocacy);
providing direct oversight of the Bonner scholars program, 4-year service learning project for select students;
providing oversight for the operation of the Rider University Resource Pantry; and
providing direct supervision of one graduate assistant.
Position Requirements
Bachelors degree required. Master preferred in counseling, human service, or related field with 3-5 years of demonstrated experience working with student volunteers in campus or community agencies.
Demonstrated organizational and communication skills
Demonstrated understanding of multicultural competency, desire, and ability to work with diverse student populations.
A conceptual understanding of development and service learning theory.
A demonstrated understanding of diverse learning styles.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively with faculty.
A conceptual understanding of community development.
Knowledge in working with Netscape, Word, Excel and HTML authoring tools.
Position Preferred Qualifications/Experience About Rider University
The Rider University community is composed of faculty, staff and students from a wide range of cultural backgrounds.
Rider University is committed to fostering an inclusive, vibrant living and learning community that embraces students, faculty and staff of all backgrounds and enables them to achieve success.
Through reflection and open, respectful dialogue, we develop responsible citizens who demonstrate academic understanding and compassion to grow and serve as leaders in a diverse and global world.
Candidates with a demonstrated commitment supportive of the multicultural needs of Rider University and the surrounding community are highly desired.
Rider University is consistently ranked as a best college by U.S. News and World Report, The Wall Street Journal and The Princeton Review. For more than a decade, Rider has also been recognized in The Princeton Reviews Guide to Green Colleges for its sustainability efforts.
Rider University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer dedicated to excellence through diversity.