Position Type: AmeriCorps State
Service Commitment: September 2, 2026 – July 16, 2027
Final Application Deadline: August 20, 2026
Car required? Recommended
Driver’s License Required? Yes
Position Summary:
In the heart of the Rocky Mountains, Montana Technological University is a place of purpose, home to uncommon thinking, research, innovation, and ideas. Founded in 1900 as the Montana State School of Mines, Montana Tech is a public university in Butte, Montana, with a focus on engineering, applied science, and health science. It is the only school in the United States with an underground mine on campus. The university enrolls around 2,200 undergraduates, and maintains a 14 to 1 student to faculty ratio.
The Basic Needs and Civic Engagement Coordinator is a full-time AmeriCorps position hosted at Montana Technological University in Butte, Montana, through the Montana Campus Network for Civic Engagement. The goal of this project is to strengthen basic needs security, civic engagement, and community involvement among students and the broader campus community. The AmeriCorps member will expand the campus’s capacity to address barriers to student success by coordinating programs such as the campus food pantry and consolidating the Casual Closet and Career Closet into a unified Campus Closet. The member will help ensure students have reliable access to food, clothing, and other essential resources, while also promoting volunteerism, civic partnerships, and community collaboration.
The Basic Needs and Civic Engagement Coordinator will support student success at Montana Technological University by managing daily operations of the campus food pantry and Campus Closet, receiving and distributing resources, maintaining inventory, and merging the Career and Casual Closet into one cohesive space. The member will recruit, train, and coordinate student leaders, organize workshops on food security and resource access, and promote civic engagement through social media and campus outreach. They will build relationships with local nonprofits, food banks, and community organizations by coordinating donation drives and connecting students to housing support and food assistance. The member will also plan and lead service projects for Tech students. By year’s end, the member will have established lasting data systems, training resources, and community partnerships that continue to benefit Montana Tech students beyond their term.
Montana Campus Network for Civic Engagement (MCNCE) serves as the intermediary for this project. MCNCE is a coalition of colleges and universities dedicated to fostering civic engagement, service learning, and volunteerism across Montana. Led by CEOs from participating institutions, MCNCE works to improve community life and educate students on civic and social responsibility, preparing them to be thoughtful, compassionate, and engaged leaders.
Benefits Include:
- $21,680 Living Allowance (11 Months) = $963.55 bi-weekly
- $7,395 Education Award
- Relocation Allowance
- Health Insurance
- Personal & Medical Leave
- Eligible for Federal Loan Deferment
- University of Montana access & resources
- Access to regular professional trainings through MCNCE & University of Montana & National/Statewide partners
Professional Skills You Will Gain
- Relationship building with diverse student populations
- Peer support and active listening
- Food pantry/resource center operations
- SNAP training
- Event planning and coordination
- Workshop facilitations
- Volunteer management and engagement
- Leadership development
- Campus and community partnership development
- Regularly leading service opportunities for students
- Civic reflection training and facilitation
- Taking ownership of projects
- and many more…