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BUILD Director

Fill this out to apply for a Summer 2021 Director position, Academic Year 2021-2022 Director position, or both.

Compensation	$16.50/hour through Work-Study or Education Units (or Volunteer)
Deadline to apply	Rolling
Interviews	Scheduled individually

Thank you for your interest in BUILD. Before submitting an application, please read the BUILD Student Director job description(s) (web version)for the position(s) you are interested in. Student Directors gain valuable work experience in program management, staff supervision, curriculum planning, and in leading meetings and trainings. Directors work about 6-12 hours/week and are paid the hourly rate for all Director meetings, trainings, and on-site work. In the application below you are required to submit responses to short answer questions. We recommend that you compose your responses in a Word document and save as answers can be lost. Also note: if you hit return/enter while outside of a textbox the application will automatically submit. If you have any questions, please contact BUILDLiteracy@berkeley.edu.

If you are currently a director you do not need to fill out the short answer portion of this application.

I. Personal Information

First Name

Please use your full legal name

Last Name

Preferred Name

Non-Berkeley Email

Phone

Address

Write your street

Birthday (month/day/year)

SID (This is required. If not a Cal student, enter your school or program name)

Expected Graduation Year

Are you a transfer student?

Are you a first-generation college student, meaning your parents, guardians, or grandparents did not attend college?

What is your major?

What is your residential status?

Hometown

What languages do you speak other than English?

Gender Identity

If you selected “I do not identify with the above options”, or would like to provide details about your gender identity, please do so

Racial or ethnic identity (optional)

If you selected “I do not identify with the above options”, or would like to provide details about your race/ethnicity, please do so

How did you hear about this program?

Would you like to subscribe to the Public Service Center’s monthly newsletter that lists community events, service and leadership opportunities, scholarships, and more?

The Public Service Center is committed to raising funds for those who need it.
Please share your financial aid status with us to help us make this happen. (Please check all that apply.)

Note: 65% of undergraduates receive some form of financial aid

Enter your 00N60000002SAsF	Not Eligible for Financial Aid
Enter your 00N60000002RH9g	Financial Aid Eligible
Enter your 00N60000001LQEJ	Work-Study Eligible
Enter your 00N60000002SApk	Pell Grant Eligible

The Public Service Center is committed to making our programs accessible to all students. If accommodations, including mobility accommodations, would make this program accessible to you, please email Miranda Tsang: mirandatsang@berkeley.edu

Please indicate whether you live in the Residence Hall, a co-op or in a Fraternity or Sorority House.	What would be an ideal site for you, considering age group preferences and languages that you speak?	Select your 00N60000001gePk
Are you interested in mentoring for Work Study, units or as a volunteer?	If you selected Work Study, check your Work Study allocation and enter it here (You must have Work Study for the 2020-21 academic year to get paid)
If you selected Work-Study, did you submit your FAFSA by the March 2021 deadline?	Because mentors interact with minors, you will most likely need a background check. Are you willing to be fingerprinted?
Please list any dietary preferences, needs or allergies you may have	Do you have access to a car?

II. Short Answer Questions

To be considered for a Director position, please answer questions 1-4.
If you are currently a director you do not need to fill out the following 4 questions.

1. Why are you interested in the BUILD Director Position?		2. What do you hope to change and/or accomplish as a BUILD Director?
3. Directors play a key role in establishing team culture. What values or norms would you want to promote with your mentor team? How would you do that?		4. What do you hope to learn as a BUILD Director? What trainings or topics would you be interested in exploring?
BUILD Directors are required to use Google sheets (akin to Excel) very often in their work. Spreadsheets help track mentor contact information, work schedules, etc. By using the CTRL key to select multiple fields, please select the following tasks that you are able to perform on Microsoft Excel. Do NOT worry if you have not learned any of the following skills. There will be training opportunities if you are selected as a Director!
BUILD Directors must work at least 3 days at their BUILD site and be available for a monthly meeting on Tuesdays or Wednesdays. Knowing this, how many days a week are you available to work?		Will you be participating in any other student groups, internships, or paid positions next year? If so, please list the group name and your role in the group. For example, Vice President for Stand Up for Justice; Cashier Food Market, or Senator with ASUC.
Have you Mentored with BUILD or Summer BUILD before?		If yes, do you hope to work at the same site?

III. Financial Support (Through Haas Public Service Scholarship)

If you do not have Work Study in your Financial Aid package (but you still qualify for Financial Aid), you could be eligible for a scholarship through the Haas Public Service Leaders program.	Would you like to be considered for a Haas Public Service Leaders scholarship?	Please describe your personal financial need and why you believe you should be given this scholarship. The information you share will only be accessed by the reviewing committee. (please limit your responses to 250 words)

Summer Director

Fill out this portion if you would like to be considered for a Summer 2021 Director position.
Before submitting an application, please read the BUILD Summer Director job description and view summer site times/locations.

Click Here to Jump to Academic Year 21-22 Director position portion.

Summer Job Information

We are still working to finalize sites for Summer BUILD. If you have any preferences please let us know during your interview. Otherwise we will suggest site placement based on your schedule.

Note: We understand summer schedules are tentative, please keep us updated as your schedule is finalized.

Please List your Summer Availability to Mentor Below:

Earliest Time You Can Start Mentoring (allow 30 minutes travel from campus to your site – if you have class until 3pm, list 3:30pm as your start time.)	Latest Time You Can Mentor Until (allow 30 minutes travel from your site to campus – if you have class at 6pm, list 5:30pm as your end time.)
Monday	Monday
Tuesday	Tuesday
Wednesday	Wednesday
Thursday	Thursday
Friday	Friday	>

Academic Year Director

Fill out this portion if you would like to be considered for a 2020-21 Director position. Before submitting an application, please read the BUILD Student Director job description.
Click Here to Jump Summer Director position portion.

Academic Year Job Information

Before listing your site preferences below, check the Sites Page to see the locations of sites and their hours. Please be sure you can make the available hours.

First Position Site Preference	Second Position Site Preference
Third Position Site Preference	Are you available to attend the mandatory two day Director Orientation on Monday, August 23 and Tuesday, August 24, from 9am-5pm?
Our program partners in Oakland have a high need for mentors. Are you willing to travel to an Oakland site, which has high need but is farther away from campus?	Are you interested in being considered for the Lead Director Position?	Yes

Would you like to be considered for a Summer Director, Academic Year Director position or both?

HAVE YOU CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL FIELDS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND ALL INFORMATION IS ACCURATE?
If you submitted the application correctly, you will receive a confirmation email from BUILD. Incomplete applications will NOT be processed. Please double check to make sure that all of the above fields are completed, unless you are a returning director.

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