Program Coordinator, Collegiate Veterans Success Center

Program Coordinator Collegiate Veterans Success Center

Bachelors degree in an appropriate area and two years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience consistent with University requirements.

Military-Connected Student Outreach and Engagement
Coordinate outreach and engagement strategy that increases awareness of CVSC resources programs space student organizations and opportunities for prospective incoming current online and graduating military-connected students.
Supervise peer mentoring student advisory ambassador volunteer and/or student employment initiatives including recruitment onboarding training scheduling coaching and recognition for student assistants supporting the CVSC area.
Conduct targeted outreach at key transition points including admission orientation return from deployment or military leave academic milestones graduation and post-graduate transition.
Serve as a point of contact for military-connected students and families seeking information about University resources transition engagement academic success wellbeing career development and community support.
Develop accessible and timely communications across digital platforms presentations tabling campus events and partner channels to promote CVSC resources and opportunities.
Plan implement and assess programs workshops recognition activities peer connections and signature events that foster community resilience leadership and engagement synthesizing student feedback to identify needs reduce barriers and recommend program or service improvements.
Expand outreach through relationships with military installations veteran-serving organizations alumni employers families and community partners.
Create opportunities for military-connected students and others interested in supporting this community to participate lead volunteer and mentor through CVSC initiatives.
Refer education-benefit questions to the designated School Certifying Official or responsible office unless separately designated and trained to perform certification duties.

Program Coordination Experiential Learning Career Design and Campus Partnerships
Design and coordinate the development logistics delivery and evaluation of CVSC programs workshops mentoring initiatives leadership experiences and collaborative events.
Incorporate experiential learning through defined learning outcomes meaningful responsibilities reflection feedback and opportunities for students to demonstrate and articulate their learning.
Develop and facilitate educational programs and resources that strengthen campus understanding of military-connected student experiences needs resources and effective referral practices.
Collaborate with campus and community partners to connect students with career exploration professional networks internships employment graduate education and other post-graduate pathways.
Maintain collaborative relationships with campus and community partners supporting admissions financial aid veteran education benefits academic success accessibility wellbeing career development housing legal services alumni engagement and community resources.
Represent the Student Engagement and CVSC at assigned at partner meetings resource fairs committees various events and professional development opportunities.
Maintain accurate and accessible resource guides referral protocols websites contact lists and partner communications.
Coordinate assigned collaborations with Veterans Affairs state and federal contacts veteran-serving organizations and community partners under the direction of leadership.
Develop resources and activities that help students translate military service and campus involvement into transferable leadership and career-readiness competencies.
Manage program calendars reservations vendors purchasing documentation marketing staffing accessibility risk-management requirements and post-program evaluations.
Research best practices and recommend approaches that strengthen military-connected student engagement within the UF context.
Support evening weekend and campus-wide events as assigned.

Student Support Resource Navigation and Student Organization Advising
Advise assigned registered student organizations student leaders and organization advisors on operations leadership transitions membership engagement event planning budgeting risk management and University policies.
Assist in the management of the student organization program and database (GatorConnect) and work with software provider to make continued improvements to the database and technology.
Maintain accurate records of student contacts outreach referrals and follow-up in accordance with privacy requirements and approved University practices.
Provide logistical and administrative support for departmental priorities student organization needs and major campus-wide events as assigned.
Interpret and communicate University policies and procedures related to students student organizations events campus safety risk and liability.

Assessment Administration and Operations
Collect organize and report participation outreach referral student feedback learning engagement and career-related data using approved tools and definitions.
Assist with reporting dashboards annual reports needs assessments program reviews presentations budget tracking purchasing documentation and other operational records.
Support daily Student Engagement Community and Belonging and CVSC operations including desk coverage event support space readiness service standards student employee schedules inventory technology records communications accessibility safety and continuity procedures.
Use assessment findings and student feedback to recommend and implement improvements to programs outreach communications and resource coordination.
Support grants partnerships sponsorships and gift-funded initiatives as assigned including documentation and reporting consistent with University requirements.

Departmental Divisional and University Contribution
Contributes to the Division and University through active participation on committees and division-wide initiatives (example opportunities): Emergency dean on call event support team conduct committee screening committees student welcome events etc); and other duties as assigned

Position receives regular direction coaching and feedback from the Associate Director of the Collegiate Veterans Success Center. Work is guided by established goals applicable policies and procedures scheduled meetings and performance review. The coordinator is expected to exercise initiative and sound judgment in coordinating assigned programs outreach communications referrals and daily responsibilities and to consult the supervisor on significant policy student welfare fiscal reputational or operational matters.

The position may provide day-to-day direction training scheduling and coaching to assigned student assistants interns ambassadors peer mentors and volunteers. The position does not directly supervise professional staff.

Normal work schedule is Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 40 hours per week including frequent evening and weekend hours as assigned.

$48000 to $50000 Annual Salary

Bachelors degree in an appropriate area and two years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience consistent with University requirements.

• Masters degree in higher education/student affairs counseling social work public administration communications education leadership ora relatedfield with experience working in a higher education setting particularly in Student Affairs.
• Knowledge of military culture transition from military service to higher education and career and campus and community resources for veterans and military-connected students. Veteran or military-connected lived experience is valued but notrequired.
• Experienceadvisingstudent organizations mentoring student leaders coordinating peer programs or supervising student employees or volunteers.
• Experience with events and event management and compliance-based systems or protocols
• Experience with outreach strategy digital communications program marketing presentations event planning and partnership development.

In order to be considered you must upload your cover letter and resume.

Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.