Community Coordinator

Key Responsibilities

• Aid in the implementation of day-to-day logistical components of the residential life program, including transportation.
• Focus on community building as well as student well-being and safety.
• Transport students in JAX-provided vans including regularly scheduled shuttles to and from JAX for work and to and from shopping and entertainment.
• Occasionally facilitate routine and emergency medical care.
• Maintain informal communication, rapport, and personal presence, leading to a high level of awareness of individual student needs and challenges.
• Communicate regularly with program staff.
• Participate in weekly staff meetings.
• Attend weekly community meals on a bi-weekly basis.
• Triage student questions and concerns with confidentiality.
• Organize group outings and activities and provide transportation every other weekend during the program.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Candidates must demonstrate ability and strong desire to work in a residential education and research environment, including outstanding near-peer communication, leadership, organization, and mentoring skills.
• Must be a self-motivated, team-oriented, patient and disciplined problem solver and solution builder.
• Due to legal requirements for vehicle operation, candidates must be 21 or older to be considered for this opportunity.
• Must hold a valid US driver's license and be able to transport groups of students in a van provided by JAX.
• Preferred experience includes: prior work as a residential life staffer in a college or university setting, service as a peer mentor or teacher, and experience organizing recreational or residential programs.
• The ideal candidate is a recent or near college graduate pursuing a career or higher education in a STEM field.

About JAX

The Jackson Laboratory is an independent, nonprofit biomedical research institution with a National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center and nearly 3,000 employees in locations across the United States (Maine, Connecticut, California), Japan and China. Its mission is to discover precise genomic solutions for disease and empower the global biomedical community in the shared quest to improve human health. Founded in 1929, JAX applies over nine decades of expertise in genetics to increase understanding of human disease, advancing treatments and cures for cancer, neurological and immune disorders, diabetes, aging and heart disease. It models and interprets genomic complexity, integrates basic research with clinical application, educates current and future scientists, and provides critical data, tools and services to the global biomedical community. For more information, please visit www.jax.org.

EEO Statement

The Jackson Laboratory provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, national origin, veteran status, and other classifications protected by applicable state and local non-discrimination laws.