Community Engagement Preparation Graduate Intern

Job no: 509070
Position type: UW Student Jobs
Location: Partially Remote
Division/Equivalent: Division for Teaching and Learning
School/Unit: Morgridge Center for Public Service (MCPS)
Categories: Leadership, Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Teamwork/Collaboration, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Education and Training, Nonprofit/Community-Based Organization, Customer Service, Honoring Context and Culture, Higher Education-Student Affairs

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Department Overview:

 The Morgridge Center for Public Service (MCPS) promotes citizenship and learning through engagement with local, national, and global communities. The Center builds on the Wisconsin Idea, a strong tradition of service with the public by students, faculty, and alumni. See http://www.morgridge.wisc.edu/ for more information about our programs and services. We strive to provide a safe, comfortable, and accepting atmosphere. We encourage individuals of all cultural and ethnic backgrounds to consider being a part of our team.

Anticipated Start Date:

 August 4, 2025

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

  

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Partially Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 Minimum: 10 Maximum: 12

Schedule:

 Hours scheduled between the hours of 8:30 am – 5 pm, Monday – Friday with some evenings/weekends commitments, flexible scheduling. Regular one-on-one with your supervisor. Attending Morgridge Center training, staff meetings, and events as required.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

 $25.00

Number of Positions:

 1

Qualifications:

 Graduate Student Status, you are required to be directly enrolled in courses. Qualified candidates will be self-motivated, responsible, independent workers with strong time management, interpersonal, and organizational skills. Candidates should have some experience with facilitation and tenets of social justice and/or community engagement, as well a basic understanding of the Madison community.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Familiarity with community-engaged scholarship, as well as an understanding of the Madison/Wisconsin community and other UW community engagement resources and units
Experience with facilitation and curriculum development
Experience supervising undergraduate students

Position Summary/Job Duties:

The Community Engagement Preparation Grad Hourly supports the preparation of UW students and staff to work with the community as part of both academic and co-curricular community-based initiatives by coordinating the community engagement preparation curriculum through both in-person (i.e. workshops) and virtual (i.e. online training modules) formats, as well as designing and coordinating related events. This position oversees a team of two undergraduate interns who support workshop facilitation and undergraduate engagement.

Educational Programming Responsibilities:
Supports student and instructor access to community engagement preparation training materials
Coordinates workshops and trainings with instructors and other campus partners
Advance student understanding of community-engaged research and community-based learning, while also highlighting other campus and community pathways to community engagement
Supports curriculum evaluation and improvements
Supervises two undergraduate assistants responsible for designing educational programs

Center Support:
As needed, support general office needs, such as front desk staffing or outreach opportunities
As interested, support any Center-wide committees, such as the Center's diversity, equity, inclusion; sustainability; training/professional development; and/or wellness committee, as examples.
Attend Morgridge Center trainings, staff meetings, and events as required

Physical Demands:

Primarily sitting and standing

Institutional Statements:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
 
 

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