Icarus Collective Member

College Campus Coordinator

For Education & Outreach Programs

*DEADLINE (extended) January 8th*

The Icarus Project is a radical mental health online community, support network, and media project created by and for people who experience extreme states of consciousness commonly labeled as ‘mental disorders.'

Check out our website www.theicarusproject.net

We are collectively run and this position includes co-coordinating Icarus housekeeping as a whole and leadership development of Icarus volunteers and collaborators.

The hire will co-coordinate our Education & Outreach working group, especially the Campus Icarus work.

Coordinators are responsible for:

• Participating in regular collective conference calls and being a part of Icarus decision making body.
• Responding to email correspondences and inquiries.
• Take an active role in collaborating with other Icarus working groups, volunteers and extended radical mental health community.

Campus Icarus focus includes:

• Develop workshops and peer discussion groups around mental health and wellness for college campus settings.
• Utilize popular education model to integrate anti-oppression analysis into workshops, ie relating mental health discussions to issues of gender, sexuality, race, class, trauma and abuse.
• Support student interns already working at NYU Icarus.
• Train student workshop facilitators and field test workshops.
• Encourage students to give Icarus presentations in classes, groups, clubs and residence halls at the beginning of and throughout the academic year.
• Track attendance and frequency of campus Icarus events around the country.
• Create database of contacts for Campus Icarus.
• Give presentations, meet, network and collaborate extensively with college students, professors/advisors, and campus wellness center staff.
• Develop popular education materials that support campus Icarus and related workshops while collaborating with other Icarus work groups.
• Report progress to funders to ensure grant compliance.

Campus Icarus Coordinator will also build relationships and work within the vibrant Fountain House community.

Qualifications:

• Experience with workshop and curriculum development
• Experience working with volunteers and coordinating group efforts
• Demonstrated ability to work collectively and collaboratively with others
• Written, verbal, and public speaking skills
• Dedication to and familiarity with anti-oppression and non-hierarchical community organizing strategies
• Knowledge and interest in radical and alternative approaches to mental health
• Highly flexible and independent
• Sensitive to and respectful of our community
• Ability to relate to student population

Hiring Priorities:

Preferred but not necessarily required aspects of the candidate include:

• Personal background with mental health diagnosis and institutional experience. Interest in using this as part of organizing method.
• Volunteer collaboration with Icarus
• Involvement in some aspect of radical mental health movement

People of color, women, queer folk, psychiatric survivors and others from marginalized groups are especially encouraged to apply. Candidates must have community organizing and volunteer coordination experience, as well as office skills, and be available to travel.

Email your resume, a cover letter explaining why you are interested in the position and why you feel qualified, and list of 3 references familiar with your work to campusicarusjob (at) gmail (dot) com.

This is a stipended organizing role at $500/month, roughly 8-10 hrs/month.

Deadline to apply: January 8th, 2008
Start date: Immediately after hire