Gender Equity and Student Belonging Coordinator (Part-Time)

About the role

Coordinates, advocates, mentors, and directly supports students and promotes initiatives that support the retention and success of students from diverse backgrounds. Creates safe spaces for students from various socio-economic, non-traditional, and gender identifying backgrounds, and fosters a deeper understanding and appreciation of diversity, equity, and a sense of belonging within the community. Establishes, implements, and assesses student-centered programs and services that fill unmet student needs, targeting support to those who may benefit from identity-based community building and structured success strategies.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates the design, delivery, and evaluation of the gender equity and student belonging programming with a focus on coalition building, identity, belonging, retention, and concerns of the students.
• Creates programs and events that enrich the academic experience, promote identity exploration, and enhance mentorship skills of students.
• Provides assessment and reporting of the effectiveness of the program and services on student academic progress, persistence, and success.
• Triages student needs and reviews college programs and services for available supports and referrals.
• Connects students to the broader services and resources as needed.
• Coordinates the outreach, recruitment, orientation, and enrollment of students into the program.
• Partners with program faculty to align courses with program outcomes to inform and pursue relevant out-of-class activities, learning experiences, and retention strategies.
• Creates peer-mentorship initiatives and recruits, hires, trains, and evaluates peer mentors within the program.
• Coaches and assists mentors in setting goals, and provides guidance to help them achieve their educational and personal success.
• Collaborates with affiliated services, and programs at the College to design and implement events, activities, and/or campus-wide campaigns that support the needs of students and individuals within the MHCC community.
• Establishes and maintains relevant internal and external partnerships for resources and services that meet the needs of students such as childcare services, transportation information, clothing donations, crisis intervention, academic learning supports, professional networking opportunities, and connections to community organizations.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.
• Assist with recruitment efforts.

Requirements

• Associate degree.
• Two (2) years of experience in student service-oriented environment coordinating student program or support services designed to address the struggles, triumphs, and realities for a diverse student population.