The Jones Library, Inc. - Amherst
Agency Name: The Jones Library, Inc.
Job Title: Technical Services Student Assistant
Term/Start Date: Now through summer; academic year possible
Job Description: Typing; covering and mending books – full training provided
Approximate Number of Hours: 10-20 per week
Requirements: Accurate typing, attention to detail, working with hands
Hourly Wage: 8.25 to start
How to Apply: send email, attach resume if available
Contact Name: Carolyn Platt
Address: plattc@joneslibrary.org
Application Deadline: open until filled
Website Content Management Assistant at Five Colleges, Inc.
Agency Name: Five Colleges, Inc
Job Title: Website Content Management Assistant.
Term/Start Date: April/May 2014 or September 2014
Job Description: Five Colleges, Inc. (http://www.fivecolleges.edu) is the consortium of Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke and Smith Colleges and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The Five College center, located at 97 Spring St. in downtown Amherst next to Amherst College, is looking to fill a ten hour per week work-study student position to assist the Academic Programs Office with website content management, editing and training. The position requires assisting Five College staff as well as faculty members across the campuses engaged in collaborative Five College projects with design and publishing of web content, including images and video. The student assistant will be expected to conduct occasional instruction on the use of the website content management system. This is an excellent opportunity to gain training and experience with website content management and communications.
Approximate Number of Hours: 10 hours
Requirements: The successful applicant will have experience with customer service, working in teams, and/or teaching small groups. Demonstrable organizational and clear communication skills are also required. Interest in social media or producing online content is encouraged. Experience with website content management systems and/or familiarity with Five College Academic Programs is helpful, but not required. Applicants must be available to work ten hours per week during business hours. Applicants must qualify for work study.
Hourly Wage: $10/hr
How to Apply: To apply or for more information please e-mail Sarah Lince, Five Colleges, Inc. Academic Programs Coordinator, at slince@fivecolleges.edu. Applications must include a cover letter highlighting your interest, a resume of your pertinent experience and contact details for three references.
Contact Name: Sarah Lince, Five Colleges, Inc. Academic Programs Coordinator
Address: 97 Spring Street, Amherst, MA 01002 (one block North of Valentine Hall at Amherst College)
Application Deadline: Applications accepted until position filled employment to commence as soon as possible.
CONNECTIONS After School Program
CONNECTIONS is the After School Program at Holyoke Public Schools. Tutors provide individual support to students during homework time and assist with enrichment club activities. The program runs from 2:52PM-5:50 PM, Mondays through Thursdays during the school year.
https://www.amherst.edu/academiclife/cce/lead/cel/partners/connections
Girls, Inc. of Holyoke
Girls Incorporatedis a national nonprofit, all-girls youth organization dedicated to "inspiring all girls to be STRONG, SMART, and BOLD." Girls Inc. of Holyoke centers provide after-school programs and educational opportunities for the girls and young women of Holyoke, MA. Currently, most of the girls in the program are from low-income families, often with limited opportunities.
Girls, Inc. of Holyoke
52 Nick Cosmos Way
Holyoke, MA 01041
(413) 532-6247
(413) 532-6247
https://www.amherst.edu/academiclife/cce/lead/cel/partners/girls_inc
The Upward Bound Program at Northfield Mount Hermon
Make a difference in the lives of first generation and low-income college bound youth. Assist with homework, test preparation, tutoring and college applications in our after school programs in Greenfield, Turners, Springfield or Holyoke High Schools. The program meets between 2:30 and 5:00 p.m. (exact times vary by site) Tuesdays through Thursdays. Tutors should have strengths in several academic areas including high school Math, Science, English, History, Spanish, French, Chinese and Latin, experience working with teens, and the ability to engage and motivate college bound youth. Tutors must have transportation to one or more schools. Experience working in multicultural settings preferred.
For further information please email Sharon Gralnick: sgralnick-ub@nmhschool.org
The Jones Library, Inc.-ESL Center
The Jones Library, Inc.-ESL Center
43 Amity Street
Amherst, MA 01002
Lynne Weintraub, Coordinator
Tutors work one-to-one with adult immigrants in English conversation literacy, citizenship, and cultural orientation. Tutoring can be at the Jones Library (downtown Amherst) or at Amherst College, at whatever time is convenient for you and your student. We ask for two sessions a week (approx. 1 hr. each plus time preparing lessons) and a two-semester commitment. A 4-session training is required. Contact esl [at] joneslibrary [dot] org, or call Lynne Weintraub at 413.259.3090 for more information.
Amherst Leisure Services
70 Boltwood Walk
Amherst, MA 01002
413-259-3065
Literacy Project
Safe Passage
Safe Passage is committed to ending domestic violence and oppression in women’s lives. All Safe Passage programs are free, accessible and confidential. Our comprehensive services include shelter, peer-support, counseling, education, advocacy, legal support and community education. We primarily serve women and children in Hampshire County.
Safe Passage
43 Center Street, Suite 304
Northampton, MA 01060
(413) 586-1125
Amherst Family Center
Amherst Family Center
121 N.Pleasant St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Located in the rear of the Unitarian Universalist Meetinghouse. The Meetinghouse is located between Bart's and the Amherst Post Office, and is across from Rao's Coffee.
http://www.umass.edu/ofr/familycenter.php
Nancy deProsse, Coordinator
