COORDINATOR FOR LEADERSHIP AND OUTDOOR PROGRAMS

Title: Coordinator for Leadership and Outdoor Programs
Date: April 24, 2015
Department: Department of Student Life

Bridgewater College seeks a full-time Coordinator for Student Programming beginning July 1, 2015.  The focus of this position is to provide students with engagement opportunities through Orientation, leadership development, clubs and organizations and outdoor programs.

Responsibilities

  • Primary coordinator for the selection and training of Orientation Leaders, Orientation Leader Assistants, and Orientation Team Leaders.
  • Collaboratively work to develop schedules and evaluation process of both Orientation and Welcome Week with other departments on campus.
  • Develop and implement a range of leadership programs from a simple introduction to leadership skills and theories, to more complex programs aimed at current student leaders.
  • Oversee campus clubs and organizations from their development to training new leaders and advisors to the yearly registration process.
  • Implement a co-curricular transcript.
  • Develop and implement a comprehensive outdoor program which will conduct an outdoor program open to students on a weekly basis.
  • Coordinate alternative break trips.
  • Provide educational programming that teaches eco-friendly and safety conscious instruction while also maintaining the Outdoor Center.
  • Participate in the on-call rotation for weekend coverage of the Kline Campus Center

Qualifications

  • Master’s Degree in Outdoor Recreation or related field required.
  • Prior experience in higher education, with progressive responsibility.
  • Demonstrated ability performing technical skills and instructing activities associated with several outdoor recreation activities such as rock climbing, kayaking, skiing/snowboarding; wilderness first aid; experiential education and team building.
  • Demonstrated ability to facilitate outdoor recreation and instructional classes, workshops, clinics, and special events, including team building and participant debriefing of outdoor excursions.
  • Wilderness First Aid Responder certified; and current CPR and AED certifications (instructor preferred).
  • Flexibility for nights and weekends required
  • Valid Driver’s License with good driving record required.

General Information

Bridgewater offers bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degrees in more than 60 majors and minors, along with multiple areas of emphasis and concentrations, pre-professional programs such as medicine and law, dual degree programs and teacher certification. The College is a member of NCAA Division III and the Old Dominion Athletic Conference, with 22 intercollegiate athletic teams. The vibrant 300-acre residential campus includes an equestrian center and is located in the town of Bridgewater, Virginia, near the city of Harrisonburg in the center of the Shenandoah Valley. An excellent school system, healthy business environment, numerous arts and cultural events, the state’s lowest crime rate, and a variety of outdoor opportunities and historic attractions draw many to the region.

Application

Please complete our online application and attach a cover letter, resume and three letters of reference.

Deadline

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position has been filled.

Bridgewater College is a welcoming and vibrant community committed to supporting a diverse faculty, and actively seeks applications from women, minorities, and other persons from traditionally under-represented groups. Bridgewater College is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Bridgewater College has partnered with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to obtain resources to enhance the College’s facilities, including the recent addition to and renovation of the College’s primary athletic facility. The College is posting the following notice as required by federal law by organizations which benefit from the USDA’s funding program.

NOTICE
If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at program.intake@usda.gov.