NWC Administrative Coordinator

Position Title: NWC Administrative Coordinator
Department/Program: Writing Center 45000
Work Location: Arapahoe Campus
Reports to: NWC Director
FLSA Classification: Non-Exempt/Hourly
FTE: 25% (10 hrs/week)
Compensation: $21.50 an hour

 Application Deadline: 4/30 or until filled

Job Summary: The NWC Administrative Coordinator supports the Naropa Writing Center (NWC) and first-year writing administratively and pedagogically in this professional development opportunity.

Job Duties:

• Create and maintain a positive team environment and behave professionally with everyone encountered in the course and scope of job duties following FERPA guidelines for instructors and staff.
• Attend WRI-700 classes as requested and help students schedule make-up attendance.
• Provide pedagogical support to the director as well as train and mentor the pedagogy collective in WRI-700, writing center, and classrooms through demos, written feedback, and grading support for demos and portfolios.
• Assist in hiring and interviews of future COR-110 and WRI-210 and e-course adjuncts/graduate instructors from the WRI-700 hiring pool.
• Assisting in hiring new NWC GAs.
• Review syllabi and NWC client report forms and provide feedback.
• Provide Canvas support for WRI-700 including file uploads, feedback, and readings.
• Provide Canvas support for WRI-210 and COR-110 (in-person and E) shells.
• Conducts writing center sessions during summer school hours.

Administration

• Cofacilitate GA training in-person and online including practical tools and university policies to ensure a productive, equitable, contemplative, and professional environment among staff.
• Provide administrative support to the director.
• Participate in any required university training for instructors.
• Schedule meetings and reserve rooms.
• Schedule NWC GA classroom visits and events.
• Set up writing center software each semester and schedule writing fellows.
• Act as point of contact for NWC GAs for time off requests, emergencies, etc.
• Organize and maintain the NWC’s physical and digital workspace including Canvas page, Sharepoint, and other digital spaces.
• Conduct at least one semester check-in with each NWC GA.
• Track client report forms and survey data; make changes to WCOnline forms.
• Act as point of contact for students needed extended support (work with advisors for those on academic probation, etc.)
• Write annual report using WCOnline data.
• Maintain WCOnline and address any technological concerns with users.
• Co-assign NWC GA admin tasks online and in person.
• Generate publicity, enhance public relations, and liaise with other departments.
• Oversee NWC reading, admissions events, and resource fairs with director.
• Provide Canvas support for NWC and Writing Instructor Canvas pages including feedback and administrative assignments.
• Consult in the Writing Center during summer months for summer programs.
• Coordinate and co-facilitate all staff and professional development meetings.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Naropa Masters of Fine Arts degree or Masters degree, Masters of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing, English, or a related field.
• Minimum of one-year writing center and/or composition teaching experience. Even in a part time capacity.
• Night and weekend availability for consultant support.
• Previous administrative support experience.
• Experience with Canvas LMS.
• Ability to create and maintain a positive team environment and behave professionally with everyone encountered in the course and scope of the job duties.
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative work skills with an attention to detail.
• Organizational, leadership, multitasking, and initiative skills.
• Interest in and dedication to NWC pedagogies (constructivist, contemplative, experiential, process-based) with advanced teaching and lesson planning abilities.
• Advanced clerical, computer, WCOnline, Canvas, MS Word, and Excel skills.
• Commitment to co-create an inclusive community and actively participate in related professional development, including openness to feedback and ongoing self- examination.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with the Naropa Writing Center, Core 110/110E, online and in-person pedagogies, contemplative pedagogy, and the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics.

Physical & Environmental Requirements:
Employee is exposed to the following as part of regular duties: lift up to 15 pounds, sit, stand, handle/finger, hot/cold and interruptions/distractions.

Naropa recognizes the following holidays throughout the year: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Fall Break, 4th Thursday and Friday in November, and Winter Break, the last two weeks in December encompassing the Christmas holiday as well as New Year’s.

Naropa’s health and welfare benefits include the following: medical, dental, vision, FSA, HSA, employer-paid short-term and long-term disability, employer-paid life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment, an employer-sponsored pre-tax retirement savings plan, which includes up to 2.5% employer matching, and a variety of voluntary, employee-paid supplemental insurance plans.

A comprehensive benefits package is available to full-time employees who work a minimum of 30 hours each week. Employees who work 20 – 29 hours each week are eligible for only the employer-paid short-term & long-term disability, employer-paid life insurance & accidental death and dismemberment, and the retirement plan, which includes up to 2.5% employer matching.

Employees who work fewer than 20 hours per week are eligible to participate in Naropa’s retirement plan only, which includes up to 2.5% employer matching.

All regular full-time and part-time faculty and staff, including student workers, accrue sick leave benefits. Full-time and part-time staff positions accrue vacation and personal time. All leave accrual rates vary based on the position, hours worked, and years of service.

The University recognizes the importance of including its employees in its organizational mission and values and welcomes employees into the classroom to “touch the magic.” Specifically, regular employees are provided generous tuition remission opportunities for themselves and their family members.

Naropa University participates in the Council of Independent Colleges Tuition Exchange Program (CIC-TEP). CIC-TEP is a network of CIC colleges and universities willing to accept, tuition-free, students from families of full-time employees of other CIC participating institutions (full-time as designated by the employer/institution). Additional information can be found here: https://www.cic.edu/member-services/tuition-exchange-program. 

Naropa University is an equal opportunity, non-discriminatory employer and Title IX is a federal civil rights law that prohibits gender discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual and relationship violence. This law applies to all students, faculty, and staff.

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