Student Coordinator
Job Description
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Job Summary: Provides link
between community placement sites and Service Learning students.
Remains in contact (as a liaison) with Service Learning professors.
Enrolls students in community placements; maintains contact with
agencies; provides information to and receives feedback from Service
Learners.
Students Placement/Regulation
Duties:
- Assists the administrative staff in
preparing for student orientation and reflection
sessions.
- Attends appropriate student orientations
and reflections.
- Assists students in selecting community
placements.
- Contacts Service Learner before service
begins; provides all new and updated information about the
placement site, nature of service, calendar of service, and
application and orientation procedures.
- Maintains accurate service records for
Service Learning students.
- Conducts feedback and discussion
sessions with Service Learners, as needed.
Site
Responsibilities:
- Familiarize self with site prior to
Student Sign-Up by phoning sites, conducting introductory meetings
and establishing a personal relationship with site contact
person.
- Maintains communication with each
assigned placement by making site visit(s) during the semester.
The first visit should be with the Service Learners at their
orientation.
- Maintains consistent contact with site
contacts via site visits, phone calls, and mailings throughout the
semester.
- Gives prompt feedback to Staff
Manager/Administrative Staff after site visits, reporting
successes and problems with the relationship, the service there,
students, etc.
Office Duties:
- Maintains regular office hours,
including a weekly evening session, according to posted
schedules.
- Attends scheduled all-staff meetings and
bi-weekly meetings with Staff Manager.
- Reports number of work hours and
description of work activities bi-weekly, according to the
university's payroll schedule.
- Submits all paperwork according to
stated schedules.
- Provides feedback about Service Learning
to administrative staff.
Other Duties:
- Participates on Student Coordinator
teams, which publish the Service Learning newsletters, plan the
staff in-services, and plan Service Learner reflection
sessions.
- Performs other duties as
assigned.
Supervised by: Staff
Managers and Project Administrators
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