volunteer leadership initiatives

The Compass Program equips, empowers, celebrates, and rewards volunteer leadership. Visit the SVN Compass Handbook to learn more! If you're interested in any of the leadership opportunities below, click here and complete the form. 

SPARK TEAM LEADER 

Spark Team Leaders are volunteer who serve as leaders for short-term, group-based service projects throughout the year.

EVERGREEN LEADER 

Evergreen Leaders are volunteers who lead ongoing team-based or independent service projects throughout the year. They partner closely with their Community Partner.

PROJECT DESIGNER

Project Designers are volunteers who work behind the scenes to develop new volunteer opportunities - for themselves and others!

GENERATIONS OF HOPE MENTOR 

GOH Mentors, also known as the Older Generation (OGs), are volunteer student leaders who plan and lead activities, offer, homework assistance, and provide group-based mentorship for middle-school students from the York City School District.

VAN DRIVER CORPS

Certified van driver student volunteers provide van transportation to and from SVN projects using college-owned 9-passenger vans.

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paid leadership initiatives

PROJECT COORDINATORS

Each spring, SVN hires 5-10 Project Coordinators (student staff members), who engage, equip, and empower student volunteers for success!

Interested? We invite you to apply if you are driven to make a difference, if you are engaged in the local community, and if you are organized, skilled at supporting and motivating others, and enjoy building relationships on campus and in the community.

Applications are typically posted in YCP's Handshake platform for student jobs (available on the myYCP dashboard) during the second half of the spring semester.

SVN GRADUATE SCHOLARS

The SVN Graduate Scholar is a YCP graduate student who gets paid to provide leadership and support for SVN's signature initiatives (Generations of Hope, SpartanServe, & SpartanGreen). This is a 25 hour/ week position, and the term limit for this position is two years.

Interested? We invite you to apply if you are planning to apply for any YCP graduate program, or if you have already applied for a YCP graduate program (as long as you have not yet paid for, or started, your YCP grad program).

Applications are typically posted in YCP's Handshake platform for student jobs (available on the myYCP dashboard).