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Alternative Break - Site Leader Application
The Alternative Break Site Leader position is a committed leadership role within the Alternative Break (AB) Program and the Center for Civic Engagement.  Briefly, Alternative Break is a transformative experiential learning opportunity for students to take part in during academic breaks. The program seeks to empower students to expand their horizons of self- awareness and social responsibility. Through Alternative Break, students work passionately for social justice through direct service and a curriculum encompassing topics that fuel progress for positive social change.  

The AB Site Leader position is ideal for any student who is interested in working for social justice. This role is a multi-month commitment to prepare students for and take part in a three-week Maymester experience to Zakynthos, Greece. It runs from October 2026 through the trip to Zakynthos in May 2027.  

Applications for the AB Site Leader position are due by Friday, October 2, at noon.  

For more info, visit our HUB site or contact Stephanie Visser, Director of the Center for Civic Engagment, at vissers@cofc.edu with any questions you may have.

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Site Leader Position Description and Expectations

1) Spend 4-6 hours per week planning and organizing trip logistics

2) Meet the following criteria throughout the duration of their role: 

• Attend all mandatory Site Leader trainings and participant meetings and events 
• Support strategies for participant recruitment including information sessions, tabling, and student organization presentations 
• Develop and co-lead pre-departure educational meetings 
• Plan and implement one pre-trip service experience locally for participants 
• Participate in fundraising 
• Coordinate all logistical aspects of trip experience (i.e. lodging, food, travel, appropriate paperwork, training, education, etc.) 
• Create and co-lead consistent, connected, challenging reflection activities and conversations with trip participants 
• Manage communication with participants, faculty/staff Learning Partner (advisor), as well as community partners 
• Adhere to deadlines assigned by CCE for education and reflection materials, logistical aspects, trip payments, etc.

I have read the position parameters outlined above. If I am selected to be interviewed for the position, these parameters will be more fully explained.
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Professional Development and Skill-Building Opportunities 

Site Leaders use their time to make the Alternative Break experience a transformative and educational one for participants. In turn, they develop highly marketable skills they can highlight for future internship and employment opportunities, including but not limited to:

• Facilitation 
• Project management 
• Effective collaboration and conflict management 
• Leading conversations around social justice and diversity 
• Problem-solving and adaptability 

I have read the opportunities outlined above. If I am selected to be interviewed for the position, these and other opportunities will be more fully explained.
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Site Leader Qualifications 

The Alternative Spring Break Site Leader position is a role that requires commitment, initiative, and leadership ability. Site Leaders are expected to possess the following qualifications: 

• Sophomore, junior, or senior enrolled at the College 
• Passion for and commitment to social justice and positive social change 
• Self-motivated and organized, including the ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to lead a group of peers by creating a comfortable, safe, and inclusive environment 
• Public speaking skills 
• Ability to take their work seriously & have fun 

I have read and meet the position qualifications outlined above. 
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Alternative Break Values 

Simplicity: To arrange affordable trips that align with our social justice values, we plan our trips with simple accommodations, shared meals, and collective processes. Our trips focus on group learning rather than vacationing. Trips encourage practicing gratitude and flexibility. 

Community: We seek community through the relationships we build as travel teams and the meaningful interactions we have with our partnering organizations who share their expertise and knowledge with us. Trips work to create a sense of fellowship through common interests and goals. 

Solidarity: We aim to work “with” our community partners and travel communities, rather than doing work “to” or “for” them. Trusting their experience, we listen to their guidance and seek to understand their methods for creating positive social change.
 
Social Justice: We intentionally focus our community engagement activities on opportunities that contribute to positive social impacts. We work to understand our histories of structural inequity, and we pursue both short-term and long-term change. This process can be slow and challenging but also rich and empowering.

Continuation: We view the trip learning experience as one step along the journey for students’ development into active citizens. We encourage continued learning, service, activism, and engagement in the topics after trip teams return.

I have read the AB Values outlined above. 

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Mandatory Meeting Dates and Times 

Site Leaders are required to attend all events noted below. Meetings will be scheduled according to student/CCE staff availability.

• Weekly Site Leader development meetings 
• Weekly Co-Leader meetings 
• Participant Selection (November) 
• 10 All-Participant meetings: 2 hours each 
• Pre-service with trip participants prior to May 
• Maymester 2027 Greece dates: 5/10/27 - 6/3/27

I have read the mandatory meeting requirements outlined above. 
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Name *
Class (Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Grad student) *
Academic Major *
Academic Minor *
Previous AB Trip/s (if applicable) *
Phone Number *
CofC Email *
CofC Student ID *
Why do you want to lead an Alternative Break experience? How has your experience with other service opportunities, or other student leadership roles, motivated you to apply to be a Site Leader?  *
What strengths are you able to offer a co-leader (provide specific examples)? What are some strengths/ characteristics you would seek from a co-leader?  *
In your opinion, what role do active citizens play in a community?  *
This Maymester service trip will look at themes around mass tourism, endangered species, government policies, economics, and sustainability. The group will be at the College of Charleston until May when we will travel to a small island in Greece. How does this connect to your educational and career interest journey?  *
What do you hope to gain from being an Alternative Break Site Leader?  *
I have completed all of question and am submitting this by Friday, October 2, at noon.
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Thank you! We will notify you by October 7th, 2026, if you have been selected for an interview.
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