What are the responsibilities and job description for the Program Manager position at Elizabethtown College?
The Center for Community and Civic Engagement at Elizabethtown College is currently accepting applications for a Program Manager. The primary purpose of this position is to provide program management and administrative assistance to the Director of the Center for Community and Civic Engagement.
Job Duties
- Coordinate assessment, evaluation, and reporting of CCCE events and programming
- Manage the programs initiated through the Center for Community and Civic Engagement, such as Federal Community Service Work-Study, Service Learning, Community-Based Learning, and Volunteer placements
- Coordinate, plan, and oversee special programs on campus and in the community, such as Day of Service events and alternative break trips (ex. Into the Streets, fall break trips/service trips, mentoring, and literacy programs.)
- Maintain records and paperwork for data collection and statical analysis of programs and events
- Assist with the maintenance and staffing of the Blue Jay Pantry and Blue Jay Career closet
- Process and reconcile invoices as necessary
- Prepare correspondence, reports, forms, agendas, and other documents as necessary, order office supplies
- Coordinate meetings with internal and external stakeholders (ex. Faculty, financial aid, community partners, etc.)
- Hire, train, and supervise student office assistants, including coordinating schedules, conducting regular meetings, and providing evaluative feedback on their performance
- Expand, develop, and coordinate relationships with community organizations that enhance and create partnerships that benefit the campus and the community
- Assist with budget monitoring and control as needed, including data entry and analysis
- Create marketing and recruiting materials for Center for Community and Civic Engagement programs and events; including management of social media and webpage updates
- Participate in training(s) and complete certifications (ex. ServSafe, Bonner Leader Training)
- Coordinate voter registration, engagement, and education activities for the campus including data collections and programming
- Serve as the primary contact for the for Bonner Leader Program including mentoring, program coordination and data collection
- Coordinate the community work study (CWS) program, including arranging CWS placements, liaising with Financial Aid, approving CWS payroll
- Establish and maintain relationships with community partners for various programs and events
- Serve as point of contact for community-based learning (CBL) courses, including planning campus-wide CBL events, presenting in CBL courses, working with faculty to arrange CBL placements, and answering student questions
- Organize and lead efforts for the delivery of presentations designed to increase student awareness of and participation in community engagement, civic engagement, and community-based learning
- Coordinate special projects such as Poverty Simulation, Angel Tree, Social Justice Fair, etc.
- Collaborate with the campus community including CGUP, the offices of the Chaplain and Religious Life; Diversity, Inclusion, and Title IX; Office of Marketing and Communications; and Admissions to provide information about service opportunities and promote participation in community and civic engagement among the student body and college community
- Collaborate with deans and faculty to infuse community-based learning and research opportunities into the curriculum where possible and to develop and offer impactful co-curricular and extracurricular service experience
- Other duties as assigned
Why work at Elizabethtown College? The PERKS!!
- Summer hours available (8:00am-4:30pm M-Thurs; 8:00am-12:00pm F)
- Generous time off provided (vacation, sick and personal time)
- Paid two weeks off during Christmas/New Year Eve Holidays
- Free College tuition for yourself, spouse and dependents (after six months of employment)
- Excellent benefits (health, dental, vision)
- Retirement match
- Beautiful campus with amenities such as Marketplace and Jay’s Nest Dining Areas, Bowers Center (free gym membership), High Library (access to books, games, videos), walking trails, free campus events & more!
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree is required;
Master’s preferred; plus, two years of office and programming experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
This position requires a valid driver’s license for business travel purposes (individual must have a US drivers’ license for at least three years). Individual must be in their current role for one year with positive employment record.
Please provide cover letter, resume and contact information for (3) references.
Master’s preferred; plus, two years of office and programming experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
This position requires a valid driver’s license for business travel purposes (individual must have a US drivers’ license for at least three years). Individual must be in their current role for one year with positive employment record.
Please provide cover letter, resume and contact information for (3) references.
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s preferred; plus, two years of office and programming experience.
Physical Demands
- required to remain seated in a normal position for long periods of time
- required to stand for long periods of time
- required to move about
- required to climb stairs and/or ladders
- required to maintain balance while walking, standing, crouching, or running
- required to stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl
- required to reach up and out with hands and arms
- required to talk and hear; verbally express information or instructions
- required to use hands to grasp objects, type, pick up objects, move objects, or hold objects
- required to lift up to 25 pounds and carry a distance of 10 feet
- required to push and/or pull up to 25 pounds a distance of 10 feet
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number
AS661P
Open Date
02/05/2025
Close Date
Open Until Filled
Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants
About Elizabethtown College
Located in southeastern Pennsylvania, Elizabethtown College offers its 1,800 students more than 75 academic programs in the liberal arts, sciences and professional studies. Driven by its commitment to “Educate for Service,” Elizabethtown centers learning in strong relationships, links classroom instruction with experiential learning, emphasizes international and cross-cultural perspectives, and nurtures the capacity for lives of purpose and leadership as global citizens. For more information, consult www.etown.edu.
Elizabethtown College is committed to valuing and fostering the diversity reflected in our life together and in the world beyond our campus. We strive to ensure that the members of the community—students, faculty, staff, and administrators—are diverse in race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, religion, ability, gender, gender identity and expression, age, and national origin. We also seek to provide our community members, especially our students, with educational opportunities, programs, and services that are multicultural in content and expressive of a diverse life of experiences and worldviews that underrepresented groups bring to the learning environment.
Status
Hours Per Week
37.5
Work Schedule
Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm
Salary per hour
