ROLE TITLE:   Assistant Director of Student & Community Outreach

POSITION REPORTS TO: Associate Dean of Student & Community Development

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Summary of Position

Reporting to the Associate Dean of Student & Community Development, the Assistant Director of Student & Community Outreach serves as the team lead for the Office of Community Engagement; bringing strategic oversight for a new Community Fellows program, project coordination for institutional community engagement programs, and administrative leadership to the Office of Community Engagement which is inclusive of Allegheny’s Bonner Leaders and Bonner Scholars programs. The Assistant Director cultivates strong relationships with community-based organizations and ensures that Community Engagement programs are meaningful and integrated into the College’s broader goals for community engagement and civic learning.

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As the Assistant Director of Student & Community Outreach, you will:

• - Coordinate a new Community Fellows program that brings distinguished community leaders from Meadville and the greater Crawford County region to campus for reciprocal learning and collaboration. Fellows will be co-educators who will teach Allegheny students how to engage in the community in sustained and meaningful ways. Through this program, community partners will serve as co-educators who introduce students to the inner workings of local government, nonprofit organizations, and community development efforts toward the goal of offering real-world insights that inspire civic responsibility and inform potential career pathways in the public social sectors. Coordinate the full life cycle of the program including outreach and selection of fellows, program design and logistics, and assessment of outcomes. 
• - Serve as the primary contact and project coordinator for college-wide service programs and events. Develop a community asset map that identifies the local non-profits, government agencies, and local areas of expertise. Manage college-wide service programs and events. Maintain partnerships across divisions within the College, including but not limited to Academic Affairs, Athletics, Institutional Advancement, Student Affairs, and Sustainability. Maintain partnerships with community partners and organizations and service on community boards as appropriate. Oversee large-scale service events and programming including: Make a Difference Day, Service Saturdays, and Alternative Spring Break trips. Lead training sessions for students and community partners in order to strengthen the relationship between Allegheny and the Meadville community. Advise individual students and student organizations concerning community engagement and service opportunities. Provide counsel for the campus dialogue efforts connected to the Sustained Dialogue Institute at Allegheny College..
• - Administrative support to the Office of Community Engagement including relationship management, team supervision and staff oversight and budgeting. Provides administrative oversight to the college’s Bonner Leader and Bonner Scholars programs.

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Experience and Qualifications

• - Bachelor’s Degree and 4-7 years experience required
• - Demonstrated experience working with students from different walks of life. Prior experience with the Bonner Program is preferable. Knowledge of the community beyond the college will be essential to this position.
• - The successful candidate will possess a strong ethic of service, strong written and verbal communication skills.
• - The successful candidate will possess the ability to work collaboratively, and have experience with grant writing/management, supervision, professional development, and community partnership development.
• - Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word) and the Google Suite of Products; experience with Databases preferred
• - Occasional travel outside of the college

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YOUR COMPENSATION 

New hires are typically brought into the organization at a salary between the range minimum and the salary range midpoint depending on qualifications, internal equity, and the budgeted amount for the role.

The expected starting salary range for this position is $50,000 annually.

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THE HIRING PROCESS

Please submit a cover letter, resume, and provide contact information for three references to the Office of Human Resources, Allegheny College, 520 N. Main Street, Meadville, PA  16335 by email to employment@allegheny.edu.  Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. An offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check.

Currently there is no application deadline for this position. For certain positions, finalist candidates can expect to engage in various rounds of interviews either in person or via online meetings.  Candidates will also have the opportunity to read more about the current work and share thoughts during the interviews.

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ALLEGHENY COLLEGE

Allegheny College, founded in 1815, is one of the nation’s oldest and most innovative four-year colleges where multidisciplinary learning breaks the conventional mold. It is one of the few colleges in the United States with a unique requirement to choose both a major and minor for graduation, to provide students with a cross-disciplinary path in the sciences and humanities for educational depth and intellectual growth. Located in Meadville, Pennsylvania, Allegheny College is one of 44 colleges featured in Loren Pope’s “Colleges That Change Lives.” In its 2022 rankings, U.S. News & World Report recognized Allegheny College as one of the country’s top 100 national liberal arts colleges — and one of the top 25 best for undergraduate teaching.

Allegheny College is deeply committed to creating an inclusive community that actively challenges racism, sexism, heterosexism, religious bigotry, and other forms of bias (see Allegheny College Statement of Community).

Allegheny College is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a strong commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity. The College does not discriminate, and will not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, creed, national/ethnic origin, ancestry, veterans, handicap or disability as those terms are defined under applicable law, or members of other underrepresented groups.

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About Allegheny College

Allegheny College, founded in 1815, is one of the nation’s oldest and most innovative four-year colleges where multidisciplinary learning breaks the conventional mold. It is one of the few colleges in the United States with a unique requirement to choose both a major and minor for graduation, to provide students with a cross-disciplinary path in the sciences and humanities for educational depth and intellectual growth. Located in Meadville, Pennsylvania, Allegheny College is one of 44 colleges featured in Loren Pope’s “Colleges That Change Lives.” In its 2025 rankings, U.S. News & World Report recognized Allegheny College as one of the country’s 100 top national liberal arts colleges — and including in the top 25 Undergraduate Teaching, Undergraduate Research/Creative Projects, First-Year Experience, and Senior Capstone.Allegheny was honored as the top baccalaureate college in the nation for undergraduate research in the Council of Undergraduate Research’s inaugural Award for Undergraduate Research Accomplishment (AURA). Allegheny’s undergraduate residential education prepares students for successful, meaningful lives by promoting students’ intellectual, moral, and social developme...nt and encouraging personal and civic responsibility. Allegheny’s faculty and staff combine high academic standards and a commitment to the exchange of knowledge with a supportive approach to learning. Graduates are equipped to think critically and creatively, write clearly, speak persuasively, and meet challenges in a diverse, interconnected world.

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