POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
Assistant Director, Community Involvement Center Rice University
Position Purpose:
The Assistant Director for the Community Involvement Center will coordinate,
maintain, and refine the programs, services, and resources offered by the
Community Involvement Center, under the advisement of the Director. He/She
will support efforts of student leaders in community service and advocate
and promote community service and volunteerism to the Rice University
community.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
15% – Coordinate all Community Involvement Center literacy-focused efforts.
Supervise the America Reads Tutoring Program; advise and support the English
as a Second Language (ESL) Tutoring Program and other educationally-focused
student service organizations; coordinate annual Literacy Awareness Week
events; represent the Community Involvement Center to local and national
literacy organizations; organize tutor and mentor trainings.
15% – Coordinate and direct, with other Assistant Director, Urban Immersion,
week-long, service-intensive orientations to Houston’s cultural and social
issues, offered to incoming students during the summer. Plan and implement
year-long program to engage participants during their first year at Rice.
15% – Provide advisement to the Alternative Spring Break program with the
Director and other Assistant Director. Coordinate all processes
(advertising, recruitment, selection, and participant paperwork) for the
Alternative Spring Break program.
15% – Create and implement programs and services which support the mission
of the Community Involvement Center, specifically ones which develop
students’ leadership skills and ones which recognize students’ contributions
and volunteer efforts. Advise and support the Rice Service Council,
including all programming for the Volunteer Leadership Retreat (fall) and
Annual Volunteer Banquet (spring).
10% – Assist the Director in managing the general operations of the
Community Involvement Center; represent the Community Involvement Center to
the campus and community; respond to appropriate requests from students,
faculty, staff, and the external community; market and promote the Community
Involvement Center to the internal and external communities.
10% – Develop and implement Volunteer Opportunities Fair (fall) and Good
Works Internship and Career Fair (spring).
10% – Advise and support other student service organizations, as assigned by
the Director.
5% – Perform other tasks and special projects as assigned by the Director,
Community Involvement Center; Executive Director, Center for Civic
Engagement; and Dean of Undergraduates.
5% – Develop web and print content for Center for Civic Engagement programs,
including writing participant and program profiles and collecting and
editing journal entries.
Required Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree; one year of experience coordinating youth (K-12) or
literacy programs (may substitute two years of any combination of graduate
internships or undergraduate leadership in youth (K-12) or literacy programs
accepted in lieu of one year of full-time work experience); valid Texas
Driver’s License (or ability to obtain within 30 days of employment)
required with no more than three moving violations within the past 36 months
and no convictions or deferred dispositions for Driving While Intoxicated
(DWI) or Driving Under the Influence (DUI) within the past 10 years. See
on-line application for substitution of experience and a listing of
preferred education and experience.
About the University:
Located in Houston, Texas, Rice University was chartered in 1890 as the Rice
Institute; the first class entered in 1912. Today, Rice enrolls about 3500
undergraduate and 2300 graduate students from all U.S. states and more than
70 countries. Rice has consistently ranked among the top 15 research
universities, as reported in annual rankings by U.S. News & World Report.
Compared to other top echelon private institutions, Rice has one of the
lowest tuition rates in the country and is often recognized as one of the
best education values in the country. Rice is characterized by its small
size, exceptionally gifted students, acclaimed research and scholarship,
financial stability, and its campus of uncommon beauty. Visit http://
www.rice.edu for more information about the University.
The Community Involvement Center, part of the university’s Center for Civic
Engagement, was established in 1995 as the center for community service
programming at Rice University and strives to develop a culture of service
within the University, advocating community service and social
responsibility. Several programs are available offering opportunities for
immersive service experiences in Houston, around the United States, and
throughout Latin America and Asia. The offices also currently advises
several student-run service organizations, including the Rice Student
Volunteer Program (RSVP), established in 1985. The Community Involvement
Center offers an extensive database of volunteer opportunities; a volunteer
and literacy resource library; a bi-weekly e-mail newsletter containing
information on volunteer, internship, and employment opportunities; three
Outreach Days per year; a volunteer and career fair; and several programs
which involve students, faculty, and staff in local, national, and
international service. For more information about the Community Involvement
Center, visit our web page at http://cic.rice.edu.
Application procedure:
Application review begins immediately and continues until Friday, February
25, 20011 with an anticipated start date of Monday, May 16, 2011. Hiring
salary is $30,600, with an excellent benefits package.
Rice University is an EEO/AA employer. More information about the position
is available and applications are accepted only through the on-line system
at:
