Staff Development Coordinator
About The Position
The Staff Development Coordinator oversees part-time employee onboarding, training, and development initiatives for University Recreation + Wellness, with a focus on fostering student staff growth, engagement, and success. This position designs and implements development programming, leads department-wide staff recognition and leadership initiatives, and supports employee communications and advisory board efforts. The role also manages training processes, employee records, and compliance-related hiring support for 400+ hourly staff, while serving as a primary resource for student employee inquiries. Additionally, the coordinator assists with recruitment strategies, budget management, assessment efforts, and the development of short- and long-term goals related to staff development and departmental success. Regular, reliable, and non-disruptive attendance is an essential job duty, as is the ability to create and maintain collegial, collaborative working relationships.
Requirements
- Bachelors’ degree in a related field from an accredited institution of higher education
- Experience with student development programming
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Higher Education or related field from an accredited institution of higher education
- At least one year of student development programming experience
- Experience in the campus recreation and/or student affairs setting
- Knowledge of student development theory
- Knowledge of staff development program design and management
- Knowledge of part-time staff onboarding and training
- Knowledge of career competency training
- Ability to instruct and facilitate education programs
- Ability to create and monitor annual budget
- Ability to evaluate and assess programs
- Ability to balance multiple assignments, deadlines, and tasks
- Ability to work in a team environment
Responsibilities
- Oversees part-time employee onboarding, training, and development initiatives for University Recreation + Wellness.
- Designs and implements development programming.
- Leads department-wide staff recognition and leadership initiatives.
- Supports employee communications and advisory board efforts.
- Manages training processes, employee records, and compliance-related hiring support for 400+ hourly staff.
- Serves as a primary resource for student employee inquiries.
- Assists with recruitment strategies, budget management, and assessment efforts.
- Develops short- and long-term goals related to staff development and departmental success.
Benefits
- University contributions to health, dental, life and disability insurance
- Tuition waivers for employees and their families
- 12 official holidays
- Immediate leave accrual
- Choice of retirement programs with university contributions ranging from 5 to 10% of employee salary
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
