Maccess Community Outreach Coordinator(s)

Reports to: Maccess Director   

Hours: 5-8 hours per week   

Term: Sept 1 to April 30 

When submitting your resume, please also submit a Word document (in place of a traditional cover letter) answering the following questions. Please note that answers can be point form: 

1. Maccess is a peer support service for students with disabilities (both formally diagnosed and un-diagnosed), facilitated by students with disabilities. How do you feel that you fit into this vision?* *Please note that Maccess is looking for members who have lived experience with disability (both formally diagnosed and undiagnosed). If you do not identify as disabled, we recommend checking out other MSU services such as WGEN, SHEC, and more! 

2. Why is peer support important to you? Please feel free to provide an example that highlights the skills, prior experience, and/or qualities you would bring to the role.

Maccess
aims to build and maintain a campus that celebrates, advocates, and ensures inclusiveness in the area of disability.  We provide programming and events in an effort to
establish a sense of community for those that self-identify as having disabilities or as disabled. In addition, Maccess strives to advocate on the behalf of students in a proactive and affirmative fashion and provide educational programming on and opportunities to learn about critical disability studies. 

Please note this posting will close Thursday, May 28at 11:59pm. 

The Community Outreach Coordinator is a member of MSU Maccess’ executive team. They will primarily act as a liaison between Maccess and several student and community-based groups on and off campus. This executive will be in charge of organizing and coordinating the facilitation of several regularly reoccurring events and groups that cater to different communities at McMaster. These events will usually be closed to members of the specific community and strive to cater to the needs of that specific community.   

If you are interested in this position but believe there exists
any accessibility concerns surrounding the requirements of the job, please email the Maccess
Director at maccess@msu.mcmaster.ca to discuss how the position may be modified to fit your needs. 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Awareness and understanding of topics associated with Maccess (i.e. intersectionality, critical disability theory, ableism, and human rights, mentalism/sanism, disability history, intersecting oppressions and invisible privilege). 

• Confidence and ability to challenge dominant views 

• Organizational and time management skills 

• Interpersonal skills 

• Communication skills 

• Creativity 

Effort & Responsibility 

• Establish and maintain professional connections on and off campus 

• Effort required to integrate individuals and on groups to ensure an inclusive environment for all 

• Maintain confidentiality of all individuals accessing the Maccess 

Working Conditions

• Time demands may exceed stated hours of work 

• Most work can be completed in a shared office space 

• Previous experience planning events or workshops is an asset 

Training and Experience 

• Necessary training will be provided 

Equipment 

• Personal computer 

Additional Information

Financial & Budgeting Function        

• Work with the Maccess
  Director to ensure that the budget aligns with the service budget 

• Retain financial information to receive reimbursement from the Maccess
  Director when necessary. 

Communications and Programming Function  

• Work with the Promotions Executive to communicate ideas for promotional materials and timelines to work within 

• Organize, plan and coordinate the facilitation of community building and small group events that cater to specific communities within the broader Maccess community 

• Respond to general inquiries 

• Maintain strong communication with the Maccess
  Director, fellow executives, and volunteers 

• Collect statistics on the number of students attending events 

• Work closely with the Logistics Executive to ensure events are accessible 

Advertising & Promotions Function 

• Work with the Promotions Executive to communicate ideas for promotional materials and timelines to work within 

• Network with clubs, services, and community partners to find partners and promote these social events 

Other

• Other duties as assigned by the Maccess
  Director 

• Provide feedback on the service 

• Attend executive meetings as scheduled 

• Be an active member of the Maccess community through attending events, maintaining an online presence, etc. 

• Be available for peer support shift coverage 

• Provide transition for the incoming Community Outreach Coordinator 

When submitting your resume, please also submit a Word document (in place of a traditional cover letter) answering the following questions. Please note that answers can be point form: 

1. Maccess is a peer support service for students with disabilities (both formally diagnosed and un-diagnosed), facilitated by students with disabilities. How do you feel that you fit into this vision?* *Please note that Maccess is looking for members who have lived experience with disability (both formally diagnosed and undiagnosed). If you do not identify as disabled, we recommend checking out other MSU services such as WGEN, SHEC, and more! 

2. Why is peer support important to you? Please feel free to provide an example that highlights the skills, prior experience, and/or qualities you would bring to the role.