University of South Carolina is hiring an Engage Green Project Lead as a student employee. The role involves coordinating the Engage Green project by managing communications and logistics with instructors, partners, and students, attending service events, documenting activities, and supporting promotional efforts.
Highlights
Lead coordination of the Engage Green project linking campus Food Forest, Spartanburg Area Conservancy, and course-based service learning.
Manage communications with faculty, campus and external partners, and student workers.
Attend service events to take photos, write summaries, and support promotional content.
Update Community Engagement database and maintain attendance records.
Deliver orientation speeches and motivate student participation.
Organize and inventory equipment and T-shirts related to project activities.
Proficiency required in Microsoft Word and comfort with computer-based tasks.
Preferred experience in service-learning or community engagement courses.
Must demonstrate professionalism in face-to-face, virtual, and electronic communication.
Compensation is $13 per hour for a part-time role averaging 10 flexible hours per week.
This employment site is updated on a regular basis. The length of the recruitment and screening process may vary from position to position, depending upon a variety of factors. Should review of your qualifications result in a decision to pursue your candidacy, you will be contacted by phone or email.
Posting Details
Posting Summary
Logo | Posting Number | STU00028PO25 Job Title | Student Employee Internal Title | Engage Green Project Lead Campus | Upstate College/Division | USC Upstate College/Division Level Department | UPS Center for Academic Innovation & Faculty Support Advertised Salary | $13 per hour Location of Vacancy | USC Upstate, Spartanburg, SC Part/Full Time | Part Time Hours per week | 10 Work Schedule | Flexible hours that will vary from week to week
Job Search Category | Student Employee
Position Description
Advertised Job Summary | The successful candidate will orchestrate the Engage Green project in the Office of Service Learning and Community Engagement (AKA Engage Upstate). Engage Green is a collaborative effort with our campus Food Forest and Spartanburg Area Conservancy’s Upper Chinquapin Greenway where Upstate faculty lead the students in their courses out of the classroom to learn and serve. The Engage Green Project Lead will report to the Community Engagement Coordinator. Primary tasks will be to coordinate communications and logistics with instructors, campus and external partners, and other student workers in facilitating our Engage Green project. The successful candidate will also attend service events, take pictures, write short paragraphs about share-worthy experiences to share with a PR Intern in our office; update our Community Engagement database for each event; give an orientation/meaningfulness speech on the shuttle to the Greenway; coordinate with student workers to collect signatures; scan and share attendance sheets; update/inventory/coordinate equipment/T-shirts; and conduct similar duties as assigned. This person should be very organized & responsible. Qualifications | - Detail-oriented- Professional in F2F, virtual, and electronic communication- Proficient in Microsoft Word- Comfortable with computer-based tasks- Able to motivate and direct others in a positive fashion- Experience in a service-learning/community engagement course preferred
Posting Detail Information
Number of Vacancies | 1 Desired Start Date | 09/01/2025 Job Open Date | 08/18/2025 Job Close Date | Open Until Filled | Yes Special Instructions to Applicant | This employment site is updated on a regular basis. The length of the recruitment and screening process may vary from position to position, depending upon a variety of factors. Should review of your qualifications result in a decision to pursue your candidacy, you will be contacted by phone or email.
Quicklink for Posting | https://uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/193590 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.
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