Position: Associate Director of Community Engagement

Reports to: Director of Community Engagement

The Associate Director of Community Engagement (ADOCE) will assist the Director of Community Engagement in the direction, supervision, and evaluation of all aspects of community engagement programming and requirements. In addition to assisting in the oversight of current programming, the ADOCE will assume primary responsibility for the development of new community service training models. Other responsibilities include cultivation and retention of community collaborations and partnerships; interacting with and educating students and faculty about community engagement requirements and service learning models; and assisting in the implementation of programmatic policies and procedures. While this position will be primarily administrative, there will be teaching responsibilities and faculty committee work as well.

Requirements:

• Masters Degree in community psychology, public policy, social work, public health or other similar discipline
• Spanish speaking abilities and relationships with Chicago community based organizations.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.  
• Demonstrated ability to work with diverse constituencies and populations
• At least 3-5 years of administrative experience, including program development and evaluation
• Online teaching experience a plus.
• Experience working in an academic environment

·       Knowledge about and experience with service learning, community engagement,

social justice and/or community partnerships

• Previous teaching experience
• Knowledge of Chicago area strongly preferred
• A sense of humor

The Adler School of Professional Psychology is the oldest independent school of psychology in North America. With campuses in Chicago and Vancouver, the Adler School is committed to continuing the work of Alfred Adler, the first community psychologist, by making social responsibility its primary focus and the driving force in all its curricula and initiatives. A distinctive feature of the Adler program, all first-year students at the School must complete a community service requirement. The current structure involves a community service practicum, though as the School expands, different delivery formats will need to be developed and implemented. Community service projects arenon-clinical experiences meant to expose future practitioners to concepts of social justice and social change, and to instill in them the ethos and the skill set necessary to engage in socially responsible practice.

Please email a cover letter, CV/resume, three letters of reference and a writing sample to:

Nancy J Bothne

Director of Community Engagement

Adler School of Professional Psychology

65 E Wacker Place, Suite 2100

Chicago, IL 60601

Appplication materials should be sent to Kristen Daniels at kdaniels@adler.edu.