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Job title: Office of Student Life – Student Leadership Coordinator – Limited Term
Company: University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Job description: Faculty or Department: Office of Student Life
Number of Positions: 1
Position Title: Student Leadership Coordinator
Appointment Type: Limited Term
Hours of work: 35 hours per week
Salary Range: Level 7 – Starting Salary, Step 1 $53,767
Posting Date: February 26, 2021
Closing Date: March 8, 2021
Job Summary: The Student Leadership Coordinator contributes to the development, implementation and assessment of programs and initiatives that promote and celebrate the purposeful development and engagement of students.
Nature of work:
Reporting to the Manager, Student Engagement and Equity, this position is accountable for the coordination, delivery and ongoing assessment of strategic initiatives that foster and enhance student leadership and professional skills development and peer support at Ontario Tech University.
The Student Leadership Coordinator works in close collaboration with students, student groups, faculty and staff across the university to support the development and co-ordination of leadership development strategies.
Responsibilities/accountabilities:
1. Program Co-ordination and Facilitation
Supports the design and development of programs and initiatives that foster and enhance leadership and professional skills development and is responsible for the implementation of these programs across the university. This includes:
- Collaborating with campus partners (students, faculty and staff) in the development of programs and sessions.
- Co-ordinating logistical operations related to departmental programs, workshops and events (i.e. booking workshop facilitators and speakers, space, catering, audio-visual, parking etc.).
- Facilitating and assessing workshops
- Recruiting, selecting, training, supervising and developing performance plans and assessments for student staff and volunteers.
- Tracking student participation in programs and overseeing the management of student data.
- Assisting the Manager with the submission and maintenance of records related to unit budgets.
- Keeping abreast of current developments and emerging trends in student affairs through active participation in conferences, workshops and professional organizations.
2. Assessment
Assess programmatic and activity-based learning outcomes and metrics to measure student learning and development and to demonstrate program effectiveness and success. This includes:
- Working with colleagues and campus partners to support the articulation of program outcomes for specific projects and assess progress toward those outcomes.
- Engaging students, faculty, and student affairs professionals in collaborative assessment, both informal and formal.
- Evaluating and reporting on initiatives to determine whether efforts are meeting student needs and generating the desired outcomes, to identify unmet needs, and to inform evidence-based decisions on future programming.
3. Communication
- Facilitates the development and implementation of communication that engage students in leadership and mentoring programs. This includes:
- Facilitating the flow of information between the Student Experience Centre and campus stakeholders.
- Working with the Planning and Communication team to develop materials that promote events and programs.
- Overseeing responses to queries from the internal and external communities related to student leadership and mentoring.
- Updating and maintaining SEC web content and online event calendar.
Required Skills
- Demonstrated facilitation and presentation skills.
- Ability to effectively advise, delegate, lead, motivate, supervise and coach student staff and volunteers.
- Ability to develop collaborative working relationship with internal and external stakeholders.
- Integrity and the ability to maintain confidential information.
- Ability to monitor financial resources.
- Ability to communicate with diverse communities and promote inclusion.
- Ability to work independently and in a collaborative team environment.
- Demonstrated initiative, organizational and time management skills.
- Strong judgement, flexibility and adaptability.
- Excellent computer skills including: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Internet applications and proficiency in the use of social media platforms for research, networking and communications.
- Ability to travel to and work out of 2 locations.
- The successful incumbent must be willing to work evening and weekends to attend or oversee Student Engagement and Equity events and programs.
Education
- Completion of a Formal Post-Secondary/College/University Program of Three Academic Years or Equivalent
- Verification of Academic credentials may be required Required Experience
- Over one to three years of experience developing, delivering and assessing student programming in a post-secondary setting.
- Experience co-ordinating large-scale events.
- Conversant in student development theories and their implications on student learning and student development programming
How to Apply:
Interested candidates should submit in electronic format a covering letter and their resume. Applications will be accepted until March 8, 2021or until a suitable candidate is found. We appreciate all applications received; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
This position falls within the bargaining unit represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) and will be subject to the terms and conditions of the collective agreement between the university and the OPSEU. To the extent that policies are not included in the collective agreement, employment will also be governed by the university’s policies which may also be found on our website and which may be amended from time-to-time.
Ontario Tech University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates, while especially encouraging applications from women, members of visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens, permanent residents and Indigenous Peoples in Canada will be given priority.
Ontario Tech University respects people’s different needs and therefore will take all reasonable steps to ensure accommodation for applicants where appropriate. The University is also committed to ensuring that confidentiality is maintained throughout all aspects of the recruitment cycle.
If you require an accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please notify the hiring manager or , Health and Disability Management Specialist. For more information about the universities policies for accommodating employees with disabilities please review the university’s
The university acknowledges the lands and people of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation which is covered under the Williams Treaties. We are situated on the Traditional Territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation which includes Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi. Job Location Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Expected End Date
11/12/2021
Expected Start Date
3/22/2021
Campus Travel
N/A
Salary Grade
Staff Level 7
Expected salary: $53767 per year
Location: Oshawa, ON
Job date: Sun, 28 Feb 2021 08:53:34 GMT
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