SOURCE (Student Outreach Resource Center), the community service and service-learning center for the Johns Hopkins University Schools of Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health, announces a new professional staff position opening for an Associate Director. The Associate Director supports the growth and effectiveness of academically-based community engagement activities, including service-learning courses. The Associate 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 www.jhsph.edu/source.
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.
Job Duties & Responsibilities:
Create and implement service-learning courses in conjunction with faculty, 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.
Faculty Outreach and Development:
• Reach out to academic units and individual faculty/staff to build awareness of and involvement in community-engaged scholarship.
• Support the development of new service-learning courses and community-based practice opportunities in the health professions, including monitoring and evaluation.
• Develop practicum related coursework in collaboration with various offices to meet accreditation criteria. .
• Develop materials, both print and web-based, for outreach and faculty development in the area of service-learning and academic-community partnerships,.
Community Partnership Coordination for Service-Learning Courses, Internships, and Practica:
• Develop and sustain viable community partnerships with local public health 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 orientation events, educational workshops, and webinars
Student Outreach and Development:
• Assist with Preparation, Action, Reflection, and Evaluation of service-learning activities.
• Develop and implement an ongoing orientation and training program for students working with local organizations.
• When necessary, meet individually with service-learning students to assist in the selection of sites, advise students to resolve conflicts at placements, and consult with faculty and community partners.
Support to SOURCE’s Director:
• Implementation of publicity and promotional plans for service-learning activities.
• Assessment and evaluation of service-learning activities.
• Train faculty to integrate service-learning into their courses, by providing workshops and consultations.
• Develop, review and implement necessary policies and procedures to ensure maximum educational value of service-learning experiences; exposure to diverse populations; personal safety; management of risk.
• Keep current with service-learning theory, methods and initiatives in order to assist with service-learning efforts at JHU. Participate in relevant conferences when possible.
Service to SOURCE:
In addition, the Associate Director functions as an integral member of SOURCE’s team, assisting the Director in managing the general operations of the center, and responding to the needs of the center through contributing to special projects, strategic development, committee representation, and other duties as assigned.
Special Skills/Knowledge:
• Must have an understanding of public health organizations. Academic administration preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to interact effectively and exert leadership in programs and activities involving faculty, staff, students and community organizations, and to consult with faculty on matters of service-learning pedagogy and curriculum development, particularly in a research-intensive environment.
• Possess deep understanding of theory and practice of service-learning pedagogy; theory and practice of student development in higher education; program development and implementation experience; curriculum development and teaching experience at the higher education level.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and with multiple demands while maintaining flexibility and a good sense of humor.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite required.
• Demonstrated ability to develop, facilitate and lead workshops, meetings and training experiences.
Qualifications: Masters degree required in Public Health, Education, or College Student Personnel/Higher Education. 3-5 years of related experience in an institution of higher education or the non-profit field. Prior experience working with college students, service-learning, or other experiential education programs is required. Transportation, valid driver’s license, and willingness to spend significant time traveling to meet with community partners throughout Baltimore.
Reports to: Director, SOURCE (Student Outreach Resource Center)
Starting Salary: $49,000 – $57,000 annually
To Apply: Apply online at: http://jobs.jhu.edu, requisition #49614. Please include both a cover letter and resume or CV. Priority application deadline is Mon, September 26, 2011.
