Program Coordinator Social Achievement in Learning; SAIL

Program Coordinator Social Achievement in Learning (SAIL)

Under the direction of the Director of SAIL, the SAIL Program Coordinator will run the day-to-day programming and activities for students and families enrolled in our Social Assistance in Learning (SAIL) Program. The SAIL Program is focused on students who need social assistance, transitional support, self-advocacy skills, alternative housing, and who have a primary diagnosis of ASD, anxiety, depression, or self-report a demonstrated need for this support services.

The successful candidate will teach students enrolled in our SAIL program non-credit bearing courses focused on participation and engagement in co-curricular activities, goal setting, self-advocacy, social metacognition, developing peer relationships, strategies directed toward problem solving, and communication skills to modify dysfunctional thinking and behavior. The SAIL Program Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating transitioning support for students enrolled in SAIL, such as helping students communicate ways to adapt physical environments to reduce stress, advocate for assistive technology training and support, access to peer mentoring, monitor early move-in, assist with career development/securing an internship, and overall support, overcoming challenges to meaningful participation in college life.

Additional functions of this position include consultation and collaboration with residential life, the Counseling Center, Office of Disability Services (ODS), peer mentoring, PAL faculty/staff, and Student Affairs.

The SAIL Program Coordinator will consult with faculty and staff to suggest considerations and resources that address their concerns for students with social challenges enrolled at the College; answer questions from parents and prospective students during information sessions, Open House, and Accepted Students Day; and host parent workshops and support groups. The successful candidate will be asked to attend conferences and workshops focused on enhancing social learning skills to stay abreast of recent developments in the field.

• Collaborates with the Director of SAIL on the development of curriculum for social assistance in learning;
• Consult with faculty and staff to suggest considerations and resources that address their concerns for enrolled students with social skill and social emotional challenges at the College;
• Attend conferences and workshops to improve social learning skills in postsecondary education and stay abreast of recent developments in the field;
• Answer questions from parents and students regularly and during information sessions, Open House, and Accepted Students Day.

• Deliver curriculum for students enrolled in Social Assistance in Learning (SAIL);
• Teach non-credit bearing courses focused on participation and engagement in co-curricular activities, goal setting, self-advocacy, social metacognition, developing peer relationships, strategies directed toward problem solving, and communication skills to modify dysfunctional thinking and behavior (including transitional summer programming);
• Coordinate training of students, staff, and faculty on the use of social learning supports;
• Teach social skills transitional summer programs;
• Conduct social learning workshops for students, faculty and staff;
• Work with Residence Life and Community Director for support in the Resident Village;
• Collect and maintain data on program participation;
• Meet with students, families, and other campus constituents as needed.

• Respect and maintain confidentiality, parameters of operation, professional protocols, and individual privacy;
• Perform other related duties as assigned by supervisor or their designee.
• Respect and maintain confidentiality, parameters of operation, professional protocols, and individual privacy.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor or their designee.

• Exhibits a high degree of initiative for bringing tasks to successful completion and succeeding in achieving stated goals.
• Expresses oneself clearly, purposefully, and effectively…