STUDENT RETENTION & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Education
Posted on March 5, 2019
Req #: | 165281 |
Department: | UW TACOMA-CENTER FOR EQUITY & INCLUSION |
Job Location: | UW Tacoma |
Posting Date: | 03/04/2019 |
Closing Info: | Open Until Filled |
Salary: | Salary and benefits are competitive. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. |
Shift: | First Shift |
Notes: |
As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs.
For detailed information on Benefits for this position, click here. Priority will be given to applications received by March 25, 2019. |
The UW Tacoma-Center for Equity & Inclusion has an outstanding opportunity for a Student Retention & Community Development Specialist.
Under the direction of the Director for the Center for Equity & Inclusion, the Student Retention & Community Development Specialist is responsible for developing, maintaining, and assessing a comprehensive array of retention and advocacy programs appropriate for the University of Washington Tacoma campus. The desired outcome is student success, retention, and completion of degrees and their development as engaged citizens and leaders. The position is charged with developing and implementing cohort-based programs/initiatives using a learning community model designed to achieve this outcome through a managing a portfolio that includes the following:
Develop, launch and manage a high impact cohort-based program that provides students with opportunities for academic success, career development, identity development and leadership development. This program will enable students to explore their personal, social, and future professional identities, to apply their foundational (community-based) and acquired (classroom) knowledge across curricular and co-curricular contexts, and to cultivate mentoring and coaching relationships faculty, professional staff, local community members. The specialist will embed opportunities for students to examine the relevance of social justice focused issues as they participate in undergraduate research, internships, study abroad and community-based learning.
Coordinate innovative program initiatives that serve to help students from historically underrepresented populations acquire campus navigation skills and facilitate their transition and success through the creation of community, leadership and identity development. In partnership with the CEI team, Student & Enrollment Services, and other faculty and staff who lead Student Success initiatives at UWT, implement program offerings that might include welcome programs, alumni-student interfaces, history/heritage month events, identity-based leadership development programs and year-end celebrations.
Support student-driven programs and training initiatives that foster learning and engagement around social justice-focused issues related to race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, religion and other intersecting social identities with the goal of fostering inclusiveness within and across affinity-based student groups and preparing students to lead and thrive in an increasingly diverse and interdependent global society.
Cultivate and maintain working relationships with internal and external agencies and constituencies for the purpose of expanding pathways and resources for students from historically underrepresented communities and to support the delivery of community and service learning opportunities for all students.
Conduct personal advising meetings with students to help them develop an integrated academic and social plan to support their well-being and success.
Work with established boards, committees, registered students organizations, and others to garner input and receive feedback on the priority, focus, and effectiveness of CEI programs and services
Lead assessment and evaluation activities within the Student Retention and Community Development Specialist’s portfolio and will provide support for ongoing assessment efforts within the Center for Equity & Inclusion.
Develop and sustain educational resources for students, student organizations, faculty and staff that increase opportunities for education, self-discovery, other-discovery and avenues for exploring difficult issues of identity group membership, injustice, discrimination, and prejudice.
Prepare manuals, reports, grant proposals and other documents to further mentoring program goals and document efforts and achievements, as requested by the CEI Director and the Assistant Chancellor for Equity & Inclusion (ACEI).
Work closely with the Equity and Inclusion team to enhance opportunities for all students to explore issues of equity and diversity, and to increase student success and retention at UW Tacoma, in alignment with the UW Tacoma mission, vision, and goals.
REQUIREMENTS:
Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.
DESIRED:
Master's Degree in Higher Education, Student Affairs, Social Justice Education, Counseling or a related field from an accredited institution of higher education.
Demonstrated success developing and implementing learning community programs in a higher education setting.
Condition of Employment:
Application Process:
The application process for UW positions may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Criminal Conviction History, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.
The University of Washington is a leader in environmental stewardship & sustainability, and committed to becoming climate neutral.
The University of Washington is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 / 206-543-6452 (tty) or dso@uw.edu.