Community-Based Learning Program Assistant

About the Department & Position
The Center for Community Engagement & Service connects the American University community to non-profits and volunteer opportunities in the DMV.
As the Program Assistant for community-based learning, you would be overseeing our program that connects the classroom to the non-profit world. You'll be collaborating with professors, students, and our non-profit partners to oversee this program that intersects academia and student involvement.
Summary/Objective
The Center for Community Engagement & Service (CCES), is seeking one (1) graduate student to fill the "Community-Based Learning Program Assistant" position.
CCES is AU's hub for community outreach, volunteering and service-learning opportunities in Washington, DC. Your role supports the Community-Based Learning Programs by advancing
"service-learning" programs, which are experiential Learning Programs that take what students learn in the classroom and connect them to hands-on work in nonprofits across the DMV.
Essential Functions

1. Organize nonprofit networking events & academic reflection. Track progress and support students of the Community Service-Learning Program (CSLP) and CB courses.
2. Manage 3-4 undergraduate student workers as CSLP Peer Mentors.
3. Work closely with faculty, nonprofits, and students/clubs to facilitate CBL programs at AU.
4. Use GivePulse, AU's volunteer management software, to connect nonprofit opportunities with student interests and develop student leaders.
5. Grow CBL trajectory through strategic planning, program advertisement, and participant recruitment each semester.

Work Environment

• The position is hybrid, so you will be working partially in the office and partially from home.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

• The position is roughly 15-18 hours/week.

Salary Range

• Graduate assistants at American University are paid $18.00/hour.
• You are paid on a bi-weekly schedule.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications
• Proactive and growth-oriented mindset (enjoys building and strategizing).
• Strong with technology: Canva/adobe (graphic design), Asana (project management), Sharepoint (file management), Microsoft Suite, Canvas, Excel/Qualtrics (data management), AI tools, etc.
• Outstanding communication, organizational, leadership, and teamwork skills.
• Commitment to social justice issues, particularly with a JEDI (justice, equity, diversity, inclusion) framework.
• Service-Learning experience and/or prior experience with nonprofits preferred.
Others
• Submit a short statement of interest and your resume to sgupta@american.edu.
• Salary Range: $18/hour
• Time Commitment: 12-18 hours per week.
• Immediate hire for Fall 2023 onboarding and a January 2024 start date.
• Students graduating May 2025 preferred.