Program Coordinator II

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lifting, pushing or pulling of objects up to 20 lbs; sitting for long period of time; repetitive movement

Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm; some nights and weekends responsibilities

The Living-Learning Program Coordinator supports the development and implementation of selected Living-Learning Programs within the Office of Residence Life. The coordinator supervises LLP Peer Mentors; plans, implements, and assesses co-curricular learning experiences; supports student recruitment, application, selection, and placement processes; and contributes to program assessment and continuous improvement.

Working collaboratively with Residence Life colleagues, academic partners, enrollment-management offices, and other campus stakeholders, the coordinator helps create residential learning communities that foster belonging, learning, student engagement, retention, and satisfaction. The position primarily supports centralized LLPs, which may include Audre Lorde, CI Connect, International Village, and the Transfer Year Experience. Program assignments may evolve based on departmental priorities and student needs.

Student Success will, from the time of early college outreach to graduation and beyond, support students in living a life of meaning and purpose. From a student-centered framework, our practice will be grounded in peer-reviewed literature, national best practices, and data-informed decision making. Collaborating with the campus and community, Student Success will work through a holistic lens to support a community of learners in achieving success.

Familiarity with StarRez or another housing-management system.

Familiarity with BBNvolved, Tableau, Qualtrics, Maxient, or comparable student-engagement, assessment, or case-management systems.

Master’s degree in College Student Personnel, Higher Education Administration, or a related field is preferred.

• Knowledge of student development, residential education, living-learning communities, peer education, student engagement, college transition, or a related area.

• Experience planning and coordinating programs, events, educational initiatives, or student-engagement experiences.

• Experience supervising, coaching, training, advising, or supporting students or student employees.

• Strong written, verbal, interpersonal, and presentation skills.

• Strong organizational and project-management abilities, including the ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and operational details.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with sound judgment, initiative, reliability, and attention to detail.

• Ability to communicate respectfully and work effectively with a broad range of students, families, faculty, staff, and University partners.

• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 or comparable productivity tools.

• Ability to maintain a flexible work schedule that regularly includes evening programs and occasionally includes weekend programs, recruitment activities, or departmental events.

We value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place for everyone to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors, the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.

The University follows both the federal and state Constitutions as well as all applicable federal and state laws on nondiscrimination. The University provides equal opportunities for qualified persons in all aspects of institutional operations and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnic origin, religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, uniformed service, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information or social or economic status.

Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.