LGBTQ+ Student Outreach & Programs Coordinator

College of Lake County Foundation

About The Position

The College of Lake County is looking for a LGBTQ+ Student Outreach & Programs Coordinator r to join the Student Activities and Inclusion Department. Under the direction of the Director of Student Activities and Inclusion, the LGBTQ+ Student Outreach & Programs Coordinator is responsible for facilitation of co-curricular programs, multicultural competence, student leadership opportunities, and an overall campus climate that fosters student development for the LGBTQ+ community. The coordinator will develop and facilitate events, workshops and seminars that complement classroom instruction and help students build leadership and life skills (e.g., diversity, budget management, conflict resolution, etc.). This position will also assist in framing the diversity imperative in academic and educational terms to engage faculty and staff to move IDEA conversations to the center of institutional concerns to compliment the co-curricular experience to the work faculty are doing to engage students. Why choose the College of Lake County for your next opportunity? The College of Lake County (CLC) offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits that includes Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois health, Delta Dental and Superior Vision insurance plans, tuition support for employees and qualified family members, three retirement plans, disability, group and supplemental life insurance, health and dependent care flexible spending account plans, a compressed work week in the summer (Closed Fridays!!), generous vacation, sick and personal time off and 14 paid holidays each year. Some benefits will not be available for part-time employees (ex: health insurance). The college is implementing transformative change through an ambitious and aspirational body of work outlined in its 2030 Strategic Plan to become an organization where every student succeeds and every employee thrives while supporting every business to achieve and every community to grow. As the community’s open-access higher education organization, CLC aims to be the leader in providing innovative education and workforce solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree required.
Experience working with and supporting the LGBTQ+ community.
Minimum of two (2) years of program experience in an educational, nonprofit, or related field.
Working knowledge of the entire Microsoft Office Suite and Outlook.
Excellent communication and organizational skills are essential as this is a highly visible position with heavy public, student, agent and internal contact with faculty and staff.
Proven ability to work effectively and constructively with persons of diverse cultures, language groups, and abilities; demonstrate sensitivity to and ability to work with the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff, including those with disabilities; establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Nice To Haves

Excellent Oral and Written Skills
Working Knowledge of multi-cultural programming and leadership development.
Proven experience of collaboration with other departments.
Bilingual in Spanish and English

Responsibilities

Coordinate welcoming events/meet and greet sessions for new and continuing students
Assist with coordination and implementation of IDEA programs to encourage use of services
Co-host IDEA trainings and retreats that can serve as cross-functional opportunities with academic courses, such as first-year experience courses and those with direct learning outcomes
SAI lead to oversee PRIDE Month student events, Transgender Day of Remembrance and Resilience, World AIDS Day, and other LGBTQ+ initiatives.
Lead facilitator for SAFE Zone Training.
Facilitate the partnership between Student Activities and Inclusion and classroom instruction with intentional co-curriculum programming supporting course learning outcomes.
Develop goals and means for reaching and maintaining faculty involvement in the co-curricular partnerships.
Participate in campus diversity and heritage month planning committees.
Assist in the implementation IDEA workshops/training applicable to Student Activities and Inclusion, and related campus initiatives.
Research best practices in services for LGBTQ+ work to encourage program involvement.
Assist in the development of an IDEA workshop/training manual and related program resources available during the academic year.
Promote LGBTQ+ programs through cross-functional campus teams or committees.
Research best practices in services for target populations to encourage program involvement.
Support other Student Activities and Inclusion programs.
Develop assessment techniques to determine the success of established programs.
Track participants' progress and analyze results to recommend program improvements.
Serve as a key liaison/contact to connect LGBTQ+ populations of students
Serve on the LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group, and the LGBTQ+ Students Advocates Committee on the Diversity Council
Serve as SAI liaison for the Pride Alliance student organization: Provide guidance and leadership to PRIDE members through helping to develop leadership skills and responsibilities to execute various tasks.
Facilitate retreats and other workshop to develop academic year programs and student meetings
Developing partnerships with other clubs/organizations or college departments to execute various activities that address students’ needs.
Participates in cross-departmental initiatives and campus events.
Identifies and recommends process enhancements to improve efficiency and service delivery.
Performs other duties as assigned to support departmental and institutional objectives.