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Community Engagement Organizer
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Job ID 6783
Job Type On-Campus Jobs-Academic Year
Employer Community Engagement Center
Date Posted Mar 11, 2026
Category Campus Support (AY)
Job Description

Openings are for the 2026-2027 School Year

Accepting applications for the Community Engagement Organizer (CEO) positions for the 2026-27 school year. The CEC currently has three open CEO roles:

  • Environment & Sustainability
  • Policy & Justice
  • College Access

With some student employees studying abroad, there may be additional opportunities for Spring 2027 employment in the following issue areas:

  • Languages/Dialogue
  • Housing, Work & Food Justice

All Issue Organizers share the same basic job responsibilities:

  • Community Partnerships: Help develop and co-create ongoing relationships between the campus and community partners.
  • Managing Community Engagement of Students: Recruit students and support them to connect with community-based engagement opportunities.
  • Education: Lead campus efforts in educating campus and community about issue area by facilitating collaboration between on-campus organizations and departments as well as planning education events around the issue.
  • Community Engagement: As a student leader, support key CEC work and spend two hours per week off-campus leading a group of students in civic engagement.
  • Administrative Duties: Assist in general CEC office tasks to further the actions of the CEC as a whole.
Job Requirements
  • Work study is required for this position
  • Required staff meetings & trainings, two Tuesdays each month from 11:30am-1:00pm (lunch provided)
  • Strong communication and organizational skills
  • Detail-oriented, self-motivated
  • Familiarity with the issue area to which you are applying
  • Proven record working in a team environment and showing initiative to create and complete projects
  • Supportive of CEC community engagement philosophy and comfortable educating peers about issues related to work in the community
  • Return to campus early for a student employee retreat and to assist with civic engagement during new student orientation; we estimate that this will be during the week of August 31st - September 4th, but exact dates will be set later this spring.

Please Note: Work-Study employment awards cannot be split between the CEC Issue Area positions and other on-campus positions. The entire award must be earned within the CEC.
Benefits

Sick and Safe Time

  • Student employees accrue sick and safe time at an accrual rate of one hour for every 30 hours paid. 
  • Sick and safe time is not paid out upon departure. 
  • Review the full sick and safe time policy on the Student Employment website. 
Available Openings 6
Hours 8.0 to 10.0 hours per week
Hourly Rate $16.37/hour
Time Frame Academic Year 2026-2027
Contact Name Samuel Wegner
Contact Email swegner1@macalester.edu
Work Location N/A
Phone N/A


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