Program Coordinator

Position Title Program Coordinator About the University

Western Washington University, with over 15,000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school, is nationally recognized for its educational programs, students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham, Washington, a coastal community of 90,000 overlooking Bellingham Bay, the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades Mountain range. The city lies 90 miles north of Seattle and 60 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia. Western has additional sites in Anacortes, Bremerton, Everett, Port Angeles, and Poulsbo. Western is recognized nationally for its successes, such as being named one of the top public master's-granting institutions in the Pacific Northwest for 25 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report.

Western Washington University is committed to achieving excellence through advancing inclusive success, increasing our Washington impact, and focusing on transformational education grounded in the liberal arts and sciences and based on innovative scholarship, research, and creative activity. Western's greatest strength is the outstanding students, faculty, staff, and alumni/ae who make up its community. Western supports an inclusive governance structure for all and provides a learning and working environment in which everyone can thrive. In pursuit of this excellence, individual employees are expected to establish and maintain productive and effective inclusive working relationships amongst diverse populations including staff, faculty, administration, student, and external constituents. Further, individual employees are expected to have the ability to operationalize sustainability concepts (economic, societal, environmental) into all aspects of performing their job duties.

About the Department The Child Development Center supports Western's mission, which states that together with our students, staff, and faculty, we are committed to making a positive impact in the state and the world with a shared focus on academic excellence and inclusive achievement. We encourage applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, veterans, and other candidates from underrepresented backgrounds and with diverse experiences interested in this opportunity. About the Position

General office management of the Child Development Center (CDC). Answer phone calls, emails, greet and email parents and families, scheduling, support staff recruitment, process payroll, prepare and process payroll appointments, pay invoices, monitor budget, and purchase supplies. Other duties as required.

This is a temporary position working a maximum of 1050 hours; position may be extended depending on need.

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated administrative, budgeting, and/or office management experience reflecting increased autonomy and responsibilities.
• Demonstrated effective organizational and time-management skills.
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to handle difficult and sensitive situations with tact, diplomacy, and confidentiality.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with employees of diverse backgrounds at all levels of the organization, and with outside agencies.
• Adult/Child CPR Certification or ability to complete employer-paid training and certification within 6 months of employment.
• Within 3 weeks of employment, complete registration with the Professional Development and Workforce Registry (MERIT) of the WA State Department of Children, Youth and Families (DYCF), including a background check.
• A TB test and results are required before starting this position.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with Ellucian Banner Enterprise Resource Planning system, Millennium FAST Finance/HR/Budget, SAP Concur Travel & Expense Management, Facilities Management ReADY-AiM Systems, PageUp Recruitment, ESM eProcurement
• Experience working in a higher education setting.

Conditions of Employment All employees must comply with our Immunization policies, including Proof of Rubeola Measles Immunity within 60-days of hire. Please reach out to HR@wwu.edu if you need information regarding medical or religious exemption and applicable accommodations. Salary  $21.69 - $28.90/hour based on qualifications and experience Benefits Information Benefits Overview for Classified Positions
Position will be monitored for benefits eligibility; currently this position is not benefits eligible. Bargaining Unit This position is covered by a Washington Federation of State Employees bargaining union. N