We are currently in the process of looking for new staff members that are willing to start in 2010.
SEEC staff members are currently unpaid and hold full-time jobs in Spartanburg County. We support each other by sharing living costs in a 3 bedroom/3 bathroom house. We encourage each other to live simply and affordably. We live along Emma Cudd Road, which has a supportive community of several households that look out for each other, engage in fellowship with one another, and hold each other accountable to creating a better world.
As often as we are living and working together, we are learning together, and that is the cornerstone of our way of life.
Staff roles/duties include:
- Development of at least one of our three major work streams:
- Organizing in Glendale
- Building relationships with people in the community
- Developing events and projects alongside people in the community
- Organizing in Glendale
- Organizing educators/general citizens in Spartanburg
- Designing transformative curriculum
- Developing and conducting alternative education opportunities
- Facilitating community exchanges within Spartanburg and beyond
- Organizational Capacity
- Communications development and management
- Fundraising
- Office management
- Work with the Board on issues of
- Fundraising
- Networking with local, regional, and national groups
- Building appropriate financial and organizational structures
- Expanding the board membership
- Being present and facilitating SEEC meetings and events
Staff Positions (six month to one year in duration)
- Staff are expected to make significant contributions to at least one of our three major work streams (see above)
- Staff have the opportunity to live in low-cost housing with other SEEC team members in a beautiful Piedmont landscape.
- At this point, SEEC funds do not include living stipends for staff. This is one of our major goals for the year. If you do not have an outside source of income, you will want to find a part-time or full-time job in the Spartanburg area. We will provide as much assistance as possible in your search.
Interested in applying to be a part of the SEEC Team?
Call SEEC at 864.205.2047 or email spartanburgeducators@gmail.com for an application.