Support as a Staff Advisor
Join us as a Staff Advisor for the 2024-2025 Alternative Breaks Program!
Staff/Faculty Advisors are an integral part of the AB program. They are the main support system for our student Experience Leaders (ELs), who coordinate the logistics for the experience, facilitate team activities and reflections and serve as the main contact for community partners.
Staff/Faculty Advisors serve as advisors and mentors for the Experience Leaders by providing guidance and resources through the whole planning process & the experience itself.
- Full-time UMD Faculty/Staff members are eligible to apply
- Review the Staff Advisor Position Description for information about specific responsibilities and requirements.
- Review the Alternative Break Experiences (will be updated with 2023 trips soon!)
- Applications are open! The application form will close on Friday, September 15. Apply here: Staff Advisor Application 2023-2024
- Upon completing the application an AB Staff Member will reach out to you to schedule a conversation to get to know you!
- Alternative Break Experiences will take place during the university's Winter and Spring Breaks:
- Winter Experiences: January 10 - 20, 2024
- Spring Experiences: March 16 - 23, 2024
- Staff Advisors will be paired with experiences in early Fall 2023 after applying and meeting with AB Staff.
- As staff advisors your commitment will begin several months before your assigned experience. This will include:
- Staff advisor specific trainings, trainings alongside the co-Experience Leaders, planning/pre-experience meetings with the rest of your AB team, and AB events that are scheduled throughout the year.
- All Staff Advisors' experience expenses are covered in full, including transportation, lodging, and food.
- AB is able to offer a $300 honorarium for taking on this work outside of typical work responsibilities.