All new and returning SCAT members must recieve a Fedral Work Study Referral from the Student Employment Office for one of the following service descriptions to be assigned to a SCAT Partner Agency. Please call the Student Employment Services Office at 417-836-5627 to make an appointment. Service descriptions are available in the following areas:
- Education
- Public Relations and Marketing
- Volunteer Recruitment/Event Planning
- Case Management
- Human Needs
- Technology/Information Management
- Environment
Please read each service description thoroughly to make sure that the position is something that is of interest to you. Please make note of the service description(s) that you are interested in and discuss this with the SCAT Advisor.
Education
Position: Health Initiatives Assistant
Agency: American Cancer Society
Purpose of Position: To assist the Health Initiatives Department with their overall goal of cancer education and helping cancer patients and families with our resources.
Description of Duties:
- Assist with patient navigation through
- Clinician Portal Calls
- ACS Days and walk-ins
- Work on scouting resources for patients and survivors for resource database
- Participate in various committees
- Assist with health fairs and educational presentations
Preferred Skills:
- Well organized
- Ability to multi-task
- Detailed oriented
- Computer literate; Word & Excel a must
- Strong writing skills
- Ability to work independently
Position: Community Education Program
Agency: American Red Cross
Purpose of Position: Plan, create, and implement programs to meet needs of area youth. Provide American Red Cross presentations on various programs, services, and topics
Description of Duties:
- Staff community events providing information on various topics and services and/or First Aid and CPR demonstrations/presentations
- Contact agencies requesting Health and Safety Informational Talks, First Aid/CPR demonstrations and/or Youth Programs and assist in scheduling events
- Assist in maintaining logistics of community events programs
- Assist in reporting and recording results of community events programs
- Provide presentations as requested by community organizations
- Assist in maintaining materials for scheduled presentations
- Assist in reporting and recording results of presentations
Preferred Skills:
- Excellent oral communication skills
- Friendly and outgoing demeanor
- Ability to carry out responsibilities with minimum supervision
- Flexible and dependable
- Ability to lift 25 pounds
Position: Area Aid
Agency: Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield
Purpose of Position: To work with children in an after school program
Description of Duties:
- Work with children in an after school program during the hours of 3-8PM Monday-Friday; activities include: gym, tutoring, swimming, art, music, drug and alcohol resistance, self esteem class, leadership skills, field trips, computers and technology, etc.
- Helping set-up programs as desired based on the SCAT members interests
Preferred Skills:
- Related major or minor
- Public Speaking Skills
Position: Community Development Assistant
- Help with organization and implementation of Lunch Buddy Program
- Help the food for Thought (backpack program)
- Assist planning of neighborhood meetings
- Help with the development of new family programs by usage of surveys and community research.
- Related to major/minor
- Computer skills
- Writing skills
- Public Speaking Skills
- Work one-on-one with students experiencing problems in the classroom.
- Facilitate student groups (socials skills, anger management, hygiene, etc.)
- Assist families by connecting them to community resources.
- Help update community resource manual.
- Sponsor after school clubs.
- Request donation of supplies for community events.
- Work in family centers and Neighborhood Resource Center.
- Related to major/minor
- Computer skills
- Writing and Public Speaking Skills
- People Skills
Position: Tutor/Reading Coach
Agency: Champion Athletes of the Ozarks
Purpose of Position: Students will work with our athletes in a one-on-one or small group setting; will work on reading, math, or basic life skills. Students will be trained and also supervised by a teacher. Classes would need to be during the week and in the evening.
Position: Education/Outreach Assistant
Agency: Champion Athletes of the Ozarks
Purpose of Position: Educate youth about water quality issues through hands-on activities. Educate general public.
Description of Duties:
- Educate Youth-Clean Water Kids Program
- Educate general public through publications such as newsletters, brochures, public service announcements.
Preferred Skills:
- Related major or minor
- Computer skills
- Writing skills
- Public speaking skills
- Ability to teach middle school students through hands-on activities, field trips, and presentations
- Ability to assist in writing water quality articles for educational publication
Position: Student Teacher Assistant
Agency: Developmental Center of the Ozarks
Purpose of Position: Assist the classroom teacher and assistants in supervision and education of young children from 6 weeks to 6 years of age.
Description of Duties:
- Assist teachers in supervision and safety of children
- Assists in preparation of teaching materials for the classroom
- Provide one on one help with a child needing extra attention
- Provide positive interactions with infants or young children
- Interact tactfully with children, coworkers, and families
- Apply infant and child developmental stages, behaviors, and activities
- Understand universal precautions and put into place safety health and sanitation practices.
- Apply and comply with no smoking/no strong odor policy
- Other duties as needed
Preferred Skills:
- Related major or minor
- Ability to bend, lift, squat, stretch, kneel, and assist to lift children up to 75 pounds.
Position: ESL Teacher/Public Relations
Agency: Grupo Latinoamericano
Purpose of Position: To help immigrants get integrated into the American society.
Description of Duties:
- Preparation and teaching of English as a Second Language classes
- Assist with agencies monthly newsletter
- Update agency website
Preferred Experience:
- Computer Skills
- Writing Skills
- Public Speaking Skills
- Related major or minor
- Bi-lingual
Position: Education-Tutor/Program Assistant
Agency: Hand In Hand Ministries
Purpose of position: To assist in reaching families and implementing programs.
Description of Duties:
- Contact families
- Presenting health and tutoring lesions for children
Preferred Skills:
- Computer Skills
- Writing Skills
- Public Speaking skill
- Bilingual: Spanish
Position: Assistant to Curator and Educator
Agency: History Museum for Springfield-Greene County
Purpose of Position: Gain an understanding of the day-to-day operations within the museum and the interaction of various functions within its operation
Description of Duties:
- Assist curator in categorizing and sorting collection items
- Assist in preparation of exhibits
- Assist educator during museum tours
- Assist with educational outreach programs
Preferred Skills:
- Related major or minor
- Computer skills
- Writing skills
- Public speaking skills
Position: Language & Literacy Project Assistant
Agency: Missouri State University CSD/Speech-Language & Hearing Clinic
Purpose of Position: Improving the language and literacy of preschool children with hearing loss
Description of Duties:
- Book orders
- Organization and distribution of forms
- Collection of orders
- Preparation of cumulative spreadsheet for orders
- Delivering materials to those who ordered
- Sign books
- Develop a vocabulary list for each thematic unit
- Create sign books
- Copy sign books
- Add books to preschool children’s 3-ring binders
- Have ready before unit will be in progress
- Materials
- Acquire theme schedule
- Search on-line for materials pertaining to themes
- Collect materials from MSU library
- Acquire materials 2 weeks before theme will be in progress
- Check-out and return as requested to do so
Preferred Skills:
- Related major or minor
- Computer skills
- Writing skills
- Arts & Crafts; Creativity
Position: Nutrition Assistant
Agency: Ozarks Food Harvest
Purpose of position: To assist in the nutrition component of our Kids Café Program. To also assist in the gathering of nutrition information of donated product in the warehouse.
Description of Duties:
- Monitoring Kids Café programs for compliance of state nutrition guidelines.
- Provide nutrition and health activities to children in the Kids Café Program
- Provide up to date nutrition research and recommendations for Kids Café Administrators via Kids Café Newsletters.
- Assist in expanding of our Kids Café program and speaking on behalf of the programs.
- Assist in the gathering of nutrition information for other food bank programs.
Preferred Skills:
- Related major or minor
- Computer Skills
- Writing Skills
- Public Speaking Skills
Position: Adult Education & Literacy Tutor/Retention Assistant
Agency: Ozarks Technical Community College – Adult Education & Literacy
Purpose of Position: To provide one-on-one tutoring for adult students enrolled in OTC-AEL classes. Tutors will assist students with reading, writing, and math skills so that students may become more successful in attaining life goals. Tutors may also assist students who have limited English speaking skills.
Additionally, this position will assist in developing a tutor newsletter that will be produced each semester. Further responsibilities will include assisting with the tutor recognition program.
Description of Duties:
- To complete a tutor certification workshop or equivalent under the supervision of a certified trainer
- Encourage and support adult learners
- Meet with assigned learners on a regular basis
- Complete tutoring reports as required by program
- Notify the program of any scheduling changes
- Maintain student confidentiality
- Design and produce a tutor newsletter each semester under the direction of the Adult Education & Literacy Coordinator
- Complete other duties related to the development of a tutor recognition program
Preferred Skills:
- Computer skills
- Writing skills
- Related major or minor
- Good basic English and math skills
- Excellent computer skills; proficient with Word
- Graphic design background or coursework helpful
- Excellent interpersonal skills
Position: Adult Education & Literacy Tutor/Curricula Assistant
Agency: Ozarks Technical Community College – Adult Education & Literacy
Purpose of Position: To provide one-on-one tutoring for adult students enrolled in OTC-AEL classes. Tutors will assist students with reading, writing, and math skills so that students may become more successful in attaining life goals. Tutors may also assist students who have limited English speaking skills.
Additionally, this position will assist in identifying, developing, and organizing materials for a tutor resource file.
Description of Duties:
- To compete a tutor certification workshop or equivalent under the supervision of a certified trainer
- Encourage and support adult learners
- Meet with assigned learners on a regular basis
- Complete tutoring reports as required by program
- Notify the program of any scheduling changes
- Maintain student confidentiality
- Develop bulletin boards and materials that can be used as teaching tools
- Identify everyday reading materials and construct lesson plans that tutors could use with these materials and organize them into a tutor resource file
Preferred Skills:
- Related major or minor is helpful
- Computer skills- Microsoft Word
- Writing skills
- Good basic English and math skills
- Some background in education or concurrent enrollment in at least introductory education class would be helpful, but experiences may substitute for education
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Graphic design background or coursework helpful
Position: Teacher Assistant
Agency: Rivendale Institute of Learning
Purpose of Position: Member will work directly with children with learning disabilities or Autism (We will train if the member chooses autism)
Description of Duties:
- Provide assistance to children under the direction of the classroom teacher
- May do small group work as well
- Grade papers
- Assist in planning special activities for the children
- Help with recess, trips, etc.
- Assist the teacher as needed
Preferred Skills:
- Related major or minor: Psychology, Education, Recreation, Speech/Language
Public Relations and Marketing
Agency: Champion Athletes of the Ozarks
Purpose of Position: Would like to have a Public Relations or Creative Writing student to evaluate our current brochures, web-site and information and to possibly create new documents.
Description of Duties:
- Evaluate current documents
- Make recommendations for improvement
- Write plan for future promotion of program
- Develop plan for marketing activities and programs so that recruitment efforts are successful.
- Develop promotional materials for marketing plan.
- Help develop marketing materials for neighborhood groups to use as they promote their neighborhoods.
- Help staff implement plan and evaluate the outcome.
- Related to major or minor
- Computer Skills
- Writing skills
- Public Speaking Skills
- Graphic Design and desktop publishing
Position: Marketing Coordinator
Agency: Habitat for Humanity of Springfield, MO Inc.
Purpose of Position: This SCAT member will help identify and target potential Habitat partners, will help develop a marketing strategy to increase volume and desirability of donations, and will design and distribute marketing materials.
Description of Duties:
- Write and submit press releases
- Promote the Habitat ReStore through creation of marketing materials.
- Identify community events to promote awareness of Habitat and it’s programs
- Identify community events to participate in for the purpose of promoting the Restore (building shows, remodeling shows, ect)
- Solicit media coverage for program and events
- Assist with event planning and management
Preferred Skills:
- Related major or minor
- Computer skills
- Writing skills
Position: Exhibit Coordinator
Agency: History Museum for Springfield-Greene County
- Planning and implementation of exhibits with director and educator for museum displays
Preferred Skills:
- Related major or minor
- Computer skills
- Writing skills
Position: Marketing/Education Assistant
Agency: Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts
Purpose of Position: Provide support to Juanita K. Hammons Hall’s marketing, education and development directors to promote programming and educational activities and communicate with patrons, school partners, and Hall support.
Description of Duties:
- Assist in the implementation of marketing plans for Broadway shows, concert and other performances throughout the Hammons Hall season.
- Provide support for promotional activities, projects and special events related to performances.
- Assist in creating a product (video, podcast, ect) to document participation in and impact of the Halls’ education activities.
- Assist in creation and/or maintenance of databases for education, marketing and development divisions
Preferred Skills:
- Computer Skills
- Writing Skills
- Familiarity with databases and computer video production preferred.
Postion: Development and Public Relations
Agency: The Kitchen
Purpose of Position: To develop new ideas for public relations
Description of Duties:
- Develop graphic art work in Adobe Fireworks
- Assist with events
- Help with newsletter
- Some data entry
Preferred Experience:
- Related major or minor
- Computer skills
- Writing skills
- Communication and organizational skills
Position: Development and Communications Assistant
Agency: Ozarks Food Harvest
Purpose of position: To assist the Department of Development and Communications as assistant for the Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 semesters.
Description of Duties:
- Assisting the department with communication tactics for various publics including donors, community and media outlets.
- Aiding in multimedia web strategies to promote the organization through various technologies.
- Serving as assistant for special events, including events planning, strategy, and management.
Preferred Skills:
- Related major or minor
- Computer skills
- Writing skills
- Public speaking skills
Position: Program Assistant
Agency: Ozarks Literacy Council
Purpose of Position: To assist the program director with agency programs and other operations of a non-profit organization.
Description of Duties:
- Provide inquiring individuals with information about the Ozarks Literacy Council
- Organize and coordinate events for Ozarks Literacy Council Programs
- Assist program director with various tasks such as: labeling books, preparing informational packets, flyers and handouts, and special events
Preferred Experience:
- Computer skills
- Writing skills
- Public Speaking skills
- Related Major or Minor
Position: Campaign Communications Assistant
Agency: United Way of the Ozarks
Purpose of Position: To assist the VP of Resource Development prior to and during the annual campaign and to assist the Director of Marketing on collateral pieces, development of related graphic pieces and on public relations responsibilities.
Description of Duties:
- Assist VP of Resource Development in coordinating various aspects of annual campaign.
- Assist w/coordination of agency and community United Way sponsored events
- Assist Director of Marketing with coordination of annual meeting
- Assist with public relations plan
- Work on graphic design work, such as fliers, informal panel cards, ect.
Preferred Skills:
- Related major or minor
- Computer skills
- Writing skills
- Public speaking skills
- Graphic Arts: familiar with ADOBE Creative Suite, PhotoShoppe, Illustrator, and InDesign
Volunteer Recruitment/Event Planning
Position: Income Development/Special Events Planning
Agency: American Cancer Society
Purpose of Position: To assist with daily projects which will benefit that many special events planned each year. Specifically, this position will work with Relay for Life, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, and Daffodil Days.
Description of Duties:
- Support the overall income development department by working hands on with special event planning
- Work to produce the layout and content of a program book for Relay for Life of Springfield
- Assist in starting the Springfield Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event
- Volunteer recruitment and recognition projects
- Event marketing projects
Preferred Skills:
- Well organized
- Ability to multi-task
- Detailed oriented
- Computer literate; Word & Excel a must
- Strong writing skills
- Ability to work independently
Position: Volunteer Coordinator Assistant
Agency: American Red Cross
Purpose of Position: Within established policies and procedures, recruit, cultivate, and provide for recognition for volunteers in all lines of service
Description of Duties:
- Develop and execute volunteer recruitment strategies including, but not limited to, recruitment booths at events, mailings, speaking to groups, etc. to recruit volunteers for all lines of service
- Handle inquiries from new volunteer prospects for all lines of service
- Ensure scheduling, enrollment, and facilitation of general volunteer orientations
- Ensure distribution, collection, and subsequent processing of new volunteer applications including, but not limited to, validating information on registration forms, conducting driver’s license checks, and entering information into the HCMS tracking system
- Refer names of new registered volunteers to respective department contacts
- Work directly with volunteers in all lines of service to develop a volunteer career path
- Ensure scheduling, enrollment, solicit instructors, classroom location, and course preparation for all courses and chapter developed workshops designed to train volunteers to perform their volunteer jobs
- Proactively recruit volunteers into trainings which are relevant to their designated career paths
- Provide for adequate recognition for volunteers from all lines of service including, but not limited to, coordinating annual chapter volunteer banquet, submitting volunteers for awards and recognition
- Conduct formal volunteer satisfaction surveys no less than annually
- Conduct exit interviews for volunteers leaving the organization
- Fill staffing requests for events and special projects
Position: Special Events Assistant
Agency: Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ozarks
Purpose of Position: The Special Events Assistant with be responsible for assisting with special events throughout the school year. These events will include: the Outdoor Fitness Festival, Santa Calls, Bowl for Kids’ Sake, and Rockin’ Ribs.
Description of Duties:
- Recruiting volunteers for events
- Marketing the event to the community
- Putting together update agency website
- Assisting with event details
- Assisting with event execution
Preferred Skills:
- Related major or minor-Marketing/Public Relations
- Computer Skills: Excel and Publisher
Position: Site Based Recruitment Assistant
Agency: Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ozarks
Purpose of Position: To help Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ozarks recruit new and maintain current volunteers for site based programs such as After School Mentoring and Meal Time Buddies.
Description of Duties:
- Daily responsibilities of site based programs
- Assist in recruiting and coordinating mentors for at-risk children with a major emphasis on program development with collaborating partners
- Make Public presentations about mentoring
- Writing newsletter articles
- Maintaining recruitment booths
- Visiting program sites
- Assist in development of adult volunteer recruitment marketing plan to reach community and college volunteers
- Help build relationships with community mentor partners
Preferred Skills:
- Related major or minor
- Writing skills
- Public speaking skills
Position: Event Coordinator
Agency: Champion Athletes of the Ozarks
Purpose of Position: Students would be able to evaluate past events and make changes and additions.
Description of Duties:
- Help plan a new event for the organization
- Apply classroom knowledge to an event and see their success
Position: Volunteer Coordinator
- Develop and implement volunteer recruitment strategies.
- Develop volunteer database to collect information on both volunteers and volunteer opportunities.
- Assist with filling volunteer opportunities with appropriate volunteers.
- Develop volunteer application forms and process.
- Develop and help implement volunteer recognition activities and events.
- Related to major/minor
- Computer Skills
- Writing Skills
- Public Speaking Skills
Position: Volunteer Recruitment Coordinator
Agency: Habitat for Humanity of Springfield, MO Inc.
Purpose of Position: Recruit and recognize volunteers (individuals and groups for several Habitat Springfield programs- home construction, Restore operations, “Cans for Habitat, “ special events, ect.
Description of Duties:
- Contact various professional, social or other organizations (labor unions, retired people, Kiwanis, ect.) to publicize need for skilled and unskilled volunteers.
- Keep detailed record of daily activities.
- Attend meetings and outreach events to present the volunteer opportunity
- Contact area schools to involve service organizations and students
- Prepare thank you letters and certificates for volunteers.
Preferred Skills:
- Computer skills
- Writing skills
- Public speaking skills
Position: Program Services
Agency: Make-a-Wish Foundation of Missouri
Purpose of Position: Initiating and coordinating with contacts in our service area for fundraising, volunteering, and public relation opportunities.
Description of Duties:
- Research organizations for current contact information
- Development of training materials for volunteers
- Organization of internal/external fundraising events
Preferred Skills:
- Computer Skills
- Writing Skill
- Public speaking skills
Position: Community Relations and Event Support
Agency: March of Dimes
Purpose of Position: To support the local March of Dimes in their efforts to give every baby a healthy start through improving community relations, event support, and education and outreach.
Description of Duties:
- Work with local community partners to distribute program and educational material
- Enhance/improve community resource list to support families
- Logistical/planning support of events such as March for Babies, Bikers for Babies, and Signature Chefs.
- General office operations
- Becoming an active member of the organization.
Preferred Skills:
- Computer Skills
- Writing Skills
- Public Speaking Skills
Position: Food Bank Resource Assistant
Agency: Ozarks Food Harvest
Purpose of position: To assist in the running of the volunteer program at the food bank. To also assist in the recruiting and working on electronic means of communication to our large volunteer base.
Description of Duties:
- To train volunteers during orientation classes.
- Conduct formal volunteer satisfaction surveys.
- To do exit interview for volunteers leaving our organization.
- Help with volunteer website and blog
- Implement unique volunteer recognition activities.
Preferred Skills:
- Related major or minor
- Computer skills
- Writing skills
- Public speaking skills
- Be able to work with a variety of different individuals from all walks of life
Position: Resource Assistant
Agency: Ozarks Food Harvest
Purpose of position: To assist in the development and implementation of a new volunteer program that will support the daily operations of the food bank.
Description of Duties:
- Assist with the maintenance of a data base system to track volunteers.
- Assist with volunteer training and orientation.
- Assist in recruiting volunteers by speaking at various organizations such as churches, colleges, and schools
- Assist in supervising volunteer projects which includes providing instructions on duties performed by volunteers
Preferred Skills:
- Computer skills
- Writing skills
- Public speaking skills
Position: Volunteer Coordinator
Agency: Therapeutic Riding of the Ozarks
Purpose of position: To organize the volunteers and help with minor administrative duties in the office.
Description of Duties:
- Computer work
- Contacting and organizing volunteers for therapy sessions
- Other administrative and office duties
Preferred Skills:
- Computer Skills
- Writing Skills
- Public Speaking Skills
- Organizational skills
- Software skills
Case Management
Position: Case Management Assistant
Agency: Cox Health Center for Addictions
Purpose of Position: To develop an understanding of addiction through co-facilitating addictions treatment services.
Description of Duties:
- Case management (needs assessments, referrals) under supervision of primary case manager
- Develop lectures & present to patients in areas of life skills, decision making, assertiveness and recovery
- Participate in weekly staff meetings & case presentations
- Perform research projects as applicable on various trends in treatment
Preferred Skills:
- Related major or minor
- Computer skills
- Writing skills
- Public speaking skills
Position: Women’s Advocate
Agency: Family Violence Center
Purpose of Position: Assisting staff as needed; assisting women and children in shelter with day-to-day implementation of programs and services
Description of Duties:
- Maintaining a supportive environment for residents
- Conduct preliminary intakes and evaluations
- Provide crisis intervention and management
- Answer crisis hotline calls
- Complete admission forms, make room assignments, and conduct orientation
- Maintain daily census, shelter logs, statistical information
- Maintain a safe, secure, clean shelter facility
- Ensure that residents have necessary linens, toiletries, and other supplies
- Ensure security procedures
- Assist staff with data entry, help design forms and revise documents, manuals, as needed
Preferred Skills:
- Computer skills
- Writing skills
- Must be caring, able to maintain high level of confidentiality, able to model non-judgmental behavior
Position: Children’s Advocate
Agency: Family Violence Center
Purpose of Position: Assist staff with planning and conducting children’s activities, assisting with various childcare needs
Description of Duties:
- Planning and conducting children’s activities
- Maintain security
- Maintain safe and clean facility
- Basic childcare such as diapering, rocking, and feeding babies
- Monitoring children from toddler age to teens
- Entertainment
Preferred Skills:
- Related major or minor
- Writing skills
- Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality
- Ability to maintain positive behavior
- A good role model
Position: Court Advocate
Agency: Family Violence Center
Purpose of Position: Assist the Outreach Case Manager who follows the residents, if they so desire, when they leave the Family Violence Center and get out of their own. The Outreach Case Manager continues to offer case management support to assist them on their transition to independence.
Description of Duties:
- Court Duties:
- 8:00 am-12:00pm On call for victims to come to the Circuit Clerks office and provide support as they file for protection orders
- 8:00am-12:00pm Thursdays: Lend moral support for court proceedings and stand with the victim at hearings.
- Other Duties:
- 10:00-12:00 pm Wednesdays: Provide administrative support by answering and returning phone calls.
- 6:00pm on Tuesdays- Provide assistance in leading a small support groups.
- Provide information and education to community opportunities as needed.
Preferred Experience:
- Computer Skills
- Writing Skills
- Public Speaking Skills
- Must be caring, able to maintain confidentiality, able to model non-judgmental behavior.
- No previous experience in the legal system required.
Position: Family Services Coordinator
Agency: Habitat for Humanity of Springfield, MO Inc.
Purpose of Position: Family Selection is at the heart of the Habitat mission, and families are selected on the basis of need, ability to pay the low-cost mortgage, and their willingness to partner with Habitat. After the family is selected, the Family Support committee works with the family through the entire process. The SCAT member will assist with the Habitat family selection and support functions.
Description of Duties:
- Help plan and attend monthly Family Support committee meetings
- Help plan and attend monthly Habitat Partner Family meetings
- Help market and implement program application sessions
- Provide data-entry and communications support for four-month family selection process
- Attend Family Selection committee meetings
- Help plan and implement the Tools for Life homeowner education series that is required of all new Partner Families
Preferred Skills:
- Related major or minor
- Computer Skills
Position: Clinic Staff
Agency: The Kitchen
Purpose of Position: To assist in the day to day operations of the Clinic
Description of Duties:
- Working with Staff and volunteers
- If medical experience, working with patients.
Preferred Skills:
- Related major or minor
- Computer skills
- Writing skills
- Communication and organizational skills
Position: Community Outreach
Agency: The Kitchen
Purpose of Position: Assist in community outreach
Description of Duties:
- Help clients who are receiving:
- Food
- Clothing
- Household item vouchers
- Rent and Utility assistance
- Some filing and phones
Preferred Skills:
- Related major or minor
- Computer skills
- Writing skills
- Communication and organization skills
Position: Missouri Hotel
Agency: The Kitchen
Purpose of Position: To assist at the Missouri Hotel
Description of Duties:
- The duties will depend on student’s desire and major. Could be things such as:
- Social services
- Research
- Food service
Preferred Skills:
- Related major or minor
- Computer skills
- Writing skills
- Communication and organizational skills
Human Needs
Position: Office Caseworker
Agency: American Red Cross
Purpose of Position: Within established policies and procedures, provides Red Cross service directly or indirectly to disaster victims through the casework process
Description of Duties:
- Provides Red Cross services directly or indirectly to disaster victims by providing emergency casework assistance, home visits, or additional assistance casework
- Uses appropriate resources and referrals to provide Red Cross services
- Maintains effective working relationships with other functional units within the Red Cross as well as external partner agencies
- Operates within appropriate, established fiscal controls, consulting with a supervisor when appropriate
- Process appropriate forms, reports, and records on a timely basis including Disaster Registration, Case Record, and Disbursing Order
- Perform related duties as assigned
- Depending on skills, abilities, interests, and availabilities, the department may provide additional training to work Armed Forces Emergency Service cases
Preferred Skills:
- Work experience in an office setting is preferred, but not required
- Writing skills
- Working knowledge of office machines
- Basic to intermediate familiarity with Microsoft Word, Excel, and internet basics
Position: Armed Forces Emergency Service (AFES) Specialist
Agency: American Red Cross
Purpose of Position: Assures Red Cross response to all inquires regarding the military and/or emergency notification
Description of Duties:
- Insure 24-hour coverage and response for AFES emergency communication
- Assist clients in completing forms to access loans from various military aid societies
- Provide AFES emergency communications, casework, and referral services
- Recruit, train, schedule, and evaluate volunteer duty workers
- Ensure that all casework, financial transactions, and training conform to national chapter standards
- Fiscally responsible for all AFES financial transactions
- Participate in appropriate organizations, meetings, and activities promoting Red Cross AFES programs
- Maintain accurate and complete records at all times
- Stay informed of procedures updates by regularly using CrossNet, the secure internal Red Cross intra-net
- Maintain course enrollment and provide instructors with roster and course completion cards for all AFES and disaster courses
- Provide backup casework support for disaster services if necessary
Position: Health and Safety Department Assistant
Agency: American Red Cross
Purpose of Position: Assist the Health and Safety Department Services Director with daily tasks such as marketing of classes and health and safety products, invoicing, accounts receivable and other accounting duties, processing time sheets, inventory, grant writing, monthly newsletter and other daily activities.
Description of Duties:
- Monthly billing and posting of payments
- Assist with monthly newsletter
- Grant writing
- Marketing of products and classes
- Reporting and recording results of community events.
Preferred Skills:
- Computer Skills-knowledge of Quick Books is a plus
- Friendly and outgoing demeanor
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
- Ability to prioritize and work in a multi-tasking environment
- Dependable and organized
- Creativity
- Ability to lift 25 pounds.
Position: Program Director
Agency: Champion Athletes of the Ozarks
Purpose of Position: The student would be able to see all aspects of our program: recreation, events programs, financial, grant writing, etc. We can tailor the hours to the student’s area of emphasis.
Position: Donation Assistant
Agency: Family Violence Center
Purpose of Position: Assist in administration, donations, fundraising and maintenance.
Description of Duties:
- Office Duties:
- Help prepare newsletters, website changes, announcements and other special mailings as needed.
- Answer phones
- Write thank you notes
- Clerical and general office work associated with donations
- Other Duties:
- Donations: help unload, sort, and occasionally pick up donations
- Special Events/Fundraising: help create a new promotional dvd, organize fall fundraising campaigns, help plan Spring Fiesta Event, and Annual Women’s Golf Week.
Preferred Experience:
- Computer Skills
- Writing Skills
- Public Speaking Skills
- Able to lift up to 50 lbs
- General Office Skills
- Must be caring, able to maintain confidentiality, able to model non-judgmental behavior.
Technology/Information Management
Position: Landscape Coordinator
Agency: Habitat for Humanity of Springfield, MO Inc.
Purpose of Position: Habitat Springfield is currently creating a Low Impact Development (LID) that incorporates native plants into the common areas and road right-of-ways. The landscape coordinator would work with the Project Horticulturist to design, plant, and maintain those areas as they become available throughout construction. Position may include set-up and maintenance of greenhouse.
Description of Duties:
- Plan and attend monthly Landscape committee meetings
- Help implement and maintain native plantings and structural design for common areas
- Assist with grant proposals
- Help set up greenhouse and start native perennials from seed (possible)
Preferred Skills:
- Related major or minor
Position: Construction Site Coordinator
Agency: Habitat for Humanity of Springfield, MO Inc.
Purpose of Position: This SCAT member will assist with planning and executing Habitat’s busy construction schedule
Description of Duties:
- Attend monthly Construction Committee meetings
- Work with construction staff to plan work days and acquire equipment and supplies
- Work with supply inventory system and supply storage and organization
- Oversee onsite volunteer registration and hospitality
- Assist with managing project receipts and invoices
- Maintain communications with construction vendors and supplies
Preferred Skills:
- Related major or minor
Position: “Cans for Habitat” Program Coordinator
Agency: Habitat for Humanity of Springfield, MO Inc.
Purpose of Position: This SCAT member, under supervision, will direct Habit for Humanity’s aluminum can recycling program, including event planning, volunteer coordination, data management, and media relations.
Description of Duties:
- Set up new collections at area businesses, churches, schools, organizations, etc.
- Set up recycling program at Habitat construction site
- Manage the data recording of can pickups and bin hosts
- Maintain contact with all bin hosts to ensure proper management of their collection
- Coordinate volunteers for can pickups and bin dropoffs
- Monitor and order recycling materials (online)
- Report recycling totals each month online
- Solicit media coverage and other publicity for the program
- Plan special events or recycling competitions
- Assist with submitting application(s) for awards
Preferred Skills:
- Comfort with phone and written communication
Position: Materials Center Manager
Agency: Missouri State University CSD/Speech-Language & Hearing Clinic
Purpose of Position: to the management and organization of therapy resources and test inventory which must be available to our graduate students for the services provided to children and adults at the MSU Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic.
Description of Duties:
- Maintain a well organized therapy aids in Materials Centers to assure items are readily accessible to clinicians for check out
- Maintain adequate supplies of printed handouts for clinicians
- Monitor the Materials Centers check-out therapy items for breakage or lost parts, also report the need to purchase replacement items to clinic assistant
- Assure therapy items and rooms are cleaned, sterilized and ready for use
- Monitor the Test Room inventory of test used for diagnostic purposes; assuring test protocols, test manuals and test prompts are in the proper test boxes and an adequate supply of test protocols, tester manuals and booklets for each test
- Assist with form design for use in Materials Center
Preferred Skills:
- Computer (Microsoft Office)
- Organizational skills
- Multi-task
- Ability to work with little supervision
Position: Assistant to Membership
Agency: Ozarks Public Broadcasting
Purpose of Position: Assist with duties related to the development of member relations and recruitment.
Description of duties:
- Preparation for membership pledge drives
- Help gather information
- Organize information
- Assist with data entry and member account correspondence
- Prepare mail merges in Microsoft Word
- Prepare well-formatted spreadsheets in Excel
Preferred Experience:
- Computer Skills- Microsoft Word and Excel proficiency a MUST
- Writing Skills
- Phone Speaking Skills
- Enjoy working with number (statistics)