Coordinator of Student Engagement

Description

Guided by student development theory and an eight-dimension student wellness framework, the coordinator is responsible for creating student experiences that promote positive academic, retention, graduation, placement, personal satisfaction, and other outcomes by planning, implementing, and evaluating programs, activities, and events that engage and develop students from orientation to degree or program completion. This is a live-on position.

The position requires high student contact, high visibility and presence at student events, and supervision at frequent evening, late-night, and weekend events. In compliance with federal and state disability laws and in consultation with Human Resources, employees receive reasonable accommodation to perform the essential duties associated with the position upon request and evaluation. The position requires predictable evening and weekend hours to supervise or participate in student, staff, and University programs, events, services, and experiences. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include, but are not limited to, the following:

Position Specific Responsibilities 

·       Overseeing student experience ambassadors and other student staff (e.g., recruit, hire, mentor, and supervise undergraduate and graduate student employees; delegate work assignments; ensure professional development; handle personnel actions; etc.). 

 

·         Planning and implementing signature student experiences, programming, and events (e.g., evening and late-night programming, Heritage Programming, etc.). 

 

·         Expanding and increasing the effectiveness of registered student organizations (e.g., registering organizations; budgeting; monitoring RSO expenditures; event planning, registration, and approvals; training and leadership development; risk management; writing and enforcing policies and procedures; helping student organizations find advisors; training advisors and student leaders; acting as advisor for organizations without advisors; coaching; etc.). 

 

·         Assisting RSOs with preparing and editing student flyers, posters, literature and other materials prepared by student groups for on and off-campus distribution including implementing and overseeing processes for posting/distributing of materials on campus as requested.

 

·         Advising the campus programming board (e.g., attend and supervise programming board meetings; attend and supervise the major UCB events and functions; supervise elections of board members; monitor expenditures; oversee planning for the late-night pancake event and the large-scale bi-annual “The Spring Big Event,” etc.).  

 

·         Maintaining accurate records of all student activities events including number and types of activities, event proposals, budgets, contacts, contracts, media/publicity, evaluations, etc.).

 

·         Maintaining and publishing regularly an up-to-date calendar of activities and events that is made readily available to all students and campus community.

 

·         Coordinating campus volunteer programs; maintaining accurate records of all volunteer programs that student organizations sponsor, co-sponsor, and/or participate in on behalf of the University.

 

·         Coordinating travel arrangements for student related travel in accordance with policies and procedures.

 

·         Participating in the Student Affairs emergency on-call rotation efforts. 

 

·         Serving as acting coordinator of leadership development in the absence of that coordinator.

 

Core Student Affairs Responsibilities

 

·         Promoting Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Sense of Belonging (e.g., foster welcoming environment; participate in and ensure staff participation