Coordinator of First Year and Family Experience (Grant funded)

Coordinator of First Year and Family Experience (Grant funded)

Position Summary: Under the supervision of the Dean of Students, the Coordinator of First-Year & Family Experience provides leadership for programs supporting students' transition to Dillard University and successful progression through the first year.

The Coordinator works collaboratively with Academic Affairs, faculty, staff, peer mentors,

orientation leaders, families, and other members of the Office of Student Success to coordinate

the First-Year Experience, support First-Year Seminar implementation, administer New Student

Orientation, strengthen parent and family engagement, and utilize student-success technology and data to identify students who may benefit from additional support.

Duties/essential functions may include, but not be limited to, the following:

First-Year Experience

• Coordinate the University's co-curricular First-Year Experience programming.

• Assist with coordination and implementation of First-Year Seminar courses in partnership with academic leadership, faculty, instructors, and mentors.

• Support development of programming designed to strengthen belonging, academicreadiness, personal development, and successful transition to college.

• Collaborate with campus departments to integrate academic support, wellbeing, career readiness, leadership, financial literacy, and other student-success topics into first-year programming.

• Monitor participation and assist with assessment of first-year programs and student outcomes.

• Coordinate communication, materials, schedules, and resources for First-Year Experience initiatives.

Peer Mentoring

• Advise and support First-Year Experience Peer Mentors.

• Assist with recruitment, selection, training, scheduling, and ongoing development of Peer Mentors.

• Develop resources and expectations that support effective peer-to-peer engagement.

• Monitor Peer Mentor participation and effectiveness.

Parent & Family Engagement

• Partner with University leadership and campus departments to develop and implement Parent and Family Programs.

• Coordinate Family Weekend and other parent/family engagement opportunities.

• Support development of parent and family communications, educational resources, and engagement strategies.

• Assist with Parent Council activities and other mechanisms for sustained family engagement.

Student Success Technology & Early Intervention

• Assist with administration and utilization of EdSights and other student-success technologies.

• Monitor student engagement information and assist with appropriate outreach and referrals.

• Collaborate with Student Success colleagues and campus partners to identify students requiring additional intervention or support.

• Maintain appropriate records and assist with assessment of student engagement, persistence, and retention initiatives.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty

satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or

ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Bachelor's degree required; master's degree in higher education, student affairs, education, counseling, or a related field preferred.

• One to three years of professional experience in higher education, orientation, first-year programs, student success, student engagement, or a related area preferred.

• Experience working with student leaders, peer mentors, orientation leaders, or similar student populations preferred.

• Demonstrated program planning, organization, communication, and project-management skills.

• Ability to build effective relationships with students, families, faculty, and staff.

• Comfort using student-success technology and data to support outreach and intervention.

• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet established deadlines.

• Ability to work evenings and weekends during orientation, Family Weekend, and other major programs.

WORK CONDITIONS

It may require long hours sitting in front of a computer, walking across campus, and/or bending, stooping, and lifting up to 20 lbs.