Department Coordinator, Waino Wahtera Center for Student Success
Michigan Technological University
- Houghton, MI
- $50,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Track and maintain financial reports for the Wahtera Center, Orientation, Family Weekend, and Student Disability Services
- Manage office equipment and coordinate maintenance and upgrades as necessary
- Lead assessment initiatives pertaining to efforts in the Wahtera Center and Student Disability Services (Orientation programming, disability cases, academic outreach, etc) in corresponding platforms
- Facilitate mass communications (surveys, emails, notifications) from the Wahtera Center and Student Disability Services, and follow up with stakeholders as necessary
- Compile and review data collected through mass communications from the Wahtera Center and Student Disability Services
- Serve as the web liaison; develop and maintain web pages for the Wahtera Center, Disability Services, Dean of Students and Student Affairs
- Oversee communication and collection of midterm grades each semester
- Oversee academic outreach for; appeal, reinstate, midterm grade, and other processes that highlight at risk students
- Serve on the Academic Intervention Team (AIT) and the Scholastic Standards Committee
- Assist with student outreach to specific populations and individual student interventions through one on one student meetings
- Coordinate student meetings with Student Success Coaches; rescheduling appointments, placement of students with coaches, scheduling of spaces for coaching appointments, etc
- Collaborate with staff to plan and execute Wahtera Center programs including orientation, Support Pack Weekend, and ExSEL
- Support Orientation professional and student staff; updating internal spreadsheets, processing orientation fees, assisting with questions from students and families
- Support UN class administrative needs; processing paperwork and tracking student registration
- Prepare Student Disability Services meetings for staff; create case management cases, upload documentation, schedule appointments, and follow up with students and families as necessary
- Support Student Disability Services staff by processing absence notifications, entering accommodations notices,
- Support the Wahtera Center Student Staff hiring and training processes
- Serve on the Student Affairs Student Training Committee
- Serve as the departmental Safety Liaison
- Serve as an active member of University, divisional and/or departmental committees and working groups.
- Work evenings, weekends, and irregular hours at certain times of the year based on the demands of the position.
- Commit to learning about continuous improvement strategies and applying them to everyday work. Actively engage in University continuous improvement initiatives.
- Apply safety-related knowledge, skills, and practices to everyday work.
- Associate degree in a related field or equivalent work experience
- Two years experience in administrative roles
- Experience with budgets/financial reports
- Experience with supporting large scale events
- Bachelor's degree in related field
- Demonstrated understanding of student development theory and a commitment to student success.
- Evidence of a commitment to enhancing diversity.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with students, faculty, and staff.
- Demonstrated willingness to work evenings and weekend hours.
- Demonstrated ability to function effectively in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment.
- Demonstrated ability to build relationships.
- Proven competence in managing multiple tasks and competing priorities.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively across cultural boundaries and work harmoniously with diverse groups of students, faculty and staff.
- Demonstrated commitment to contribute to a safe work environment
- Experience with Canvas or other learning management software.
- Experience with case management platforms
- Experience using social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to communicate with students and other stakeholders.
- Experience with creating and maintaining web pages
- Demonstrated success in, or potential future contributions to, working with persons from diverse backgrounds, creating a sense of belonging, and fostering a fair, objective, welcoming place to work for persons with a wide variety of personal characteristics and viewpoints. **
The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.Required Training and Other Conditions of EmploymentEvery employee at Michigan Technological University will receive the following 4 required trainings; additional training may be required by the department.Required University Training:Employee Safety OverviewAnti-Harassment, Discrimination, Retaliation TrainingAnnual Data Security Training * Annual Title IX TrainingRequired Departmental Training:
- Mental Health First Aid
- Safe Place Training
Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) % (1=100%)1.00FLSA StatusExemptAppointment TermShiftPay Rate/SalaryNegotiable, No less than $50,000Title of Position SupervisorDirector, Waino Wahtera Center for Student SuccessPosting Type Internal and ExternalDependent on Funding NoSpecial Instructions to Applicants (if applicable)Additional InformationRequired Education, Certifications, Licensures* (minimum requirements)Advertised: 16 May 2024 Eastern Daylight Time
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