Cocurricular Programs Coordinator

Summary

Job Category:
Student Cocurricular Learning
Job Title:
Cocurricular Programs Coordinator
Job Category Definition:
This category provides formal learning programs that advance Cocurricular learning opportunities for students. These programs include internship/co-ops, leadership training, student club and/or organization programs, workshops, and educational Cocurricular learning.
Job Title Definition:
The Cocurricular Programs Coordinator designs, implements, delivers, and evaluates social, educational, and service-learning programs; includes designing programs, adhering to and developing unit policies, delivering student services, collaborating and coordinating with various constituents, advising student groups, developing and monitoring budgets, and hiring and supervising student staff. Duties are performed at various levels within the defined title.
Working Conditions:
Specific physical requirements and effort are outlined in Job Responsibilities Worksheet (list of essential job duties and responsibilities specific to a particular job at the unit level) in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA).
Other Requirements:
 

Levels

Level 1  

Level Details
Job Code Salary Band FLSA Status
SACL0201 E Non-Exempt

Level 1 positions typically demonstrate baseline working knowledge of routine work applications; follow standard principles and systems and use appropriate terminology associated with a particular field of specialization; participate as a team member in a collaborative environment within a diverse workforce; actively contribute to completion of team goals and assigned tasks; clearly communicate information, ideas, or instructions verbally and in writing; follow recommended approach to assigned work to facilitate achievement of desired results; ensure safe practices and environmental consciousness are exhibited in decisions; typically work under direct and frequent supervision while performing routine duties using established procedures with detailed instructions.

Typical Education & Experience

0+ years related experience

Bachelor’s Degree or higher

Or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Typical Work Duties
  • Assist in organizing, developing, implementing, and administering social, educational, and service-learning programs/activities
  • Deliver student orientation fall/spring for campus population, recruiting events, and housing and or transfer programs
  • Understand and articulate unit polices in oral and written communication
  • Advise, counsel, or refer students on various student services including housing, financial aid, health and wellness, career services, academic advising, judicial affairs, student leadership, diversity and equity, and religious services
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with campus and University-wide offices
  • Provide information to students on available resources, including websites, newsletters, informational materials/brochures, annual or bi-annual reports, etc.
  • May advise and assist various student organizations
  • Assist with supervision and training of assigned student staff
  • May maintain budget, review and approve some transactions

This profile is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions in this job title and should not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under his/her supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties should not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of a similar kind or level of difficulty.

Level 2  

Level Details
Job Code Salary Band FLSA Status
SACL0202 F Exempt

Level 2 positions typically demonstrate intermediate knowledge of the concepts, practices and procedures of a particular field of specialization; perform intermediate tasks in defined skill areas/applications by continuously building on current job knowledge; maintain effective relationships with peers, vendors, and others in a diverse environment; support team decisions and follow through with team responsibilities; interpret information, ideas and instructions and communicate clearly and accurately both verbally and in writing including materials intended for distribution; determine causes of unusual occurrences and apply standard principles and practices to determine and implement solutions; ensure safe practices and environmental consciousness are exhibited in decisions; typically work under general supervision, while performing assignments that are varied and that may be somewhat difficult in character, but usually involve limited responsibility.

Typical Education & Experience

0+ years related experience

Master’s Degree or higher

Or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Typical Work Duties
  • Provide personal counseling, crisis intervention and conflict mediation to students on a 24-hour as-needed basis; provide support and guidance for students on a variety of issues including roommate conflicts, personal threats/intimidation, alcohol or drug use/abuse, sexual assault, academic adjustment personal development and peer interactions; crisis intervention may include threat assessment, harassment, personal assault, sexual assault, serious personal injuries or illness, student death, fire or other safety emergency, and property damage
  • Administer the student code of conduct to include hearing judicial cases
  • Make referrals to University and community agencies such as Counseling and Psychological Services and Can Help
  • Organize, develop, implement, and administer social, educational, and service-learning programs/activities
  • Plan and create student orientation fall/spring for campus population, recruiting events, and housing and or transfer programs
  • Assist in the development of unit policies
  • Recommend decisions related to various student services including housing, financial aid, health and wellness, career services, academic advising, judicial affairs, student leadership, diversity and equity, and religious services
  • Serve as the building/unit liaison to various campus and University offices
  • Provide information to students on available resources, including websites, newsletters, informational materials/brochures, annual or bi-annual reports, etc.
  • Advise various student groups as assigned
  • Supervise and train some student staff
  • May maintain budget, review and approve transactions

This profile is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions in this job title and should not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under his/her supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties should not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of a similar kind or level of difficulty.

Level 3  

Level Details
Job Code Salary Band FLSA Status
SACL0203 G Exempt

Level 3 positions typically demonstrate proficient and comprehensive knowledge of defined skill areas/applications to integrate fundamental elements from other specialties into work assignments; apply knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures of a particular field of specialization to complete difficult assignments; promote a culture that is conducive to effective relationships among diverse team members; ensure safe practices and environmental consciousness are exhibited in decisions; may lead a project team involved in completion of difficult assignments, requiring proficient knowledge of field of specialization; interpret and communicate information, ideas and instructions clearly, accurately and persuasively both verbally and in writing including materials intended for distribution; incorporate new facts and ideas into group processes and apply creative thinking to develop new solutions; typically work with minimal supervision on difficult assignments, conferring with manager on unusual matters.

Typical Education & Experience

1+ years related experience

Master’s Degree or higher

Or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Typical Work Duties
  • Lead efforts to engage students in meaningful and intentional out of classroom learning experiences
  • Advise student groups on University policies applicable to their programming efforts, provide counsel and advice on effective and appropriate programming to further their mission
  • Provide guidance and support in the development of new student organizations, and evaluate policies for student organizations
  • Provide personal counseling, crisis intervention and conflict mediation to students on a 24-hour as-needed basis; provide support and guidance for students on a variety of issues including roommate conflicts, personal threats/intimidation, alcohol or drug use/abuse, sexual assault, academic adjustment personal development and peer interactions; crisis intervention may include threat assessment, harassment, personal assault, sexual assault, serious personal injuries or illness, student death, fire or other safety emergency, and property damage
  • May coordinate and supervise crisis response personnel
  • Administer the student code of conduct to include hearing judicial cases
  • Make referrals to University and community agencies such as Counseling and Psychological Services
  • Organize, develop, implement, and administer social, educational, and service-learning programs/activities
  • Assess and evaluate student orientation fall/spring for campus population, recruiting events, and housing and or transfer programs
  • Evaluate and assess social, educational, and service-learning programming
  • Gathering feedback for the evaluation of unit policies
  • Make formal decisions related to various student services including housing, financial aid, health and wellness, career services, academic advising, judicial affairs, student leadership, diversity and equity, and religious services
  • Develop programming and events to increase the collaboration and working relationships with campus and University-wide offices
  • Assess effectiveness of written communications (e.g., newsletters, informational materials/brochures, annual or bi-annual reports)
  • Supervise and train staff
  • Provide recommendations for budgetary projections, allocations, and future needs

This profile is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions in this job title and should not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under his/her supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties should not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of a similar kind or level of difficulty.

Level 4  

Level Details
Job Code Salary Band FLSA Status
SACL0204 H Exempt

Level 4 positions typically demonstrate advanced knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures of a particular field of specialization and complete complex assignments; integrate complex elements from other specialties into work assignments; demonstrate a strong commitment to inclusionary practices which support diversity throughout the University; establish a shared vision and take responsibility for the achievement of team goals, and provide direction for appropriate implementation of plans; present ideas, concepts and instructions in a clear manner, and use persuasion and negotiation to build consensus and cooperation; ensure safe practices and environmental consciousness are exhibited in decisions; develop new techniques, concepts, theories, programs or solutions and apply them to complex strategic operating issues; typically work independently on complex work assignments, review progress and evaluate results and update management as appropriate; may direct and delegate work to lower-level staff.

Typical Education & Experience

2+ years related experience

Master’s Degree or higher

Or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Typical Work Duties
  • Lead and assess efforts to engage students in meaningful and intentional out of classroom learning experiences
  • Advise student groups on University policies applicable to their programming efforts, provide counsel and advice on effective and appropriate programming to further their mission
  • Provide guidance and support in the development of new student organizations, and evaluate policies for student organizations
  • Provide personal counseling, crisis intervention and conflict mediation to students on a 24-hour as-needed basis; provide support and guidance for students on a variety of issues including roommate conflicts, personal threats/intimidation, alcohol or drug use/abuse, sexual assault, academic adjustment personal development and peer interactions; crisis intervention may include threat assessment, harassment, personal assault, sexual assault, serious personal injuries or illness, student death, fire or other safety emergency, and property damage
  • May coordinate and supervise crisis response personnel
  • Administer the student code of conduct to include hearing judicial cases
  • Make referrals to University and community agencies such as Counseling and Psychological Services
  • Benchmark with national standards and make recommendations for student orientation fall/spring for campus population, recruiting events, and housing and/or transfer programs
  • Benchmark and implement new social, educational, and service-learning programming
  • Evaluate data on unit policies and make recommendations for future unit policies
  • Evaluate current student services and recommend new student services
  • Assess current relationships and determine needs for new relationships with campus and University-wide offices
  • Oversee, evaluate, and make recommendations on written communications; assure compliance with University regulations
  • Develop and retain new student organizations, assist in the recruitment and retention of student leaders, make recommendations on student organizational policies
  • Supervise and train staff; make recommendations for future staffing and training needs
  • Project/forecast future budgetary needs

This profile is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions in this job title and should not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under his/her supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties should not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of a similar kind or level of difficulty.

Level 5  

Level Details
Job Code Salary Band FLSA Status
SACL0205 I Exempt

Level 5 positions typically extend mastery of job knowledge to the principles, theories and practices of related specialties; expand knowledge of best practices and incorporate into all work assignments and procedures; evaluate and enhance current practices and efforts to ensure optimal support of diversity; oversee leadership of teams and projects that involve extensive cooperation and coordination between multiple departments across the University or with external customers; prepare written and/or verbal presentations or proposals on highly complex issues and deliver to a broad variety of audiences; identify and implement innovative solutions to important, highly complex strategic and/or operational issues which may involve unusual circumstances and incomplete or conflicting data; ensure safe practices and environmental consciousness are exhibited in decisions; work independently on highly complex or strategic assignments; may direct and supervise lower-level staff person.

Typical Education & Experience

4+ years related experience

Master’s Degree or higher

Or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Typical Work Duties
  • Lead and assess efforts to engage students in meaningful and intentional out of classroom, active learning experiences
  • Provide leadership for assessment activities for unit including creation and administration of surveys, evaluation of data, and written reports.
  • Evaluate data on unit policies and make recommendations for future unit policies
  • Advise student groups on University policies applicable to their programming efforts, provide counsel and advice on effective and appropriate programming to further their mission
  • Oversee staff who manage crisis intervention and conflict mediation to students on a 24-hour as-needed basis; provide support and guidance to staff who are responding to students on a variety of issues including roommate conflicts, personal threats/intimidation, alcohol or drug use/abuse, sexual assault, academic adjustment personal development and peer interactions; crisis intervention may include threat assessment, harassment, personal assault, sexual assault, serious personal injuries or illness, student death, fire or other safety emergency, and property damage, possibly in a residential environment
  • Administer the student code of conduct to include hearing judicial cases
  • Make referrals to University and community agencies such as Counseling and Psychological Services
  • Benchmark and implement new co-curricular and service-learning programming
  • Recommend changes to University initiatives such as new student orientations, recruiting events, housing and/or transfer programs, based on benchmarking and national trends
  • Assess current relationships and determine needs for new relationships with campus and University-wide offices
  • Oversee, evaluate, and make recommendations on written communications; assure compliance with University regulations
  • Supervise and train staff; make recommendations for future staffing and training needs
  • Project/forecast future budgetary needs
  • Oversee and provide leadership for Unit Diversity initiatives

This profile is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions in this job title and should not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under his/her supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties should not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of a similar kind or level of difficulty.