Careers in the Common Good

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Vocational Biographies

Vocational Biographies describes the career success stories of 1001 real people. Search by career title, keyword, topic, and career cluster. Username: portland su and pass code: 3w9n.

Aids Outreach Center Coordinator
Charitable Foundation Director
Community Health Educator
Community Relations/Crime Prevention Officer
Crime Victims Empowerment Project Director
Director of Social Services
Domestic Violence Shelter Program Director
Driver Rehabilitation Instructor
Drug & Alcohol Abuse Counselor
Economic Development Director
Fire/EMS Dispatcher
Firefighter
Foreign Service Officer
Fund-Raiser
Guardian Ad Litem
Health-Care Consultant
Homeless Shelter Director
Hospice Nurse
Hospital Child & Family Care Specialist
Housing Society Director
Interpreter for the Deaf

Job Placement Specialist
Housing Rehabilitation Specialist
Humane Society Director
Interpreter for the Deaf
Job Placement Specialist
Labor Economist
Mental Health Professional
Minority Women's Outreach Coordinator
Nurse
Paramedic
Park Services Specialist
Physical Therapist Assistant
Police Counselor
Psychiatric Social Worker
Rehabilitation for the Blind
Search & Rescue Diver
Social Worker
Teen Program Coordinator
Victims Advocate
Volunteer Services Director
YWCA Program Director

Resources for Finding PAID Public Service Opportunities in the Portland Metropolitan Area

Handshake — Search PSU's jobs database. (you must be a PSU student/alum to access this database.)
Craigslist Portland — Nonprofit jobs. Government jobs.
Idealist — Search for nonprofit jobs by keyword, area of focus, location.
JobDango.com — Search database by category (counseling, education, government/civil service, nonprofit, and social services) and location.
Oregon Employment Department — Search job listings by keyword or occupational group.

Resources for Finding VOLUNTEER Public Service Opportunities in the Portland Metropolitan Area

Handshake — Search PSU's jobs database. (you must be a PSU student/alum to access this database.) In Job Type, select Volunteer from the list.
Craigslist Portland — List of volunteer opportunities.
Hands On Greater Portland — Find out about volunteer opportunities in the Portland area.
Idealist.org — "One of the largest communities of nonprofit and volunteer resources on the web." Search for volunteer opportunities.
Network for Good — Links volunteers with "issues they care about." Search by keyword, location, areas of interest.
Fire Science — This guide is to help interested students and professionals better understand the many public service areas of employment, including how to get started through volunteer opportunities.
PSU Student Community Engagement Center — The Student Community Engagement Center is the "hub for student civic engagement at Portland State University.
Volunteer Connection — Serves Clackamas County.
VolunteerMatch — Organization "dedicated to helping everyone find a great place to volunteer." Search for volunteer opportunities by location, keyword, skills, and interest areas.

E-Books and Articles on Nonprofit Employment

Idealist Guide to Nonprofit Careers for Sector Switchers — From Action Without Borders/Idealist.
The UC Berkeley Career Center has several excellent tips on careers in the nonprofit sector

Search for Nonprofit and Governmental Organizations

Find Nonprofit Organizations — From Idealist.org.
Oregon Involved - online resource for finding and connecting with Oregon nonprofits.