Relationship Building and Developing Program Opportunities 60%”
Networking 25%
Recruiting 15%
Specific Tasks and Duties:
• Regular visits and communication with youth and young adult groups and individuals, to promote active, Christian faith-based engagement in peace, justice and service issues including opportunities for leadership.
• Work closely with current youth and young adult programs, in promotion and recruitment, including consistent check-ins and worker care support.
• Explore and expand development opportunities for youth and young adults.
• Relate to MCC youth and young adult alumni, encouraging them to explore additional service and to connect to constituent churches.
• Speak in churches, schools and young adult events to promote and recruit for the work of MCC.
• Partner with East Coast constituent schools and universities in developing stronger relational ties to MCC.
• Match SALTers with prayer partners during their one year term.
• Provide check-ins and worker care support for EC SALTers during their term.
• Connect with regional SALTers in a meaningful way both at orientation and re-entry.
• Attend recruitment events at colleges, conferences and other gatherings.
• Network with church leaders, alumni, constituents, college/university leaders and other organizations to identify and encourage potential MCC candidates.
• International volunteer exchange program: Provide oversight and support for IVEPers, partners and host families located in the East Coast region. Identify IVEP placements by working in collaboration with EC staff and partners to develop meaningful opportunities. Monitor IVEP work placements/host family settings by site visits and reporting. Work at designing a system of matching IVEPers with young adult mentors/prayer partners during their one year stay. Encourage IVEPers to engage in opportunities such as conferences, lectures, weekend retreats connected with constituent churches. Offer events in which IVEPers and host families can participate (constituent functions). Encourage/empower IVEPers to share their stories and experiences in local churches/schools/chapel settings, etc.
• Summer Service Program: Responsible for administration and oversight of East Coast Summer Service Program. This includes orientation, worker visits, coordinating church grant funding, receiving reports and coordination of end of summer reunion/gatherings. Coordinate the recruitment and placement process for the East Coast Summer Service Program. Work in collaboration with East Coast Program Coordinators in promotion/program maintenance in their geographic regions, identifying Summer Service placements and providing ongoing support to program participants and alumni. Connect with Summer Service Reference group for support and guidance. Facilitate/Maintain relationships with constituency of color in urban settings. Monitor Summer Service worker placements. Work in collaboration with the Summer Service Network to support and promote the Summer Service program. Work at creating/facilitating longer term service opportunities for program participants and program alumni by encouraging them to consider further MCC and church service.
• Other duties as assigned on a temporary basis
Supervision: This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities. The position is responsible for indirect supervisory related tasks for young adult participants in the East Coast region of the U.S. Possibility to directly supervise interns.
Travel expectations: Travel up to 25% with less than 30 nights away per year
Physical activity/demands: There is an occasional need for remaining in a stationary position for prolonged periods of time, moving about to accomplish tasks, moving objects up to 20 pounds, operating motor vehicles or heavy equipment, and assessing the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of work assigned.
Not regularly exposed to adverse environmental conditions. |