THE CENTER FOR PRE-COLLEGE PROGRAMS
SUMMER EMPLOYMENT FOR
COLLEGE STUDENTS
JUNE 20th THROUGH AUGUST 11TH 2011
WORK WITH HIGH ACHIEVING ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN
ENRICHMENT MATH, SCIENCE, AND ENGINEERING PRECOLLEGE PROGRAMS DURING THE
SUMMER We are now accepting applicants for TEACHING ASSISTANT POSITIONS (TA)
COMPETITIVE SALARIES OFFERED Please send cover letter and resume no later
than May 9th to:
cortina@adm.njit.edu
Ana Cortina, Coordinator
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Center for Pre-College Programs
University Heights, Newark, NJ 07102
Organizing
Department Secretary (CHATT Program)
March 17, 2011
Description
Employer: Newark Beth Israel
Location: Newark, NJ
Last Updated: 03/17/2011
Job Code: 7143
A 669-bed regional care, teaching hospital founded in 1901, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center has more than 760 physicians and provides comprehensive health care services to its local communities and is a major referral and treatment center for patients throughout the northern New Jersey metropolitan area.
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center has been recognized with the 2007 Thompson (formerly Solucient) 100 Top Hospitals®: Performance Improvement Leaders Award for its consistent improvement in clinical outcomes, patient safety, hospital efficiency, financial stability and growth, over a five-year period (2000-2005).
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center is among a select group of organizations that have set national benchmarks for quality patient care, patient safety and hospital efficacy, representing a highly significant achievement and a true culture of performance improvement. Newark Beth Israel is home to Children's Hospital of New Jersey and The HEART HOSPITAL of New Jersey. Newark Beth Israel is a major teaching affiliate of Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York; New York College of Osteopathic Medicine; and St. George's University School of Medicine. Newark Beth Israel Medical Center is accredited by Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO); The American Osteopathic Association; the Cancer Commission of the American College of Surgeons; and The College of American Pathologists
Department secretary to handle all duties relevant to maintaining smooth functioning of department; receiving and registering patients, answering telephone, making appointments, charts, ordering supplies
One year prior work experience performing clerical duties in a medical office or hospital setting; one year prior customer service experience preferred; Must have working knowledge of computer equipment and programs; patient registration experience preferred
Organizing
National Organizer
February 15, 2011
Description
USAS National Organizer:
United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) is currently hiring one full-time National Organizer to be based out of Washington, DC. The position requires a two-year commitment and a willingness to work flexible hours including nights and weekends. The position offers a competitive non-profit salary, a comprehensive health benefits package, and a union contract including flexible vacation time and a Cost-of-Living Adjustment. Applications are due March 21, 2011. Please see attached document for application instructions. Applicants will be notified the first week of May and the position will start July 1, 2011 with limited flexibility. The incoming organizer will be trained by the four current national organizers, one of whom will leave some months after the incoming staff starts. USAS National Organizers are overseen by a National Coordinating Committee of student organizers.
For more information on USAS, please visit http://usas.org
Formed in 1997, USAS is a grassroots membership organization run entirely by youth and students. USAS uses the strategic leverage of students to support the formation and continued strength of unions in the U.S. and around the world, particularly campus workers and garment workers who manufacture collegiate licensed apparel.
National staff work closely with students to support ongoing campus organizing; coordinate the activities of local organizations into international actions and campaigns; put together meetings, trainings, and conferences; maintain communication and coordination with domestic and international allies; and facilitate the infrastructure development of a dynamic movement.
Responsibilities of National Organizers will include:
NOTE: Responsibilities will be divided among the four staff, (one incoming and three current), based on strengths, interests and experience.
1. Coordinating and supporting national campaigns, including:
campaign support and guidance
materials development
maintaining and developing relationships with ally organizations
development and guidance of nationally-coordinated campaigns
development of policy related to national campaigns
2. Leadership development, including:
travel and campus visits
outreach to new schools
training and supporting students and youth
supervision of student regional organizers
facilitating spaces in which student leaders are able to take on increased responsibilities for national campaign coordination and organizing work
leadership development of students from marginalized communities and identities
3. Organizational development, including:
communications and media work (including traditional press and new media/social networking platforms)
grassroots fundraising, including online strategies
maintaining relationships with national funders (foundations, international unions), including providing written proposals and reports
implementing the national organizing structure (details provided upon request)
arranging logistics for national and regional conferences and gatherings
Required Qualifications and Experience:
Organizing experience as or with students, workers, and/or community members
Ability to work independently and in groups
Ability to manage and direct one’s own work
Experience and/or willingness to work in a non-hierarchical staff team
Strong commitment to developing leadership of people from marginalized communities and identities (working class, people of color, women, trans/genderqueer, queer, differently abled people, etc.)
Strongly Preferred Qualifications and Experience:
Experience as a member of USAS
Strategic campaigning skills
Corporate research skills
Knowledge of/experience with the labor movement/global justice movement
Knowledge of/experience with liberation movements (black liberation, queer, etc)
Bookkeeping and database general skills
Financial management skills and fundraising experience
Previous office experience
Experience and skills with new media and web design
Experience with group facilitation and public speaking
Experience training direct action philosophy and tactics
Spanish and other foreign language skills
USAS is an affirmative action/ equal opportunity employer. Students who identify as working class, people of color, women, genderqueer, gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and differently abled are strongly encouraged to apply.
Application Instructions:
In addition to answering the questions below, please submit a resume and cover letter. E-mail completed applications in a single PDF file (or a single Word.doc file) to register(at)usas.org with 'Staff Application-[your last name]' in Subject Line by March 21, 2011. Feel free to include letters of recommendation from employers, people you have worked with, mentors, campus workers, etc. if desired.
Please send us a resume that highlights desired qualifications and experience and includes:
a. Organizing experience
b. Positions of responsibility or leadership that you have held
c. Past internship experiences
d. Volunteer work
e. Relevant academic coursework or research
f. Anything else that you think we should know about you
g. Two professional references, and two additional references who you’ve organized with (i.e. from your student group, etc).
Please provide SHORT answers to the questions below. Answers to the questions should total no more than five pages.
Organizing and Organizational Development
1. What do you think USAS National's priorities should be in the following areas? Please explain. Alternatively, if you do not have experience with USAS nationally, describe an experience you have had building and/or sustaining a social justice organization.
a. Campaign strategy (can include garment workers, campus workers, budget cuts, unionization, etc.)
b. Leadership development (can include outreach, training, support, collective liberation, etc. either on local or national level)
c. Organizational development (can include fundraising, national structure, staffing, etc.)
2. Describe challenges and opportunities in your organizing. What lessons have you learned that you would like to pass on to future organizers?
Collective Liberation
1. How have you made it a priority in your organizing to develop the leadership of students of color, working class students, or women, transgender, queer or differently-abled students?
Personal Development
1. Describe an experience you had with working with a team. How did you deal with any disagreements that may have arisen?
2. Describe an experience you had with building a coalition and/or working closely with an organization of which you are not a member. Focus specifically on the development of those relationships, and how you dealt with any difficulties that may have arisen.
3. What do you do to avoid burnout and what do you think organizations need to do to avoid burnout? How can you help student leaders to avoid burnout?
Skills and Misc.
1. What languages do you speak? Are you fair, proficient, or fluent in speaking, listening, reading, and writing?
2. What computer/web skills to you possess?
3. Do you identify as a person of color, working class, a woman, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or differently abled? [OPTIONAL]
4. When are you available to start working for USAS?
Education
Professor of the Practice in Natural and Applied Sciences
February 9, 2011
Description
The Committee on Degrees in Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality invites
applications for a Professor of the Practice who will teach one course per academic
year on a topic related to the applicant's area of specialization. The position is
non-tenured and involves a five-year term of appointment, which may be renewed.
We
welcome candidates whose work addresses issues at the intersection of women, gender,
and sexuality studies and the natural sciences. A Ph.D. or terminal degree is not
necessary; rather, candidates should demonstrate substantial bases of experience and
a national/international reputation for excellence in their field.
By March 15, 2011, please submit a letter of application describing relevant
professional background, possible courses, a C.V., a list of any courses taught in
the past, a teaching statement, and teaching evaluations where relevant.
Harvard is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Applications from women
and minorities are strongly encouraged.
for further information and to submit the application, contact the Department Chair
for the Committee on Degrees in Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality at Harvard
University:
Professor Afsaneh Najmabadi, Francis Lee Higginson Professor of History and of
Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality
(email: najmabad@fas.harvard.edu )
Education
SUPERINTENDENT
February 3, 2011
Description
Located in Newark. Must be handy with tools. Must have good communication skills. Must have car. Competitive salary & benefits. Fax resume: 201-591-1101 Web Id: 26271
Medical
RN Operating Room
February 3, 2011
Description
669-bed regional care, teaching hospital founded in 1901, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center has more than 760 physicians and provides comprehensive health care services to its local communities and is a major referral and treatment center for patients throughout the northern New Jersey metropolitan area.
Recently named to U.S. News and World Report list of top Cardiac Centers in the United States, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center is among a select group of organizations that have set national benchmarks for quality patient care, patient safety and hospital efficacy, representing a highly significant achievement and a true culture of performance improvement.
Newark Beth Israel is home to Children's Hospital of New Jersey and The HEART HOSPITAL of New Jersey. Newark Beth Israel is a major teaching affiliate of Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York; New York College of Osteopathic Medicine; and St. George's University School of Medicine. Newark Beth Israel Medical Center is accredited by Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO); The American Osteopathic Association; the Cancer Commission of the American College of Surgeons; and The College of American Pathologists
The role of the Professional Registered Nurse is to provide quality nursing care in collaboration with the medical staff and within the guidelines of the New Jersey State Nurse Practice Act
Current NJ RN license
Current BLS Heart Saver/Health Care Provider
2 or more year of recent Operating Room Exp
Additional certifications may be required
Additional experience/training may be required based on departmental specific needs
SBHCS is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Medical
Phlebotomist
February 3, 2011
Description
A 669-bed regional care, teaching hospital founded in 1901, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center has more than 760 physicians and provides comprehensive health care services to its local communities and is a major referral and treatment center for patients throughout the northern New Jersey metropolitan area.
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center has been recognized with the 2007 Thompson (formerly Solucient) 100 Top Hospitals®: Performance Improvement Leaders Award for its consistent improvement in clinical outcomes, patient safety, hospital efficiency, financial stability and growth, over a five-year period (2000-2005).
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center is among a select group of organizations that have set national benchmarks for quality patient care, patient safety and hospital efficacy, representing a highly significant achievement and a true culture of performance improvement.
Newark Beth Israel is home to Children's Hospital of New Jersey and The HEART HOSPITAL of New Jersey. Newark Beth Israel is a major teaching affiliate of Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York; New York College of Osteopathic Medicine; and St. George's University School of Medicine.
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center is accredited by Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO); The American Osteopathic Association; the Cancer Commission of the American College of Surgeons; and The College of American Pathologists
Obtains inpatient/outpatient blood samples by venipuncture and/or capillary puncture using asceptic technique and collection skills appropriate to the age and level of difficulty of the patient. Performs all duties integral to the identification/preparation of specimens for assay.
Must have successfully completed a formal phlebotomy training program
