Student and Family Orientation Coordinator

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Job Summary

The New Student and Family Orientation Coordinator reports to the Assistant Director of New Student Orientation within the Cisneros Institute for Emerging Leaders and collaborates with the Assistant Director to facilitate JagX (First-Year Just-in-Time Orientation Program) by coordinating JagX Leader Student Training, day of logistics, and vendor coordination. Additionally, they are the primary contact for Family Orientation, Family Association, family programming, and family communications.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead JagX Student Leader Training in collaboration with campus partners.
• Coordinate logistics for a multi-day orientation for 1,300+ first year students.
• Organize selection, ordering, and logistics with caterers and third-party companies.
• Coordinate educational sessions for students in small groups.
• Collaborate across campus for program logistics.
• Facilitate program assessments.
• Coordinate logistics for 15+ family full day orientation sessions.
• Organize materials for over 1,500+ family members each summer.
• Collaborate with campus partners for presentations.
• Coordinate Family Convocation for over 800 family members.
• Facilitate program assessments.
• Communicate via e-mail weekly to over 5,000+ family members about upcoming student events, family events, and timelines.
• Manage A&M-SA Family social media accounts.
• Organize family programming and educational experiences such as Trunk or Treat and Family Weekends.
• Collaborate to produce family programming with campus partners.
• Serve as the advisor for A&M-SA Family Association.
• Supervise 2 family and JagX engagement student employees.
• Facilitate the hiring, training, daily supervision, and evaluation process.
• Provide professional development for student workers.
• Support The Cisneros Institute in the execution of programs such as Leadership Conference, Weeks of Welcome, Jaguar Awards, Senior Night, etc.
• Support Student Engagement Office in the execution of Transfer Orientation, Transfer Week, Transfer Assemblies, New Student Orientation, etc.
• Participate in other university events, committees, and professional development opportunities as a representative of Student Engagement.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in related field.
• Two (2) years of related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in student personnel, higher education, or related field.
• Two (2) years of post-baccalaureate professional experience in collegiate student affairs, orientation, transition, or first-year experience.