Austin Community College District-posted 4 days ago
Full-time • Entry Level
Highland, CA
1,001-5,000 employees

The program coordinator for the Intersectionality Center (IC) will oversee the day-to-day operations of the Intersectionality Center and support all Center programming and activities. This position is responsible for supporting the development and implementation of programming concerning intersectionality and supporting student academic and post-graduate success, particularly among student demographics to persist while at ACC. The coordinator also serves as a visible resource for the college community by supporting and affirming all visitors, students, staff, and faculty. The coordinator will work closely with the Center’s director and provide ongoing recommendations and improvements to current practices and procedures.

  • Assists students, staff, and faculty as well as external visitors from the community with information and history to increase knowledge and awareness of intersectional analysis and current Center programming.
  • Performs administrative functions in support of the IC, including examining and responding to correspondence, processing, and prioritizing office communications, processing mail, answering the telephone and email, arranging conference calls, and maintaining and coordinating the Center’s schedule.
  • Designs and produces handouts, fliers, newsletters, brochures, manuals, or other documents for the Center.
  • Maintains and updates webpages and uses social media to increase the IC’s presence.
  • Partners closely with relevant internal ACC committees and community partners to support important initiatives such as district-wide experiences and events and supports the operational or logistical elements of events and/or community engagements.
  • Identify opportunities for critical thinking development, campus awareness and learning about issues concerning student demographics.
  • Manages program budget and supports the processing of financial transactions, as appropriate.
  • Administers approved evaluation instruments and student surveys in collaboration with the Office of Institutional Research and Analytics to identify student population percentages and their needs for the college and, under the guidance of the IC Director, provides summarized interpretation of data to create a more consistently welcoming and campus climate.
  • Maintains databases, and supports all Center reporting.
  • Collaborate with Alumni Services to engage students through graduation/transfer from ACC.
  • May be assigned responsibility for special projects.
  • Strong knowledge about intersectional analysis and examination.
  • Knowledge and understanding of the concerns and issues facing the LGBTQIA+, among all races, classes, genders, identities.
  • Knowledge and understanding of the concerns and issues facing historically students, including those who have disabilities, or undocumented, neurodivergent, indigenous, and low-income.
  • Deep understanding and implementation of socio-emotional learning.
  • Excellent administrative and organizational skills including supervision of student interns as applicable, budget management, student advising, and program development.
  • Management practices and principles.
  • Data collection, collation, and presentation for analysis.
  • Excellent administrative and organizational skills, including supervision, budget management, student advising, student learning, and program development.
  • Supervisory practices and principles.
  • Interpretation and analysis of instrument data results.
  • Working knowledge of current law and policy changes that impact student success and instruction.
  • Proven success in program development that addresses all identities and student persistence.
  • Demonstrated cultural competence and keen understanding of the intersectionality of identities.
  • Strong prioritization, analytical, and organizational skills.
  • Able to read, write, and comprehend English; able to follow verbal instructions.
  • Experience with Google Workspace tools, including (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Meet).
  • High emotional intelligence and strong coping mechanisms to prevent burnout and maintain well-being among IC staff, campus community, and visitors.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, political savvy, and sensitivity to engage effectively with a broad range of stakeholders and build consensus.
  • Maintaining an established work schedule, including some evenings and weekends.
  • Proven experience in supervision and leading people and teams with various identities and backgrounds.
  • Track record of advancing social justice education, relationship building, student success, and initiatives individually and collaboratively.
  • Maintain confidentiality of work-related information and materials, including information from student records.
  • Bachelor’ degree in Education, Higher Education Administration, Student Affairs, Women and Gender Studies, Social Work, Ethnic Studies, Sociology, Anthropology or another related field. Four (4) years of related work experience OR Associate’s Degree plus two(2) years of related work experience can be substituted for the required education (plus the required experience noted below).
  • One (1) year related work experience.
  • Professional experience working in multiple intersectional and population organizations, and/or in a higher education setting.
  • Supervisory and mentorship experience.
  • Excellent advocacy skills.
  • Experience facilitating meetings and group activities.
  • Experience with appealing or advocating for funding/donations.
  • Experience with grant writing.
  • Bilingual Spanish and/or American Sign Language fluency.
  • Social media management and web content design, editing and maintenance; experience in leading social media communications for an organization or program.
  • Familiarity with supporting student academic and post-graduate success among multicultural college student populations.
  • Familiarity with issues related to purpose.
  • Familiarity with ACC’s culture and institutional policies.
  • Established collaborative management style.
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