Carolina Core Programs Coord

Position: Carolina Core Programs Coord.
Posting Summary

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00096PO26 Job Family Enrollment Management Job Function Student Services USC Market Title Student Services Program Coordinator Link to USC Market Title (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Job Level P2 - Professional Business Title (Internal Title) Carolina Core Programs Coord. Campus Columbia Work County Richland College/Division College of Arts and Sciences Department CAS English State Pay Range G08 USC Market Range MRE - $48,726 $ 59,689 $ 70,653 Anticipated Hiring Range $48,726 Location of Vacancy Columbia, SC Part/Full Time Full Time Hours per Week 37.5 Work Schedule

Monday - Friday from 8:30am to 5:00pm, with one hour for lunch (37.5 hrs./wk.)

Must be willing to work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the department.

Basis 12 months Job Search Category Student Services

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Position Description

Advertised

Job Summary

The Department of English in the McCausland College of Arts and Sciences at the University of South Carolina invites applications for its vacant Carolina Core Programs Coordinator position. This full-time position provides administrative support for two different sets of Carolina Core (general education) programs housed in the English Department: (1) First-Year English (FYE), which administers all foundational writing courses on the Columbia campus, serving over 8,000 students annually in ~400 sections of ENGL 101 and 102;

and (2) the programs in Speech Communication and Social Advocacy and Ethical Life (SPCH & SAEL), which together administer over 250 sections annually of foundational public speaking courses (e.g., SPCH 140, 145, 213, 230, 260 and SAEL 200), serving ~5,500 students each year. Working closely with their respective directors (2), this position helps to coordinate the scheduling and staffing of these two different sets of programs;

serves as the primary program contact for students, faculty, other university offices, and the general public; collects, updates, aggregates, and archives data; and provides other programmatic administrative support as needed.

Job Related Minimum Required

Education and Experience

Requires a bachelor's degree in a job related field and 2 or more years of job related experience, which may be substituted by an equivalent combination of job related certification, training, education, and/or experience.

Required Certification, Licensure/Other Credentials

N/A

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree in Student Personnel Services, Education, or related field and 2 years related experience.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Excellent organizational skills, communication skills (written and oral), initiative, efficiency, and follow through. Knowledge of modern office practices, procedures, equipment and software (e.g., Microsoft Office, Excel, Microsoft Word, Teams, Zoom, Adobe). Ability to work independently and effectively with faculty, staff, students, other university offices, and the general public. Ability to ensure accuracy of work and maintain privacy (e.g., re student information).

Highly desirable: experience working with Excel spreadsheets, Blackboard, and other USC systems (Banner, SSC, Data Warehouse, etc.). Familiarity with USC policies, procedures, and offices also extremely helpful. Flexibility and the capacity to adapt to rapidly changing systems.

Job Duties

Job Duty

FYE - Scheduling: each semester works closely with…