Alternative Breaks
Public Service Center Alternative Breaks
Student Directors (4 positions)
Finance Director
The Finance Director is responsible for all financial aspects of the Alternative Break programs. They ensure the program sticks to its budget and is sustainable for future programmatic years, while also ensuring each trip is financially viable. The Finance Director works closely with the Alternative Breaks Program Manager, the ASUC Finance team and campus partners to ensure the financial health of the program. They will need to become familiar with campus policies and be prepared to have more professional relationships with students and staff. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, has experience with budgeting, keeping track of expenses, and financial planning, and is a quick learner. The ideal candidate is comfortable making financial decisions, enforcing fundraising and fee payment requirements, and being realistic about working within the financial constraints of the program. Prior program experience preferred, not required.
Community Partnerships Director
The Community Partnerships Director is interested in how the program and trips show up in the community and work with our various partners, both on- and off-campus. Responsibilities include: finalizing housing, transportation, and community partner contracts, securing locations for programmatic events throughout the school year, leading the All Community Meeting committee, inviting alumni, faculty sponsors, and community partners to All Community Dinners, facilitating reflections, and feedback sessions, introducing trip proposals and trip itineraries, and training on best practices for engaging community partners. The ideal candidate is comfortable negotiating, maintaining deadlines and making sure the leadership is adhering to timelines, and can facilitate personal and professional relationships between students, professionals, and organizations. Prior program experience preferred, not required.
Communications Director
The Communications Director is responsible for managing Alternative Breaks’ public relations and image with the campus and the larger community. Responsibilities include: managing participant recruitment and selection process, maintaining social media platforms, organizing participant rosters and databases, ordering program T-shirts, and overseeing the All-Go Checklist process (all of the logistical forms). The Communications Director ensures the program has a voice and a presence on and off campus. The ideal candidate is thoroughly organized and has experience with social media, outreach, and recruitment and is well-versed in creating graphics. They are creative and aren’t afraid to take risks. Prior program experience preferred, not required.
Development & Special Projects Director
The Development & Special Projects Director is responsible for expanding the edges of the Alternative Breaks program through doing more project-based work, focusing on the financial and internal development of the program. They work on increasing the capacity of the Director Team, in particular the finance director, and are instrumental in helping to envision and plan the long-term growth of the program. This role is more flexible and intended to support the overall Alternative Breaks program. The ideal candidate takes initiative, is a visionary, and is comfortable working in grey areas and helping to define and shape this director position. Prior program experience preferred, not required.
Bridging Berkeley
Director
The Bridging Berkeley Director works with a fellow Director as Co-Directors to manage a Bridging Berkeley mentoring team at a local middle school site. Directors oversee recruitment, interviewing, and hiring of their mentor team and lead Orientation and bi-weekly team meetings. Directors also work with site staff/teachers to schedule and structure mentoring and problem-solve issues that come up. The ideal candidate should be collaborative, detail-oriented, willing to facilitate a community/team and empower others while still holding accountability for the group.
Cal in the Capital
Public Service Center Cal in the Capital
Student Director (4 positions)
Operations & Communications Director
Takes the lead role in managing ASUC student group account and finances, including leading the Annual Budget and Space Allocation application process. Tracks UC Washington Center housing logistics. Updates scholarship database and researches other financial support opportunities. Serves as point person for questions regarding finances and housing. Takes lead on fundraising efforts in relation to CITC. In charge of summer testimonial blogs throughout the summer and end of program newsletter content. Supports outreach to potential internship sites. Supports cohort of students as they navigate the internship application process.
Academics & Events Director
Takes the lead role in organizing, coordinating, and facilitating the spring semester DeCal that all Cal in the Capital students are required to take. Manages DeCal paperwork/operation submission and roster, designs syllabus and curriculum, organizes speaker series, and plans community building activities throughout Spring semester and summer. Coordinates send-off reception for CITC cohort at the end of DeCal. Supports outreach to potential internship sites. Supports cohort of students as they navigate the internship application process.
Recruitment & Marketing Director
Takes the lead role in recruiting, interviewing, and selecting Cal in the Capital’s next cohort of interns. Strategizes and delegates outreach efforts throughout campus. Develops and implements marketing materials and recruitment plans. Coordinates application review, interviews, and intern selection process. Gathers intern biographies and manages cohort roster. Coordinates Welcome Reception of new intern cohort. Supports DeCal and ABSA process. Supports outreach to potential internship sites. Supports cohort of students as they navigate the internship application process.
Alumni & Employer Outreach Director
Takes the lead role in organizing outreach efforts to employers in Washington, DC to secure internship positions for CITC interns. Serves as the liaison with internship employers, Cal alumni, and CITC interns. Coordinates summer events with DC alumni and coordinates mentorship pairing between DC alumni and CITC interns. Researches, gathers, compiles, and sends weekly internship digest to CITC Cohort. Coordinates events and professional development opportunities in DC. Supports cohort of students as they navigate the internship application process.
CREATE
Program Manager
The Program Manager oversees student and community partner recruitment, selection, and placement. They also organize weekly meetings for CREATE members and support teaching artist mentors in leading workshops to help CREATE participants with their teaching. In addition, they manage finance and fundraising for the program, including applying for grants and submitting grant reports. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills, be detail-oriented, and will have some program management experience or prior leadership experience.
Public Service Internship Program (PSI)
Public Service Internship Program
Student Director (2-4 positions)
The Student Directors for the Public Service Internship program (PSI) work collaboratively with the program manager to support student interns. This includes providing training and ongoing support for approximately 30 interns working in community organizations, local government, and nonprofit agencies in Berkeley, Oakland, Emeryville, and other Bay Area cities. Key components of the job include planning and leading program meetings, building and maintaining relationships with student interns and site supervisors, and maintaining regular office hours. A successful candidate will have extensive leadership experience, strong organizational and communication skills, and a commitment to public service. Prior program experience preferred but not required.
RSI Residential Service Initiative (RSI)
Residential Service Initiative
Co-Directors (2 positions)
The 2 Residential Service Initiative (RSI) co-directors work together to train and support Residence Hall leaders on how to organize engaged service programs for students living in the Residence Hall community. Co-directors are responsible for facilitating weekly seminar both Fall and Spring semesters for all Vice Presidents of Philanthropy (VPs) , developing and maintaining community partner relations, and providing ongoing support for the VPs. They are responsible for overall program oversight, supporting Hall Staff training, and leading programs/projects that will be decided upon meeting with their advisor.