Svoboda Student Service Fellow

Job Title: Svoboda Student Service Fellow 

Classification: Student Employee (non-exempt)

Name and Address of Employer: St. Olaf College, 1520 St. Olaf Ave, Northfield, MN 55057

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Department Name: Svoboda Center

Unit Number (5 digits): 11565

Length of Position: See Employment Authorization  

Contact Person/Supervisor: 

Wage Range: $11.75-12.75/hour

 

Description of the Position: (Purpose of the Position): 

• To assist the Svoboda Center in its efforts to support and strengthen student involvement in service, both on and off campus. 
• To serve as a student leader for civic and community engagement work on campus by regularly sharing information about the Svoboda Center and other civic engagement opportunities with their peers and being a “go to” person with civic and community engagement expertise, including direct peer-to-peer support.

 

Transferable Skills: 

• Communicate digitally and in-person with diverse people and communities
• Gather data about student service organizations, programs and efforts across campus
• Assist with support of the Student Service Advisory Council
• Curate website content as needed
• Write content for newsletters about service opportunities, as needed
• Represent program at events
• Provide peer mentoring for students interested in service

 

Duties and Responsibilities: 

The Svoboda Center Fellow - Student Service Connector  will be asked to complete the following, including but not limited to:

• Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of Svoboda service-related programs, student service organizations, and volunteering opportunities with community partners.
• Work with Svoboda Center to support student service organizations, service-related programs and help in connecting community partners to students.
• Analyze and synthesize student service feedback from students, faculty, and community partners and provide recommendations for how to improve Svoboda Center work.
• Assist in data collection, tracking and analysis of student service organizations and programs
• Represent the Svoboda Center at various students events throughout the year
• Provide 1-1 peer advising for students interested in volunteering and service
• Attend professional development on civic and community engagement (as schedule permits)

 

Qualifications: (Education/Experience/Skills) 

Education: Student in good academic standing.

 

Experience: The Svoboda Center is looking for someone who is a...

• Collaborator
• Community builder
• Synthesizer
• Problem-solver
• Activator
• Learner
• Communicator

 

Ideal candidate should have an interest in developing a deep understanding of the community and local service opportunities; working with other students to connect them with community partners and student service organizations; working with communities to advance priorities, connecting St. Olaf to the wider community, and making a positive impact. 

 

Skills: Ideal candidate would have skills in the following: 

• Writing and editing 
• Google Docs, Spreadsheets, Forms
• WordPress
• Project Management software (Asana, Slack, etc.)

 

This job description is for general information purposes.  It is not intended to list all duties and responsibilities of the position.  This job description is subject to change at any time by St. Olaf College, with or without prior notice.