The Social Action Coordinator of the Center for Community Engagement & Leadership Development will report to the Director of Community Engagement & Leadership Development. The coordinator will work closely with faculty, community partners, students, and other interested individuals to further develop our focus on social justice. The coordinator will be primarily responsible for the WE LEAD peer leadership council, logistics and event coordination, and support of the Wesleyan Service Scholars program. In addition, the position will actively provide opportunities for the Wesleyan community to be involved in leadership programming and service opportunities.

A bachelor’s degree is a requirement for this position, and one to three years of relevant work experience is preferred. The Coordinator’s role demands flexibility, with some evening and weekend hours expected to fulfill the duties of the position. This flexibility is crucial to the success of the role and should be considered when applying.

Duties include:

• Overseeing and coordinating the WE LEAD peer leadership council and social justice issue teams through team consultations, logistics support, facilitating team evaluations, advising students through individual check-in meetings, recruitment, orientations/retreats, and programming
• Coordinating and supporting annual service events on campus, including Division II Day, Upshur

County Children’s Festival, Trick-or-Treat for Canned Goods, and others as needed

• Managing and expanding more than 20 community partner relationships by communicating regularly about community needs, organization capacity needs, and student needs
• Supporting the Wesleyan Service Scholars (WSS) program by advising students, placing students in the community, ensuring students meet scholarship requirements, organizing first-year spring semester student meetings, and interviewing potential students for the program
• Reinforcing recruitment efforts to affinity groups in the region in cooperation with Admissions for the Wesleyan Service Scholars program
• Offering workshops and training sessions relevant to community engagement and leadership development to other campus departments
• Managing service and community engagement opportunities through calendar and marketing support
• Writing stories for monthly CCE newsletters and other communications for dissemination to a broad audience of alumni & friends

The candidate must possess:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent relationship-building skills and experience with diverse audiences are preferred
• Commitment to self-improvement and producing quality work
• Time management and task prioritization
• Initiative and internal motivation
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and basic social media platforms

Preferred candidate qualities and skills include:

• Analytical and quantitative reasoning skills
• Leadership development knowledge and programming experience
• Project management experience
• Program evaluation and assessment experience
• Coaching with an emphasis on holistic student wellness

To Apply:

Interested candidates should email a letter of interest, resume and the names and contact information of three references to wvwcjobapp@wvwc.edu.  On the subject of the email, please enter:  ##5## – Social Action Coordinator. The review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

West Virginia Wesleyan College does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, national or ethnic origin, creed, ancestry, marital/family status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, religion, age, disability or blindness, or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law, to include Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, and the Age Discrimination Act, in the administration of its admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, educational programs, employment, athletic programs, co-curricular activities, or other College administered programs.   For inquiries about the application of these laws in Wesleyan’s programs or to file a report, contact the Title IX Coordinator at 59 College Ave, Buckhannon WV, titleix@wvwc.edu, or 304-621-1316.