Job Description
- Build and maintain relationships with agencies in the community that work with Latino and Migrant populations:
- Adult ESL program
- Danzante
- ICP (Institute for Cultural Partnerships) GAIN (Greater Access to Independence for Newcomers) Program
- Migrant Education Chambersburg
- Recruit volunteers for the agencies with which relationships are being built.
- Team leaders who can provide on site leadership for regular volunteers as well as serve as a campus licensed driver.
- Regular volunteers
- Potential Outreach Coordinators for future years
- Train and educate volunteers for service.
- Arrange for an orientation for each team during the first visit
- Plan reflection opportunities on site or on campus for further volunteer engagement in learning
- Sponsor lectures, films, alternate chapels or other educational programming to raise up-to-date awareness of issues related to your service (what the Latino and Migrant populations in the community are coping with and how team members can know how to best reach those individuals).
- Assist all teams with any needs:
- Budgeting
- Collaborating with other teams
- Purchasing supplies
- Tracking attendance
- Transportation arrangements
- Work closely with the Migrant Education office and Dr. Robert Reyes (Director of the Latino Partnership) especially in preparation for Migrant Education Weekend in late September and the Migrant Education Retreat in the spring on Service Day.
- Work with Messiah College professors, when appropriate, to integrate projects or assignments related to your programming into their courses.
- Work with Resident Assistants, Life Groups leaders, and other student leaders to plan service projects related to your programming.
- Keep updated attendance records and budget records for your teams.
- Participate fully as a member of Outreach Teams.
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