Career Center

Requisition Number: 23M500006

Location: Lawrenceville

Position Overview:

• providing campus leadership for a collaborative campus civic action plan promoting civic engagement and social responsibility;
• providing programmatic structure to expand Rider student engagement in community service, understanding community needs, and developing skills to advocate for social change;
• providing administrative oversight of program planning that engages students in service activities in support of Engaged Learning, providing reflection opportunities for students engaged in service to promote learning and understanding and verifying their service as serving the Engaged Learning requirements;
• overseeing opportunities for students to become aware of and engage with other aspects of civic engagement (e.g.: voting, political awareness and advocacy);
• providing direct oversight of the Bonner scholars program, 4-year service learning project for select students;
• providing oversight for the operation of the Rider University Resource Pantry; and
• providing direct supervision of one graduate assistant.

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required. Master preferred in counseling, human service, or related field with 3-5 years of demonstrated experience working with student volunteers in campus or community agencies.
• Demonstrated organizational and communication skills
• Demonstrated understanding of multicultural competency, desire, and ability to work with diverse student populations.
• A conceptual understanding of development and service learning theory. 
• A demonstrated understanding of diverse learning styles. 
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with faculty.
• A conceptual understanding of community development.
• Knowledge in working with Netscape, Word, Excel and HTML authoring tools.

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Affirmative Action Statement:

Rider University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer dedicated to excellence through diversity.

About Rider University

"As a learner-centered University dedicated to the education of the whole student, Rider provides students the intellectual resources and breadth of student life opportunities of a comprehensive university with the personal attention and close student-faculty interactions of a liberal arts college.Through a commitment to high quality teaching, scholarship and experiential opportunities, faculty on both campuses provide undergraduate and graduate students rigorous and relevant programs of study to expand their intellectual, cultural and personal horizons and develop their leadership skills. Our highly regarded programs in the arts, social sciences, sciences, music, business and education challenge students to become active learners who can acquire, interpret, communicate and apply knowledge within and across disciplines to foster the integrative thinking required in a complex and rapidly changing world."

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