Director - Center for Public Service / Human Resource Services

Notice Date

March 28, 2008

Closing Date

Subject to immediate closure

Salary

A20; Exempt; Salary, DOE + excellent benefits package

Work Schedule

FT; Mon-Fri, 8am – 5pm; occasional evening and weekend work is also required.

General Description

The Director provides leadership for the Center for Public Service and offers training and support to faculty in development of academic service learning. The Director develops the Center’s mission, oversees the Center’s programs, and facilitates collaboration across campus that forwards the University’s mission to educate students for lives of inquiry, service, leadership and care. The Director promotes the Center’s engagement in community partnerships that serve the community’s needs.

Essential Functions And Responsibilities

Oversee programs directly administered by Center:

Volunteer Center

Community Work Study Outreach (America Reads, ASEP mentors)
East Campus connections

Hire, train, and supervise Center staff and student workers.
Provide training and resources to develop academic service-learning.
Provide regular assessment of Center activities.
Provide leadership in building, strengthening and sustaining university-community partnerships.
Develop new and sustained sources of funding through grant writing and collaborative projects.
Facilitate collaboration across campus in relation to community outreach, service, service-learning, and social justice.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Excellent communication skills.
Experience with academic service learning.
Familiarity with universities and community organizations.
Knowledge of student development.
Experience working in multicultural settings.
Excellent organizational skills.
Ability to work collaboratively with groups on and off campus.
Proficiency in word processing and website software.

Required Qualifications

Master’s Degree in Education, Social Sciences or a related field.
Three years experience working in a university setting with academic service-learning. (One year of graduate study emphasizing service-learning may substitute for two years of experience.)
Two years experience working with community nonprofit service organizations.
Finalist candidates must satisfactorily complete pre-employment background check.

Application Procedure

Submit university application, cover letter, and resume to:

Human Resource Services
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA 98447
PH: (253) 535-7185
Fax: (253) 535-8431
humr@plu.edu

Download the University application or to request one, please call (253) 535-7185.

Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) is a comprehensive institution with an enrollment of approximately 3600, including international students from two dozen countries. Located on the Pacific Rim in a uniquely scenic region, the university's campus is 40 miles south of Seattle in suburban Tacoma, Washington. As a "New American College," PLU accents integration between its liberal arts program and professional degrees in the arts, business, education, nursing, and physical education, and embraces its primary mission of educating students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership, and care. PLU enjoys a healthy and progressive relationship with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The University is committed to diversity, endorses the goals of equal opportunity and affirmative action, and actively seeks applications from women and persons of color.