Position Descriptions

Trip Leaders

This position will oversee the planning and logistics of his/her respective Alternative Service Break trip. Previous participation on the trips is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities:

  • Select trip location from Collegiate Challenge or Break Away lists.
  • Assist Recruitment and Social Events Coordinators in planning the Interest Meeting and recruiting participants
  • Communicate with service site about lodging, food, itinerary, arrival and departure, etc.
  • Work with co-leader to establish a trip itinerary with details of departure, arrival, work schedule, free time activities, etc
  • Work with advisors on budget
  • Assist Donation and Fundraising Coordinator with fundraising and communicating fundraising event details with trip participants and with identifying businesses to reach out to ask for donations/discounts
  • Keep track of participant payments and assist in getting participants paid in full
  • Assist the Recruitment and Social Events Coordinator in planning and then participate in pre- and post-trip events

 

Coordinators

These positions will oversee specific function areas of the ASB program. Previous participation on the trips is not required.

Donation and Fundraising Coordinator

Responsibilities:

  • Coordinate letter writing campaign & make sure each participant participates.
  • Assist COAR with planning the Variety Show and communicate with trip leaders about how participants can help
  • Set up fundraisers and coordinate trip participation
  • Contact businesses local to the trips’ destinations to ask about donations/discounts

Recruitment and Social Events Coordinator

Responsibilities:

  • Plan interest meeting
  • Develop interest meeting content with input from trip leaders, coordinators, and advisors
  • Develop marketing strategy for the program
  • Plan pre- and post-trip events