Community Engagement Coordinator

WHITMAN COLLEGE

Located in the historic community of Walla Walla, Whitman’s vibrant and beautiful tree-lined campus is home to an intellectually diverse, dynamic, welcoming and supportive community of some 500 staff and faculty serving approximately 1,500 students from the local region and across the globe. With exceptional students, accomplished faculty and staff, and a fiercely loyal and growing number of engaged alumni, Whitman College continues to build on its national reputation for academic excellence as one of the top liberal arts colleges in the country.  

 

Whitman College is cultivating a community built on inclusion and belonging. We recognize the value of those who can offer historically underrepresented perspectives and encourage applications from those whose background, knowledge, and insights from lived experience can add to the college’s working and learning environment. Whitman College is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer (EEO).

POSITION PURPOSE

Whitman College is committed to providing high-quality, comprehensive and relevant personal and professional development opportunities for our students and alumni. Through the work of the Career and Community Engagement Center (CCEC), students access creative and timely programming and resources to help them build connections with our local community and the vast array of options they might pursue during and after their time on campus.

The Community Engagement Coordinator, based in the Career and Community Engagement Center, will support the College’s efforts to develop and support mutually-beneficial partnerships with local organizations in the Walla Walla Valley to create important experiential learning opportunities for students through volunteer programs and other Center initiatives. The Coordinator will foster student leadership development as well as personal and professional development. The Coordinator will work with the Director for Community Engagement to ensure the College offers multiple varied and relevant opportunities for students to learn about, and connect with, “the rich and complex landscape and history of the Walla Walla Valley” (mission statement).

WORK SCHEDULE

This position is 1560 hours per year (0.75 FTE), and can accommodate either 40 hours/week for 10 months (the academic year), or 30 hours/week for 12 months.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Recruit, train, mentor, supervise, celebrate, and inspire student Community Engagement leaders.          
• Develop and support relationships with community partners hosting Whitman student volunteer programs and actively participate in relevant networks, meetings and events..
• Support Spanish-English dual language students and volunteers to meet community needs.
• Serve as the Community Service House Advisor - an  interest community through Residence Life at Whitman.
• Connect with Whitman students for brainstorms and discussions about community-facing work.
• Lead administrative support for CCEC resources that community engagement programs utilize, such as maintaining the Center’s van.
• Plan and facilitate professional and leadership development workshops, meetings, and retreats for community engagement student leaders and volunteers.
• Collect and report data relevant to community engagement.
• Manage the community engagement programming budget and guide student leaders on utilizing and managing Center resources.
• Attend, participate in and support community engagement events, which will require some weekend and evening hours.
• Support other CCEC priorities.
  

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

Must be able to explain and/or demonstrate possession of the knowledge, skills, and abilities to safely perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation. Specifically,

• Ability to lead and advise students one-on-one and as a team in support of students’ leadership, personal and professional development.
• Demonstrated passion for community engagement.
• Ability to positively contribute to the College’s core values of diversity, equity, inclusion, antiracism and accessibility.
• Highly organized with strong project management and superviso