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Would you like to support INVST students as they become change-makers who bring about eco-social justice? This summer, would you like to be a leader among leaders? Would you thrive in a learning community where you set an example for college students as a role model & a leader? INVST is now hiring 1-2 Summer Program Facilitators to lead the Climate Justice Summer in August 2025. Learn moreÌý.Ìý

Summer Program Facilitator Job Description

• Participate in 20-30 hours of training, including homework;Ìý

• Respond to all paperwork requests from INVST staff in a timely fashion, beginning as soon as you are hired, and continuing all the way through Reflection on the Climate Justice Summer

• Complete required online onboarding training per University policies (training is approximately 4-5 hours long), including:

  • Discrimination and Sexual Misconduct Training
  • Information Security and Privacy Awareness Training
  • Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Travel Credit Card Training
  • Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Defensive Driving TrainingÌýÌý

• Complete first aid training prior to Climate Justice Summer at Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder

• Read in advance of summer travel (includes the same reader that INVST students are assigned, as well as an additional facilitator toolkit)

• Familiarize yourself with all policies, procedures and protocols pertinent to the position, provided in the staff training manual

• Participate in Orientation on Aug. 4-5 & offer extra logistical support during that time, including in the evenings & on weekends (grocery shopping, packing, picking up rental car)

• During the Climate Justice Summer, ensure the physical & emotional safety of individuals & the group

• Ensure the sustainability of INVST's Justice Summers & deepen our relationships with Community Partners

• Facilitate reflection on relevant experiences & assigned readings, tying the daily activities to readings done in advance

• Facilitate community building, group cohesion and trust among INVST students in the cohort

• Connect the various components & learning experiences with each other

• Support the growth & development of INVST students as they become change-makers who bring about eco-social justiceÌý

• Set an example as a role model & a leader

• Manage & track INVST money, as well as driving directions, maps and logistics for food and sleeping arrangements (these arrangements will have been made in advance by INVST staff)

• Communicate with all Community Partners on behalf of our organization, honoring the curriculum that has been designed by The INVST Program;Ìý

• Communicate with INVST staff at the home office regularly, as agreed upon, during summer travel

• Abide by & stand behind our ground rules

• Collaborate & share leadership & responsibility with all other INVST staff, including the Instructor of Record, your co-facilitator, a TA, and an Operations Manager (where applicable)

• Attend a 2-hour debrief with the INVST Program Director, immediately upon return from the Climate Justice Summer

• Complete all Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ travel credit card processing obligations in a timely manner after returning from summer travel (within 20 days of return)

Salary range is $90-$120 per day of travel (Aug 4-20), depending on prior professional experience. Training, Preparation before travel and Debriefing will be compensated at an hourly rate of $18-$22/hour. Taxes will be taken out of this sum.Ìý With the exception of personal indulgences, INVST covers all expenses (travel, lodging, meals & snacks that meet a variety of dietary preferences) during staff training and summer travel.Ìý

INVST’s Climate Justice Summer in 2025 will help Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ students meet the following learning goals:

⇒ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý To learn the basis of community

⇒ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý To examine the structural causes of social and environmental problems

⇒ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý To develop empathy with those who are oppressed (both human &Ìý

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý²Ô´Ç²Ô-³ó³Ü³¾²¹²Ô)

⇒ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý To learn to work WITH people, not FOR people, in reciprocalÌý

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýrelationships with mutual benefit

⇒ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý To recognize that the personal is political

⇒ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý To recognize that the environmental is social

Staff training for the Summer Program Facilitators for the Climate Justice Summer will be held on the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder campus:ÌýMonday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, July 28-31, 2025 from 10 am - 3 pm.ÌýThen, student orientation and travel will take place on August 4-20, 2025.

Send your resume and cover letter to invst@colorado.eduÌýbyÌýFriday, April 15, 2025.Ìý

All applicants will be interviewed via Zoom by a committee made up of INVST part-time staff.

Do you have questions about the Summer Program Facilitator role, the Climate Justice Summer or The INVST Program? Reach out! Please contact us at invst@colorado.edu or 303-492-8045.

Thank you for your interest in joining the INVST summer staff team! We look forward to working with you.Ìý