Description

Monday-Friday; Full-time

United Ability is an organization that provides a variety of services to individuals with disabilities. We are currently seeking candidates to join our team as a Higher Education Student Coordinator. In this role you will be responsible for coordinating, organizing, and creating opportunities for students from participating colleges and universities to intern, observe, and volunteer with United Ability programs to enhance student learning outcomes and student success. United Ability has more than 600 students each year from multiple universities and disciplines observing, interning, and working in United Ability programs. This position will serve as the liaison between the students, universities, and United Ability program staff. Employees at United Ability are here to serve others through the everyday fulfillment of its mission. Together, we accomplish significant goals for the advancement of United Ability.

A career at United Ability also includes:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• 3 weeks paid vacation with additional paid sick time
• Subsidized childcare for eligible employees
• Life insurance, disability benefits, health and wellness programs
• Retirement savings plan with employer match
• Immediate app that allows you to draw your earned pay when you need it

Collaborating with other team members, you will:

• Work with students, faculty, and internship placement supervisors to ensure the appropriateness of a student’s placement, observation, or involvement in terms of required hours, scope, relevance, and level of responsibility.
• Ensure United Ability’s policies and practices for internships, student placements, and volunteers are followed.
• Maintain and monitor academic requirements and complete corresponding paperwork required by the colleges and universities.
• Develop and maintain relationships with colleges and universities, seek new opportunities for student placements that benefit the students and participants at United Ability, and further the mission of United Ability.
• Provide information on placements and assessment data for program reports and maintain academic records as appropriate.
• Develop, coordinate, and assess activities in support of achievement of student learning outcomes.
• Develop and maintain effective communication and working relationships with administrators, staff, faculty, students, and community members within assigned groups and related projects.

Applicant general qualifications include:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Proficient use of Microsoft packages
• Excellent oral, written, and electronic communication skills required
• Two years of experience working in a higher education setting is preferred
• Strong interpersonal skills required

Please note that this job description is not designed to provide a comprehensive list of all activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position. Job duties may change at any time and without prior notice. New job duties may be added as needed.

Reasonable Accommodations:

Please also note that reasonable accommodations may be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position. 

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