Communities Creating Opportunity exists to discover, develop and direct the power of people to build a better quality of life for their families. CCO builds community and revitalizes democracy. Over the last four months, CCO has engaged in a statewide Economic Dignity campaign gathering signatures for two ballot initiatives: one to cap the interest rates on payday loans and another to raise the minimum wage. Beginning in May, CCO will begin the next phase of this Economic Dignity campaign with intense civic engagement efforts to make sure that our communities are educated, registered, and prepared to vote on these issues in November.

CCO is a member of the PICO National Network, a grassroots, faith-based community organization made up of 52 federations and 10 State-wide networks. PICO seeks to transform communities, states and our nation by training grassroots leaders to advocate on their own behalf on a pro-family economic agenda. PICO is organizing a strategic faith voice across this country that advocates on racial and economic justice issues such as health care, housing, and revenue.

The Economic Dignity Fellowship is a prestigious 6-month intensive field and training program for promising community leaders interested in campaign work and community organizing. Fellows will be chosen to work full- or part-time in low income and working class neighborhoods and suburbs to mobilize unlikely and underrepresented faith voters and community minded faith voters to get them to the polls for the 2012 General Election. Each Fellow will be responsible for implementing a comprehensive voter engagement program that includes voter education, voter registration, get-out-the-vote efforts, and other related activities. Fellows will be working closely with one or more religious congregation.

CCO’s Economic Dignity Fellowship is a strictly non-partisan effort and will not involve endorsing or opposing candidates for public office.

Major Responsibilities:
1. Identify and recruit volunteers based on assigned field plan
2. Provide training and development to paid and volunteer canvassers to execute successful voter registration, get-out-the-vote, and other civic engagement efforts in neighborhoods and within congregations
3. Develop relationships with congregations and community organizations to achieve program goals
4. Develop relationships with County Clerks and Boards of Elections
5. Register voters directly
6. Set up and monitor phone banking and door-to-door canvassing operations
7. Manage and hold accountable volunteers and participating clergy
8. Daily Door-to-door canvassing and/or phone banking assignments

Requirements:
1. Experience with volunteer recruitment and management
2. Experience working in a fast-paced environment under tight deadlines
3. A track record of setting and meeting goals
4. Experience working with low income and underrepresented communities
5. Experience working with religious congregations
6. Passion for social justice and a strong commitment to strengthening participation in the democratic process
7. Highly enthusiastic and creative with the ability to motivate others

Compensation: Fellows will receive a competitive stipend and the best on-the-ground training they can receive.
Hours: These positions involve significant evening and weekend hours and require flexibility.

As a grassroots organization working with a wide range of immigrant and ethnic communities, we strongly encourage applications from people of color and Spanish speakers. Please send resume and cover letter to alice@cco.org by May 25th, 2012.

DEADLINE: Positions open until filled. Interviews will begin immediately. The first orientation will occur June 4th to 6th, 2012. The fellowship will last through the November election. If you need assistance with your application contact 816-444-5585, Alice Chamberlain.

See www.cco.org for more information on Communities Creating Opportunity (CCO). See www.piconetwork.org for more information on the PICO National Network.

The On-call Designer at Hallmark Cards, Inc. is responsible for designing effective product solutions targeted at the consumer.  They can effectively design with photography, illustration, and lettering, as well as collaborate with their peers in those studios.  They exhibit excellent photoshop and illustrator skills.  The incumbent is able to focus on all components of strong product packages; emotion, concept, trend, color, editorial tone, and visual impact.  They must demonstrate strong digital and technical skills.  Innovative thinking, and varied format exploration is required.  An additional benefit would be 3D exploration/thinking/concepting/sketching abilities.

A Designer is responsible for concepting, formatting, sourcing, and costing product SKUs that meet the product line’s strategic direction, as well as technical and manufacturing requirements.

As a Designer you will access images from the digital design collection to create product solutions and may occasionally request a new image be created or collaborate with an artist to create and complete product package elements.  In some cases, a qualified Designer may also be requested to produce some of these elements himself/herself (e.g. illustrate, 3D render, design with hand lettering, etc.).

In compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, Hallmark Cards, Inc. and its subsidiary companies will hire only individuals lawfully authorized to work in the United States. Hallmark does not generally provide sponsorship for employment. Employment by Hallmark is contingent upon the signing of the Employment Agreement, completing Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification, passing the urinalysis drug screen, education verification and satisfactory reference and background checks.

To be considered an applicant for this position you must show how you meet the basic qualifications of the job in a resume or document you upload, or in the application fields.  Preferred file types are: doc, docx, pdf, htm and html. Accepted also are: txt, pdt, xls, mov, jpg, swf, mp3, and zip. No other file types accepted.

In order to be considered for this position, you must submit the following:

•        RESUME

•        COVER LETTER

•        PORTFOLIO: Your portfolio for Hallmark must include 10-15 digital images of your work that showcase your excellent design aesthetic, expertise in color, trends and layout, experience with typography and hand lettering, and strong conceptual skills. Images must be submitted in .jpg or .pdf format, which together total no more than 20MB in total file size. In addition, you may include a link to your online portfolio as a supplement to the images you upload. Applicants who submit only a website link will not be considered.

Basic Qualifications Needed:

* Design Degree from a four-year university or art school program with a graduation date of at least June 2012

* Photoshop and Illustrator experience

Preferred Qualifications Needed:

* Strong design aesthetic

* Bachelors degree

* Excellent communication skills

* Confident decision-making

* Project and time management skills

* Ability to give and receive feedback

* Professionalism

* Critical thinking skills

NOTE: Because of the on-call nature of this position (flexibility of working 2-3 days/week is required), applicant’s primary residence must be within 60 miles of Kansas City, MO.

Hallmark is an Equal Opportunity Employer – EOE.  Principles only, please.

To apply for these or other positions with Hallmark, please go to https://hrdirect.hallmark.com/OA_HTML/IrcVisitor.jsp?  If this link does not work for you, visit www.hallmark.com/careers.  Then click on “Search Jobs”.  Click on Search Headquarters and Manufacturing Jobs in the middle of the page.  In keywords enter the vacancy number. The letters “IRC” must precede the numbers (i.e:XXXXX).  If you do not see a job currently open for which you are interested and/or for which you are qualified, please register so you can receive notifications directly as openings in your area of interest become available.

Work Group on Community Health Development

Institute for Life Span Studies

Position Announcement

DEPARTMENT/UNIT:      KU Work Group for Community Health and Development/Institute for Life Span Studies

TITLE:                                  Temporary Workers-UPS (Surveyors)

FTE:                                       Part-Time (Up to 32 hours per week), Temporary

POSITION NUMBER:        00207737

REQUISITION NUMBER: 0421768

SUPERVISOR:                     Vicki Collie-Akers

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Conduct door-to-door surveys in Kansas City, Kansas and Missouri.
2. Complete survey tracking documentation.
3. Report to supervisor about procedures and challenges in the field.

Required Qualifications:

1. High school diploma or GED equivalency
2. Fluency in Spanish (to be addressed on the application materials)
3. Must provide own transportation
4. Must be at least 18 years old. Must provide proof of age

Preferred Qualifications: 

1. Fluency in both Spanish and English
2. Six months of experience with helping coordinate and organize work
3. Excellent written communication skills as evidenced by application materials

To apply go to https://jobs.ku.edu to complete an online application. Search for position #00207737, requisition #0421768 listed under Unclassified Professional Staff.

Please contact Michelle Kampfer at (785) 864-4649 or mkampfer@ku.edu with any questions.

Title: Family Nutrition Program (FNP), part-time Program Assistant

Location: Kansas State Research and Extension, Wyandotte County

Hours: 20 hours a week, flexible schedule, including some evenings and weekends; This is a term position contingent on availability of funding and need for services.

Salary: $14 an hour with benefits

General Description:

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

–Planning, developing, coordinating and delivering nutrition education programming to Spanish-speaking limited-resource families and youth;

–Developing partnerships and contacts with local community agencies;

–Participating in local community coalition/collaborations that benefit nutrition education to limited-resource clients;

–Gathering data, compiling county FNP reports/records for submission to county board and state FNP offices;

–Attending local, regional and state trainings

– Ability to transport materials to and from program sites

–Traveling when necessary with occasional overnight stays (per diem reimbursement may apply)

Qualifications:

–Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition, Family and Consumer Sciences or related field

–Nutrition background (demonstrated by coursework or experience)

–Knowledge about limited-resource, food-assistance eligible families

–Ability to communicate effectively in English and Spanish orally and in writing with FNP partners and

audiences

–Experience teaching adults, youth or children

–Experience working with diverse groups

–Demonstrated experience working as a team member

–Computer literacy, including e-mail, internet searches, word processing and data entry

–Possession of valid driver’s license, car insurance and reliable automobile (mileage reimbursed)

To Apply:

Send letter of application written in English and Spanish; resume, copy of college transcript, names and contact information of three references to:

FNP-KSRE Search: 1216 N. 79^th Street, Kansas City, KS 66112, or email application materials to jo1@ksu.edu.

Position closes:  June 1, 2012

Background check required.

Kansas State University is an equal opportunity employer and actively seeks diversity among its employees.

LOCATION: Historic Northeast

HOURS: Monday-Thursday 7am-5:45pm; Friday 7am-6:15pm, Saturday 7:30am-1:15pm

This position is eligible for a 10% pay differential upon successful completion of bilingual certification.

UMB takes pride in delivering the unparalleled customer experience to our customers. As a teller at UMB, you can make an impact serving the community and the people in it.

UMB is seeking sales-orientated individuals who are eager to build strong customer relationships by actively listening, providing quality service, and identifying the needs of each customer. Successful candidates will have 6 months cash handling experience, a keen customer focus, and a high attention to detail. Prior retail and/or bank teller experience is preferred.

Come join us as we provide the unparalleled customer experience by connecting with UMB at careers.umb.com for the online application and assessments.

Qualified candidates may apply online at https://careers.umb.com.

Principals only. No 3rd parties or agencies, please.

UMB Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: UMBF) is a financial services holding company headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., offering complete banking, asset management, health spending solutions and related financial services to both individual and business customers nationwide. Its banking subsidiaries own and operate 135 banking centers throughout Missouri, Illinois, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Arizona. Subsidiaries of the holding company and the lead bank, UMB Bank, n.a., include mutual fund and alternative investment services groups, single-purpose companies that deal with brokerage services and insurance, and a registered investment advisor that manages the company’s proprietary mutual funds and investment advisory accounts for institutional customers. For more information, visit umb.com.

Under the direction and supervision of the Program Coordinator, Salsa, Sabor y Salud (SSS) Facilitator will be primarily responsible for providing quality leadership and supervision in the SSS program, while maintaining a supportive environment and communicating with participants in and out of group sessions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Leads an 8 week, Salsa, Sabor y Salud at local YMCA (or approved off-site location) in accordance with guidelines from the YMCA of the USA.

Assists in the development of a marketing plan for program implementation.

Recruits SSS program participants from the Hispanic/Latino community.

Implements program curriculum.

Has a fun and energetic personality.

Leads small groups and takes responsibility for group dynamics and interactions among participants.

Keeps attendance and completes log sheet following each session.

Must be exceptional listener and engage in active listening with participants.

Must be able to express empathy to participants.

Must have sufficient self-esteem that he/she doesn’t need to be the focus of attention.

Needs to be a leader who firmly but quietly takes charge of the group while not becoming a dominant force.

Has a good knowledge of healthy behaviors and an understanding of the Latino community and the difficulties associated with making a lifestyle change.

Should have a good understanding of health education content, lifestyle related risk factors in the Latino community, and the impact of certain Behavior and clinical values on risk.

Collects required documents and evaluation surveys and submits them to the YMCA of the USA designated data collection site for Quality Assurance purposes.

Provides YMCA of the USA with log sheets and attendance records for Quality Assurance Purposes.

Assists in evaluation and reporting.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence to both English and Spanish readers (preferred). Ability to speak both English and Spanish effectively before adults, youth, families, or staff (preferred).

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

CERTIFICATES and LICENSES

YMCA Listen First Learn and Implement Cycle (recommended)

Knowledge of Group Facilitation

YMCA Advanced RBI (recommended)

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear both English and Spanish. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The position has exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens and the incumbent should be educated and prepared on same.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for working with brides to make their day truly special. You will work with our wedding services business partners and assist the customer as she goes forward with the planning of her wedding. A candidate must have excellent organization and and communications skills, must be a self-starter and have the willingness to build a business. You must possess a pleasant personality, the ability to prioritize multiple tasks, be flexible to work evenings and weekends, and have a true desire to succeed. Experience in a high volume fast paced environment helpful. Retail sales experience and/or telephone sales are a plus. Commission preferred but not required.

Job Requirements

• Maximize sales & customer satisfaction by providing Superior Customer Service

• Listening skills are essential

• Dynamic, Professional Personality

• Maintain hourly sales and productivity standards Build relationships with customers through consistent communication throughout the entire life of the event

• Help maintain housekeeping standards

• Bilingual Skills are a plus

Benefits

• Dynamic, Professional Environment

• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance

•  A 401K program

• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays

• Generous employee discount
• Pet Insurance

UMB takes pride in delivering the unparalleled customer experience to our customers. As a teller at UMB, you can make an impact serving the community and the people in it.

UMB is seeking sales-orientated individuals who are eager to build strong customer relationships by actively listening, providing quality service, and identifying the needs of each customer. Successful candidates will have 6 months cash handling experience, a keen customer focus, and a high attention to detail. Prior retail and/or bank teller experience is preferred.

Come join us as we provide the unparalleled customer experience by connecting with UMB at careers.umb.com for the online application and assessments.

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