Job Description

JOB SUMMARY:

Advise students interested in the Arts & Culture / DEI issue areas, providing information on how to successfully engage with community partners and initiatives.

SPECIFIC DUTIES:

Issue Area Responsibilities (70%): Arts & Culture / DEI

• Advising & Tabling

• Advise students interested in the Arts & Culture / DEI issue areas, providing information on how to successfully engage with community partners and initiatives

• In collaboration with CCE staff, develop a regular rhythm for tabling to promote volunteer opportunities in your issue areas

• Attend volunteer fairs to promote your issue areas

• Issue Area Trainings and Support for Student Organizations and On-Campus Leaders

• Determine the pre-requisites / orientation needs at the respective organizations for volunteers, and ensure students have the needed information to participate

• Attend volunteer orientations to welcome students to education-based opportunities and inform them about the current education environment in Richmond

• In collaboration with CCE staff, determine potential opportunities for developing Arts & Culture / DEI-based trainings, mentoring trainings, and/or resources that provide needed context.

• Reach out to student organizations and offer support as needed

• Consider hosting an issue-area dinner with org leaders to network, and share resources

• Communications & Outreach

• In collaboration with the communications team, develop a communications plan (paper flyers, Dflyers, SpiderBytes, routine newsletters, etc.) to promote opportunities for students to engage with the education social issue area

CCE-wide Responsibilities (30%)

• Drop-in advising support

• On occasion, support the drop-in advising process for civically engaged students, ensuring advisees receive issue-area specific information, as well as proper follow up and logistical support. This involves serving at least one shift as a peer advisor during CCE drop-in advising (Monday-Thursday, 2 p.m.-4 p.m.).

• Programming support

• In collaboration with CCE staff and fellow program associates, support conceptualizing, planning, and executing CCE-wide, educational meetings (1 per semester)

• Collaborate with others (e.g., program associates, CCE staff) to explore programming that brings fosters community building among engaged students (e.g., end-of-semester self-care meetings, appreciation days), (1 per semester)

• Serve on the student-fund review committee one semester per year

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Prior volunteer experience with nonprofit programming

• Previous experience facilitating meetings and/or leading group discussions

• Previous experience in event planning and proficiency in written communication (mostly email)

• Strong written communication skills and efficient use of time required

• Attention to detail, task-management, and organization skills required

Note to Applicant:

This position profile identifies the key responsibilities and expectations for performance. It cannot encompass all specific job tasks that an employee may be required to perform. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform job-related duties as may be reasonably assigned by his/her supervisor.

Note to Applicant:

This position profile identifies the key responsibilities and expectations for performance. It cannot encompass all specific job tasks that an employee may be required to perform. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform job-related duties as may be reasonably assigned by his/her supervisor.