Assistant Director of Academic Service-Learning

SOURCE, the community engagement and service-learning center for the Johns Hopkins University Schools of Public Health, Nursing, and Medicine, is seeking an Assistant Director of Academic Service-Learning. The Assistant Director supports the growth and effectiveness of academically-based community engagement activities. The Assistant Director works closely with community partners, faculty, and health professional students in developing community outreach skills, exploring and understanding social justice issues, accessing community resources, and making connections to the Baltimore community, particularly as it relates to students’ future roles as health professionals. More information about SOURCE can be found online at http://SOURCE.jhu.edu.

This position reflects a key value of SOURCE’s work, which is to create transformative learning through establishing and enhancing meaningful and sustainable relationships with local community-based organizations who are addressing pressing social needs and social determinants of health.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Support faculty in developing critical service-learning courses, ensure faculty and student development, and create and sustain meaningful relationships with community partners.
• Educates students, faculty, and community partners about service-learning partnerships and related requirements within the health professions, with special emphasis on adhering to accreditation criteria.
• Implements educational programs around social justice, social determinants of health, and authentic community partnerships.

SOURCE Service-Learning Academy

• Our SOURCE Service-Learning Academy is a professional development opportunity for faculty (Faculty Fellows) and SOURCE community partners (Community Fellows). Each year, the program accepts up to 12 Fellows who integrate service-learning into their courses (Faculty Fellows) or agree to work on a service-learning project at their community-based organization (Community Fellows).
• The Assistant Director works with the SOURCE Associate Director and SOURCE Director to administrate the program.
• Duties within this area include assisting with the following,
  
• Support the recruitment and application process for new Fellows.
• Assist with the coordination of materials, logistics, and communication.
• Co-led Academy sessions, including summer seminar and monthly sessions.

Service-Learning Course Advising and Supervision

• As an extension of work with the Service-Learning Academy, the Assistant Director will advise faculty in service-learning course development which involves the following,
• Meet regularly with faculty teaching service-learning courses.
• Advise and provide feedback on curriculum and syllabus development tailored to each course.
• Recruit and match community projects to service-learning courses.
• Assist faculty with project management during the course.
• Administer and manage student and CBO evaluations upon completion of the course.
• Compile and track data for service-learning upon completion of the course.
• Develop materials, both print and web-based, for outreach and faculty development in the areas of service-learning, academic-community partnerships, and social justice.

Community Partnership Coordination for Service-Learning Courses, Internships, and Practica

• Develop and sustain viable community partnerships with local community-based organizations.
• Assist community partners in structuring their identified needs into engagement opportunities for health professional students.
• Assist in deepening SOURCE’s responsiveness to community inquiry, and the level of engagement of local community partners in existing SOURCE programs and service-learning courses.
• Develop and lead community partner capacity building activities, including orientations, educational workshops, and webinars.

Student Outreach and Development

• Assist with Preparation, Action, Reflection, and Evaluation of service-learning activities.
• Co-lead the SOURCE Service Scholars Program, including project and student recruitment, Service Academy Sessions and scholar advising.
• Develop and implement activities surrounding social justice and critical consciousness.
• Lead efforts to train SOURCE Student Governing Board and student group leaders in critical reflection.

Event and Program Planning

• Grow the number and types of educational and community engagement events offered by SOURCE.
• Conduct seminars and workshops, as well as community capacity building events.
• Must be present and accountable during key activities and events sponsored, c