Site Leaders are expected to be familiar with these 5 core values:

Simplicity: trips are crafted to be affordable and different from the everyday-- this means everything from sleeping in shared spaces, cooking shared meals, sharing in chores, and turning off cell phones.

Solidarity: we strive to work alongside communities, finding nonprofit partners that are deeply connected with the community and working in partnership for social change.

Justice: it is important that we do service, but also learn about issues on a deeper level to understand why structural inequity exists and how we can work for social change. This process is often slow and challenging; we try to find hope along the way.

Community: our teams should get to know each other, as well as our local host community. Our staff finds non-profit partners that are deeply connected with the local people they serve and collaborate with for social change.

Continuation: after returning, we share our experiences with others, continue topic education, and plan advocacy for social change.  We also take time to reflect, connect and share with others at our post-trip event.

What Alt Break positions are available? 

Alternative Breaks (AB) Site Leader Program Assistants (PAs) – 5 positions available

We have 5 AB PA positions available starting, with 2 positions starting Summer 2024 and ending at the end of Spring 2025 (Programming, Events & Marketing). The 3 other PA positions will start the week of August 12th.  These positions will work 10 hours per week at $13/hour for the duration of the academic year.  Alt Break PAs /Site Leaders will plan, market, and serve as peer leaders/facilitators of weekend and week-long service & social justice trips during select weekends, during spring break and after finals.  

Site Leaders can be undergraduate OR graduate students from any major/year.  As a first time Site Leader there are NO prerequisites! Our site leaders range in major, age, background and experience. Our goal is to prepare a variety of students through fall and spring training sessions. We prepare you to lead trips, build reflection plans, and facilitate discussions. Training and retreats are essential to providing you with the necessary tools for being an effective site leader. 

Program Assistant (PA)/Site Leader Expectations:

• Maintain good standing with the university and at least a 2.5 GPA

• Attend all Site Leader retreats, trainings and meetings (monthly SLL team meetings, weekly AB team meetings, and weekly 1:1 meetings (1-hour) with supervisor to discuss job responsibilities and development topics). 

• Market/advertise Alt Break program events and trips via social media and other online platforms, print media materials, manage the Involvement Center, calendaring, tabling events, and the weekly Service Learning & Leadership newsletter. 

• Plan and facilitate one weekend and one week-long alternative break experience

  • Build detailed, accurate trip documents according to program timelines (budget, schedules, communication logs)

  • Assist with program logistics, including community partners outreach, trip planning, room reservations and food orders.

  • Create inclusive environments for participants throughout the experience

  • Uphold the 5 Alternative Break program values

  • Co-lead pre-trip meetings for participants (see important date list below) and an intentional, safe, impactful service and social justice trip for a cohort of peers

  • Plan and lead post-trip reflection and community-building event

• Plan/implement Alt Break program events: mixers, info sessions, tabling, etc. and develop new initiatives to increase trip interest; facilitate content (activities and icebreakers) for program events, such as mixers, info sessions, tabling, etc as needed.

• Manage the altbreaks@unlv.edu e-mail address, including clear and timely communication and responses to program inquiries and community partner sites.

• Have a comprehensive knowledge of Service Learning and Learning (SLL) programs. Assist with craft projects, photocopying, running errands, organizing mailings, and other duties as assigned.

• Assessment data entry: Create surveys, implement, and process data into usable reports.

• Work on special projects agreed upon with Program Coordinator and actively seek projects when assigned tasks/projects are completed. **Attendance at weekend Alt Break trips, trainings, and retreats, may be part of the job.**

Pay: $13/hr (10-hour work weeks)

Typically PA roles are for 1 academic year, June through May-- with potential to reapply for roles in following academic years.