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Regional Coordinator, Student Life
Job Description
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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a diverse population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.
As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:
Reflects the diversity of our community
Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching
Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities
Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for under-represented populations
Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others
Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC
Commitment to Equity and Inclusion
ACC is committed to the ongoing systemic changes needed to ensure the increased recruitment, inclusion, retention, and completion of historically underserved and underrepresented populations. Through continual strategic community engagement and professional development of administrators, faculty, staff, and students, the college demonstrates its dedication to fostering a culture and climate for equitable outcomes.
ACC is proud to serve a diverse student body as an open-access and low-cost institution. Dedicated faculty members are excellent professors who help students achieve their educational goals and are sensitive to our students' diverse cultures and socio-economic backgrounds. In 2017 our faculty adopted a Statement of ACC Faculty Values. This Statement affirms that ACC's faculty members value collaboration, service, agency, scholarship, inclusion, and teaching, all of which attest to our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our mission.
Job Posting Title:
Regional Coordinator, Student LifeJob Description Summary:
To coordinate and implement activities in relation to student clubs, organizations, committees, and student-related special events, programs, activities, and recognition and award programs.Job Description:
Description of Duties and Tasks
1) Coordinates programs & activities for Student Life.
2) Serves as a process holder for collegewide student development programming areas that includes: program development, implementation, evaluation, and assessment; serves on collegewide committees related to the program areas.
3) Provides oversight of student organizations and groups which include: recruitment, interviewing, work allocation, scheduling, training, problem resolution, pre- and post-performance evaluation, and assessment. Serves in an advisory capacity to student groups and organizations.
4) Researches, recommends, develops, and implements departmental programs and activities in conjunction with Student Life Specialists.
5) Oversees workflow of assigned Student Life Specialist, temporary (hourly) and volunteer staff, and Student Life Campus Office.
6) Maintains campus operating and programming budget accounts. Oversees financial transactions for student organizations and groups.
7) Prepares administrative reports for Student Life events, programs, budgets, and accomplishments.
8) Interprets and implements policies and procedures for Student Life programs, events, and activities. Complies with institution and federal reporting regulations, including but not limited to, Clery Act, Title IX, grant funded programs and student interaction regulations.
9) Develops and maintains appropriate records and databases, follow-up systems for current and prospective students and community stakeholders. Works to encourage student retention and persistence.
10) Interfaces with representatives and educational institutions, district-wide departments, local businesses, community partners and other related groups to encourage participation in student life events, stimulate interest, and coordinate engagement strategies.
11) Serves as a mentor to students through leadership development, training, 1-on-1 and group sessions.
12) Integrates student learning outcomes and developmental theories of NACE Core Competencies within the development of new initiatives, including Academic Student Success workshops, Community Service Experience, Peer Mentors, First Year Experience, Mentor & Leadership, Social Justice Programs, etc.
13) Works collaboratively with other Student Affairs areas and Instructional Units.
14) Serves as first level contract negotiator of vendor event contracts, vendor insurance conditions, and purchasing care requirements.
15) Plans, organizes, and oversees student travel programs; chaperones off campus trips and events, as needed.
Knowledge
* Communication methods used with students of diverse backgrounds and ages.
* Assessment programs to identify student needs.
* Procedures, guidelines, and compliance requirements for student activities and programs.
* Uses of emerging technologies and communication systems to promote programs, activities, and services.
* Principles and practices pertaining to planning, developing, supervising, evaluating, and assessing Student Life-related programs, including student clubs, organizations, leadership, diversity, student life, communication, media, and special events.
* Student retention/attrition theories.
* Federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations as they pertain to student behavior and activities.
Skills
* Accountable for inventory/property management.
* Maintaining an established work schedule, including some evenings and weekends.
* Effectively using interpersonal and communications skills, including tact and diplomacy.
* Effectively using organizational and planning skills.
* Overseeing workflow.
* Working collaboratively and as part of a diverse team.
* Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
* Maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials.
* Ability to prioritize multiple projects.
* Ability to create, compose, and edit written materials.
* Ability to effectively manage change.
* Ability to develop, write, plan, and implement short and long-range goals.
Technology Skills
* Use a variety of spreadsheet, word processing, database, and presentation software.
* May also use social media, work with desktop publishing, and update webpages.
Required Work Experience
* Two years related work experience.
Required Education
* Bachelor's degree.
Special Requirements
* Valid Texas Driver's License and reliable transportation needed for local Austin area travel.
Physical Requirements
* Work is performed in a standard office or similar environment.
* Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, pushing, and pulling.
* Occasional lifting of objects up to 10 pounds.
Safety
* Work safely and follow safety rules. Report unsafe working conditions and behavior. Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.
Salary Range
$44,817 - $56,021
Number of Openings:
1Job Posting Close Date:
February 6, 2023Clery Act
As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.
Disclaimer
The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.
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