The Center for Service supports the Mount community and our community partners in educating students for just and compassionate engagement with the world through service to God and others. The Center helps faculty and staff to integrate service in ways that support student learning in four program areas: support for service-learning, service-oriented research, community-based learning co-curriculars, and building a culture of service.
The Center for Service Coordinator plays an essential role in support for service-learning, community-based learning co-curriculars, and building a culture of service. The Coordinator provides administrative and logistical support for service-learning curriculars and co-curriculars, coordinates the Special Olympics Fall Fest and spring Immersion Trips, and manages the Mount Table food pantry. The Center for Service Coordinator reports to the Director of the Center for Service.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support service-learning for Center for Service programs, classes, and the Ethical Leadership program
  • Proactively identify assets and community-identified needs in northern Frederick County.
  • Maintain a community partner database on the Center for Service website.
  • Recommend community partners for service-learning classes.
  • Communicate with community partners in a consistent, professional, friendly, and transparent manner.
  • Manage the recruitment and application process for Center for Service programs and classes.
  • Arrange transportation for service trips and other community engagement activities, working closely with community and faculty partners.
  • Coordinate internship requirements with community partners and the Career Center.
  • Build and carry out assessments of service-learning for students and community partners.
• Coordinate Special Olympics Fall Fest and Spring Immersion Trips
  • Communicate with community partners and Mount collaborators.
  • Manage the recruitment and application process for participants.
  • Be present during Special Olympics Fall Fest for set-up and day of event.
  • Serve as advisor for one spring break immersion trip.
  • Assist the Director in training student leaders.
• Coordinate Mount Table, a free on-campus supplementary food resource with the mission to reduce food insecurity on campus.
  • Recruit and train volunteers to welcome guests during Mount Table drop-in hours.
  • Staff Mount Table during evening drop-in hours as needed.
  • Manage Mount Table inventory and alert the Director when food or hygiene products need to be replenished.
  • Follow procedures and ensure that volunteers follow procedures for collecting data, including safeguarding confidentiality.
  • Do outreach through social media, tabling, and educational events.
  • Collaborate with campus partners to coordinate food and hygiene product donation drives.

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