Leadership Jobs

The Center for Leadership & Service offers a comprehensive student leadership opportunity that provides students with a valuable experience in molding and shaping potential student leaders. Students develop many leadership skills, para-professional experiences, and become integrated in multiple student leadership communities.

We are looking for servant leaders who want to be a part of our Core Services Leadership Team. This Core team works collaboratively with other student work teams to support, assist, and promote all student programs and activities at HCC. Core Services members are welcoming and encourage participation and leadership development through student communities.

Core Services Leadership Team Position: 

Positions	What do we do?	How to Apply?
Community Leadership Consultants (CLC)	CLCs work closely with the student Clubs Program at Highline. One way of doing this is by creating supportive relationships with clubs. CLCs are knowledgeable about ways of support individual clubs and helping them reach their potential impact within the club and the HCC campus.   Job description	Application Form     Contact Iesha Valencia at ivalencia@highline.edu for more information about the CLC position!
Community Resource Consultants (CRC)	CRCs are the first point of contact for people entering our office spaces. CRCs offer administrative support and resource assistants to clubs, the campus community, and CLS professional staff. Job description	Application Form Contact Marta Reeves at mreeves@highline.edu for more information about the CRC position!
Design Team	Our design team is a dynamic 3 person staff that is responsible for creating high quality promotional materials for our student organizations and programs. An additional position has a strong focus on maintaining social media websites and projects. Job description - Graphic Designer Job description - Marketing Outreach Social Media Tech (MOST)	Application Form Supplemental Application (Graphic Designers Only) Contact Noory Kim at nkim@highline.edu for more information about the Design Team positions!
Associated Students of Highline Community College (ASHCC) - Student Government Speaker of Caucus	ASHCC represents the HCC student body and is your voice on campus life, state legislature, and other issues related to students. The Speaker of the Caucus encourages students into leadership communities and focuses on social justice programming. Speaker of the Caucuses  appointed  Fall quarter.   Job description	Application Form

 

Elected Leadership Positions:

 

Positions	What do we do?	How to Apply?
Associated Students of Highline Community College (ASHCC) - Student Government President Vice President	ASHCC represents the HCC student body and is your voice on campus life, state legislature, and other issues related to students. ASHCC are elected student representatives who are also a part of CLS Core Services Leadership Team. President and Vice President elections run from 5/15-5/16 Job description - President Job description - Vice President	Election Packet      Contact Jemi Kamau at jkamau@highline.edu for more information about the ASHCC positions and election process!

Work Expectations

 

Hours:strong>	Core Services members are expected to work 30 hours per week during Summer Training and 15 hours per week during the school year.  Position start date is September 4th.
Wage:	All student leadership positions are paid minimum wage.
Academics:	Students are expected to maintain a class load of 6 credits (minimum) and 2.5 GPA during each quarter of employment.
Second job:	The significant commitments necessary to work in the Center for Leadership and Service, in addition to achieving academic success, second jobs are strongly discouraged and will be a consideration in the hiring process.
Evaluation:	Students are evaluated quarterly to assess their own leadership and personal growth. Continued employment is contingent upon receiving satisfactory performance evaluations.

Mandatory Trainings

 

To help Core Services members gain the knowledge and skills necessary to be successful servant leaders, we offer an extensive training program. All members are required to participate in the following training activities:

 

• Summer Training: September 3-20
  Summer training consists of workshops and preparing you for the work you will do during the year. In addition, students spend time doing advance planning for the year’s events and activities.

 

• Summer Retreat/Leadership Conference: September 5-7
  During our first week of training we will participate in a state-wide conference, along with student leaders from other Washington State Community Colleges in Wenatchee, WA.

 

• Winter Leadership Retreat: December 2012
  The Winter Retreat is an opportunity to reflect on the successes and failures of fall quarter, and to make plans for the remainder of the year. This is a two-day overnight retreat at a local camp. Student government officers, club leaders and other student leaders will also join us.
  

 

• First Fridays Leadership Institute: 1st Friday of every month
  The Leadership Institute is a year-round leadership and professional skill building program. Workshops will be offered on campus the first Friday of each month (2-4 pm), dealing with topics such as public speaking, conflict resolution, philosophy of leadership, etc. Center for Leadership and Service staff are required to attend these monthly workshops in order to continue professional development and increase the effectiveness of our programs.

 

Apply Now!!

Submit your completed application packet by Friday, May 10th, 2013 at 5 pm to:

Highline Community College
Center for Leadership and Service
2400 S. 240th Street, MS 8-3
Des Moines, WA 98198-9800

You may also hand deliver your materials to the Center for Leadership and Service office in the Highline Student Union (Building 8, 3rd floor).

For any questions about the application process please contact Iesha Valencia at 206-592-3918 or via email at ivalencia@highline.edu.

 

Tips for good application packets:

Improve the legibility of your text by typing your application Have someone proofread your application before turning it in Check out the Job Search Assistance Resources:  “How to Build a Winning Resume” pdf: http://studentemployment.highline.edu/studentresources.php Give the faculty/staff/employer/community member plenty of advanced notice to complete the skills evaluation sheet Put time and thought into reflecting on the answer to the essay question and have someone proofread your essay. Make sure you have all documents complete before turning in your application (refer to the Materials Checklist)