University of South Carolina
Community Outreach Specialist
🇺🇸 Spartanburg, SC
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $22 - $23 per Hour
💻 Other
🗓️ December 24th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
University of South Carolina is hiring a Community Outreach Specialist. This role involves supporting the Office of Service-Learning and Community Engagement by cultivating internship and service learning opportunities with nonprofit organizations, organizing events, publicizing programs, managing community engagement data, and maintaining related software and websites.
Highlights
- Manage community partner relationships to cultivate internships and service learning, generating 3-4 new partnerships per week.
- Track and report community engagement data for university assessments, including administration of engagement tracking software.
- Coordinate and provide logistical support for service-learning and community engagement initiatives, including supervising student workers.
- Require excellent communication skills and ability to maintain effective campus-community relationships.
- Use project coordination and data analysis skills to organize and report findings.
- Must have a bachelor's degree and at least one year of community engagement experience; successful background check required.
- Preferred familiarity with Upstate South Carolina nonprofit organizations and service-learning practices.
- Hourly wage between $21.69 and $23.00, based on education and experience.
- Position is full time, 37.5 hours per week, working standard university office hours.
- Work within USC Upstate College's Center for Academic Innovation & Faculty Support.
Community Outreach Specialist Full Description
Community Outreach Specialist
Please see Special Instructions for more details.
The application must be completed including all current and previous work history and education. A resume may be attached, but not substituted for completing work history and education sections of the application.
Posting Details
Posting Summary
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Posting Number | TMP03720PO25
Job Code Title | Program Coordinator I
Advertised Title | Community Outreach Specialist
Campus | Upstate
College/Division | USC Upstate College/Division Level
Department | UPS Center for Academic Innovation & Faculty Support
Salary | $21.69 - $23.00 per hour based on education and experience.
Location of Vacancy | USC Upstate, Spartanburg, SC
Part/Full Time | Full Time
Hours per Week | 37.5
Work Schedule | USC Upstate standard office hours are 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Job Search Category | Other
Posting Number | TMP03720PO25
Job Code Title | Program Coordinator I
Advertised Title | Community Outreach Specialist
Campus | Upstate
College/Division | USC Upstate College/Division Level
Department | UPS Center for Academic Innovation & Faculty Support
Salary | $21.69 - $23.00 per hour based on education and experience.
Location of Vacancy | USC Upstate, Spartanburg, SC
Part/Full Time | Full Time
Hours per Week | 37.5
Work Schedule | USC Upstate standard office hours are 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Job Search Category | Other
About USC
About University of South Carolina | From the Upstate to the Lowcountry, the University of South Carolina system is transforming the lives of South Carolinians through the impact of our eight institutions and 20 locations throughout the state. More than 50,000 students are enrolled at one of eight institutions, including the research campus in Columbia and comprehensive four-year universities in Aiken, Upstate and Beaufort. In addition, our Palmetto College campuses in Salkehatchie, Union, Lancaster and Sumter enable students to earn associate or bachelor’s degrees through a combination of in-person, online or blended learning. All of our system institutions place strong emphasis on service — helping to build healthier, more educated communities in South Carolina and beyond.
Benefits for Temporary Positions
The University of South Carolina (USC), through the State of SC and Public Employee Benefit Authority (PEBA), offers temporary employees expected to work at least 30 hours per week health and life insurance, flexible spending accounts and retirement programs. To learn more about USC benefits, access the "Working at USC" section on the Applicant Portal at https://uscjobs.sc.edu.
Position Description
Advertised Job Summary | Community Outreach Specialist
University of South Carolina Upstate
TMP03720PO25
Spartanburg, SC
The Community Outreach Specialist will support the work of the Office of Service-Learning and Community Engagement (SL/CE), including cultivating internship and service learning opportunities primarily in the non-profits in Spartanburg County; organizing events for students, faculty, staff, and community members; publicizing programming and successes; providing community engagement information to on-campus and off-campus constituents; and maintaining the community engagement software and website.
Support community partner relationship management across the relationship cycle for internships, service learning, and other educational opportunities. Relationship management will include community partnership cultivation, development of productive internship sites, recognition of partners, relationship maintenance, and partnership assessment. Generate 3-4 community partnerships per week. Track community engagement (including internships, service learning, and other types of engagement) to support the University’s efforts to secure the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification. Administer USC Upstate’s Community Engagement tracking and reporting software which provides data for programmatic assessment. Coordinate and provide logistical support for ongoing SL/CE program efforts with internships and community engaged class programming, including management of student workers doing related tasks.
Qualifications | Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and one or more years of experience in community engagement. Successful background check is required.
Preferred Qualifications:Familiarity with non-profit organizations in the Upstate region as well as with Service-Learning – as a student and/or in a supporting role.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Excellent written, oral, and digital communication skills with a demonstrated culturally respectful communication style. Handles confidential information appropriately. Establish and maintain effective relationships between the institution (faculty and students) and the community. Utilize project coordination skills. Ability to effectively multi-task and complete work with minimal supervision. Working knowledge of basic data collection and analysis and ability to organize data and report findings.
University of South Carolina Upstate
TMP03720PO25
Spartanburg, SC
The Community Outreach Specialist will support the work of the Office of Service-Learning and Community Engagement (SL/CE), including cultivating internship and service learning opportunities primarily in the non-profits in Spartanburg County; organizing events for students, faculty, staff, and community members; publicizing programming and successes; providing community engagement information to on-campus and off-campus constituents; and maintaining the community engagement software and website.
Support community partner relationship management across the relationship cycle for internships, service learning, and other educational opportunities. Relationship management will include community partnership cultivation, development of productive internship sites, recognition of partners, relationship maintenance, and partnership assessment. Generate 3-4 community partnerships per week. Track community engagement (including internships, service learning, and other types of engagement) to support the University’s efforts to secure the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification. Administer USC Upstate’s Community Engagement tracking and reporting software which provides data for programmatic assessment. Coordinate and provide logistical support for ongoing SL/CE program efforts with internships and community engaged class programming, including management of student workers doing related tasks.
Qualifications | Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and one or more years of experience in community engagement. Successful background check is required.
Preferred Qualifications:Familiarity with non-profit organizations in the Upstate region as well as with Service-Learning – as a student and/or in a supporting role.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Excellent written, oral, and digital communication skills with a demonstrated culturally respectful communication style. Handles confidential information appropriately. Establish and maintain effective relationships between the institution (faculty and students) and the community. Utilize project coordination skills. Ability to effectively multi-task and complete work with minimal supervision. Working knowledge of basic data collection and analysis and ability to organize data and report findings.
Job Duties
Posting Detail Information
Number of Vacancies | 1
Desired Start Date |
Proposed End Date |
Job Open Date | 12/23/2025
Job Close Date |
Open Until Filled | Yes
Special Instructions to Applicant | The application must be completed including all current and previous work history and education. A resume may be attached, but not substituted for completing work history and education sections of the application.
Quicklink for Posting | https://uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/200402
EEO Statement | The University of South Carolina does not discriminate in educational or employment opportunities or decisions for qualified persons on the basis of age, ancestry, citizenship status, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender (including transgender), gender identity or expression, genetic information, HIV/AIDs status, military status, national origin, pregnancy (false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, childbirth, recovery therefrom or related medical conditions, breastfeeding), race, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other bases under federal, state, local law, or regulations.
Desired Start Date |
Proposed End Date |
Job Open Date | 12/23/2025
Job Close Date |
Open Until Filled | Yes
Special Instructions to Applicant | The application must be completed including all current and previous work history and education. A resume may be attached, but not substituted for completing work history and education sections of the application.
Quicklink for Posting | https://uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/200402
EEO Statement | The University of South Carolina does not discriminate in educational or employment opportunities or decisions for qualified persons on the basis of age, ancestry, citizenship status, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender (including transgender), gender identity or expression, genetic information, HIV/AIDs status, military status, national origin, pregnancy (false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, childbirth, recovery therefrom or related medical conditions, breastfeeding), race, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other bases under federal, state, local law, or regulations.
Position Attributes
Position Attributes
Employees in Safety-Sensitive or Security-Sensitive positions will be subject to pre-employment and post-employment drug testing in accordance with University policy HR 1.95 Drug and Alcohol Testing.
Employees in Safety-Sensitive or Security-Sensitive positions will be subject to pre-employment and post-employment drug testing in accordance with University policy HR 1.95 Drug and Alcohol Testing.
Safety/Security Sensitive or Requires a CDL | No
Hazardous weather category | Non-Essential
Hazardous weather category | Non-Essential
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * This University of South Carolina Upstate position is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Do you wish to continue applying for this position?
- Yes
- No
- * Are you willing and able to submit to a pre-employment background check that may include, but it is not limited to, criminal history, national sex offender search and motor vehicle history as a condition of hire?
- Yes
- No
- * Do you have a bachelor’s degree and one or more years of experience in community engagement?
- Yes
- No
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
- Cover Letter
- Resume
- List of References and Contact Information
Optional Documents
- Other Supporting Documents
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