<p>About SUNY Schenectady County Community College: SUNY Schenectady County Community College (SUNY Schenectady) is one of the State University of New York's finest two-year colleges located in upstate New York's vibrant and growing Capital Region, with easy access to Boston, NYC, the Adirondack and Catskill Mountains, Montreal and scenic Hudson Valley, all of which are just a few hours away. SUNY Schenectady is a premier college that provides quality, comprehensive education for transfer, career, training and workforce development to a diverse population in a student centered environment. The College offers more than 50 transfer and career programs in science, aviation, culinary, music, and liberal arts, and serves more than 5,000 students. We take pride in being an urban campus with a small town feel.</p> <p>Job Description: Do you want to serve the community, make a difference, build lifelong skills, gain hands-on experience, and get paid? Get all of this and more through the Empire State Service Corps.</p> <p>Students will be selected for 300 hours of paid community service work (10 hours per week during the academic year). You'll also attend monthly meetings to discuss your service/impact, share your experience and what you're learning, and get to know other members!</p> <p>Paid service assignments could include:</p> <p>Civic Engagement Corps: Students will serve either on or off campus with organizations such as local nonprofits related to civic engagement, including nonpartisan voter outreach, voter registration and engaging campus peers in voter activity Early Childhood Corps: Students will serve at a host site dedicated to early childhood education and/or development. (For example, daycare or head start centers) FAFSA Completion Corps: Students will serve either in local communities (local high schools) or work on campus to support students with completing the FAFSA. Food Insecurity and SNAP Basic Needs Outreach Corps: Students will serve on or off campus supporting students / individuals with SNAP outreach as well as basic needs support (could include shifts at campus food pantry) or with other Food Insecurity aligned work. K-12 Tutoring Corps: Students will partner with local school districts or related organizations for K-12 student tutoring sessions on a regular basis to support recovery from pandemic era learning loss and to support closing academic gaps. Peer Mental Health Corps: Students will be trained to serve as a peer mental health educator typically at a campus/community wellness or counseling center. Students will support peers either on or off campus in supporting strong mental health practices and overall wellness initiatives. Student Success Coaching Corps: Students will work with secondary education level students (MS or HS) to combat common challenges external to academics. For example, socio-emotional learning, combating chronic absenteeism, mentoring, mental health support, etc. Alternatively, this corps can also be aligned to other relevant on-campus offices or community-based sites that are non-education related to support students of all ages wholistically. Sustainability Corps: Students will serve in campus roles or with local nonprofits / State agencies on sustainability work (such as recycling campaigns, tree planting, pollinator gardens, sustainability outreach, etc.)</p> <p>Requirements: Minimum Qualifications:</p> <p>Must be a current SUNY Schenectady student Must be reliable and have a service mindset</p> <p>Additional Information: Salary: $16/hour</p> <p>Application Instructions: If you need a disability-related accommodation to apply to this position, please contact the Human Resources Office at (518) 381-1218 or humanresources@sunysccc.edu .</p> <p>Applicants must submit the following documents to be considered for this position:</p> <p>Cover letter indicating how being part of the Empire State Service Corps would aid you in meeting your academic and career goals Resume that clearly indicates your career goals Completed SUNY Schenectady Employment Application A Recommendation letter from one faculty member</p> <p>CAMPUS SAFETY REPORT The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, or Clery Act, mandates that all Title IV institutions, without exception, prepare, publish and distribute an Annual Security Report. This report consists of two basic parts: disclosure of the College's crime statistics for the past three years; and the availability regarding the College's current campus security policies. SUNY Schenectady County Community College's Annual Security Report is available here .</p> <p>SUNY Schenectady is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United Stated and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.</p>