Collective Facilitator

Please cut and paste application into a Word Document and submit electronically as an attachment (along with your resume) to casagabacho@gmail.com

APPLICATION DUE APRIL 15, 2007.

A. Basic Information:

Name:

Address:

City:

State/Province:

Zip/Postal Code:

Country:

Phone:

Email:

B. Additional Background Information:

Permanent Address & Phone:

Date of Birth:

Birthplace (City, Country):

Occupation:

How did you hear about CASA?

C. Spanish

What is your level of Spanish in reading, writing, comprehension, verbal expression?

How did you become fluent? Be prepared for a phone interview in Spanish.

D. Two references

(include name, contact information, occupation and relationship)

E. Resume (educational, professional, volunteer and social justice experience)

F. For each of these categories please briefly describe your experience or interest:

-Networking. outreach, coordinating delegations
-Counseling, teaching, facilitation, conflict resolution
-Communal living
-Collective organizing & consensus decision making
-Grantwriting, fundraising
-Analytical writing, editing, coordinating newsletter production
-Translating, research, creating educational materials, computer literacy
-Other experience you would like to mention

G. Short Answer Essays (Please keep each answer between 1 paragraph and 1 page)

1. Why are you interested in this position? Please discuss your motivations, what do you hope to gain and to contribute.

2. What are your strengths and talents, your challenges and weaknesses? Highlight experience working in cross-cultural, multicultural settings, in rural “underdeveloped” conditions, experience living abroad and in working in social justice fields.

3. What do you anticipate will be the challenges of this work?

4. We are committed to non-hierarchical experiential education and act in direct solidarity with the peoples, communities and organizations of Chiapas. What does this mean to you?

5. At CASA the Facilitator and collective members live communally and make consensus based decisions. Living and working in Chiapas is an intense experience and as a part of the collective you will be responsible for the ongoing support and conflict mediation of other members. What would be your strengths and weaknesses in these areas and what have you found challenging in past experiences?

6. How do you understand solidarity, and what do you see as the possibilities and pitfalls of this type of work? How can we create and maintain relationships with struggles across borders in a healthy and sustainable way?

The CASA Collectives does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sexuality, gender, age or disability and in fact encourage diversity of background and opinion.

THANKS! GOOD LUCK!