Career Center

Purpose of Position:

To engage our community through inspiration, exploration, and activation of values that empower all students to become Stewards of campus life in local and global contexts.

This position aligns with the strategic mission to provide inspiration, engagement, and care.

Community Engagement Priorities:

• Service Learning
• Character Education
• Center for Engagement initiatives

 Responsibilities include:

• Work with faculty, staff, students, and community partners to coordinate and implement relevant service-learning projects JK-12.
• Develop, plan, and implement a variety of co-curricular and extracurricular programming activities designed to provide students with opportunities for personal growth and leadership development.
• Partner with faculty who are incorporating service learning into classroom activities.
• Partner with leadership to invite individuals to inspire and educate around service themes and/or community wellness topics.
• Ensure monthly service opportunities are offered that fit the scope of service themes for the school.
• Serve as a liaison from Steward to the community in order to scale the number of community partnerships with the school.
• Disseminate relevant information about resources, projects, and professional development opportunities for Steward faculty and staff.
• Train and coordinate with divisional service-learning liaisons to ensure support and execution of service learning in each division.
• Coordinate quarterly opportunities for Steward families to engage in community service or volunteer engagement for Steward families to foster opportunities for connection and community involvement.
• Work alongside the Upper School Dean of Students to approve student volunteer hours.
• Communicate with sophomore and junior advisors to ensure their advisees have internships and maintain a list of organizations in Minimester database.
• Partner with the National Honor Society coordinator to ensure students are meeting project deadlines for service.
• Work closely with the Center For Engagement team to establish and execute goals and objectives.

Ideally:

• Teach course/seminar in the Upper School related to civic engagement, exploring personal values.
• Teach Character Education lessons in Lower School, rotating quarterly along with Center For Engagement staff.
• Work closely with the Division Directors and Deans to implement Restorative Practices and serve as a campus resource for conferencing when conflicts arise.

Qualifications:

• Preferred Masters in education, counseling, and/or divinity/theology.
• Must be committed to the values and mission of the School while serving in a diverse community.
• Outstanding organizational and communication skills.
• Excellent judgment and analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Enthusiastic, motivated, and able to work with multiple constituencies.
• Demonstrated experience working with youth, preferably at an independent school.
• Maintain confidentiality.

Interested candidates should upload their resume and cover letter as part of the online employment application. Please reference “Coordinator of Community Service and Engagement” as the position of interest. No calls or visits, please.

About The Steward School

The Steward School's mission begins with "to prepare each child for college and for life." Critical to this endeavor are the faculty and staff members of our school. Our core character values are honor, responsibility, and achievement, balanced by caring and respect for oneself and for others. Our faculty and staff are much more than mere representations of these values—they are the designers, sculptors, and builders that frame our students’ educational goals with these values in mind. The Steward School is committed to diversity and the development of an educational environment that fosters mutual respect, responsibility, and empathy in our school and in life. We value the presence of individuals whose differences include, but are not limited to, age, ethnicity, gender, learning style, talents, physical ability, political views, race, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and family structure. We actively encourage applications from candidates with broad and diverse backgrounds and from individuals of all races, nationalities, and beliefs. Why Work at Steward? The Steward School was named one of the 2020 Top Workplaces in the Richmond region by the Richmond ...Times-Dispatch in conjunction with Workplace Dynamics. In addition, Steward offers a competitive compensation package for full-time employees. We invite you to find out more about how you can become a part of our community.

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