Student Life Specialist II

Position Overview

The Student Life Specialist position provides student mentoring and support for a broad range of student clubs and organizations to deliver quality programming to enhance campus-wide community engagement, student leadership development, and the educational value of the student involvement experience. Mentoring broadly includes educating, coaching, and supporting both individual students and groups of students. Exercises discretion and independent judgment and ensures adherence to COM Policies, specifically as they relate to student activities, events, and travel.

Contract Length: 12 months.

• Student Activities and Event / Student Leadership Development:
  • Provide leadership for and ensure the quality of annual events which include but are not limited to:
    Club Kick-off, Join a Club Day, Picnic with the President, Student Faculty Mixer, Finals Fest, guest speaker events, and College Hour workshops.
  • Ensure adherence to COM Policies, specifically as they relate to student activities, events, and travel.
  • Provide leadership and oversight for all student life events and activities, including encouraging current student participation.
  • Provide budget oversight for SL activities and events.
  • Serve as campus resource for Student Life clubs and organizations.
  • Create an active social media presence for Student Life, including weekly announcements and e‑newsletters to effectively communicate events and activities to students.
  • Assist institutional advancement office and College Connections Advisors with recruitment and community events as appropriate.
  • Provide general advising and leadership to student clubs and organizations to ensure a quality experience for club members and leaders. Work specifically with the President’s Ambassadors and Minority Men for Excellence.
  • Assist with all Student Life, Recreation, Community Leagues, First Year Experience (FYE), and New Student Orientation (NSO) events, as well as support special projects.
  • Create events and special projects while contributing to program development guided by Student Development Theory.
• Communications:
  • Create and maintain an active social media and web presence with the marketing department. Compile and publish messages, announcements, and event information to students and colleagues as needed.
  • Design and manage surveys and assessments for the SL department.
  • Design departmental marketing, signage, and presentation materials as needed.
  • Work collaboratively with departments across campus to ensure positive student experiences with student life activities and events.
  • Enhance services to students by collecting data and preparing official reports necessary to ensure quality services to students and acquisition of additional resources when necessary.
  • Produce quantitative and qualitative student data reports to be provided to college administration.
• Perform other reasonable, related duties as assigned.

• BA or BS in Education, Student Affairs, or any other field related to the position.
• Experience having a leadership role in or with student groups while a student in higher education.
• Proficiency with social media.
• Demonstrated leadership in initiating and implementing educational programming among student groups/organizations.
• Master’s degree in education, Student Affairs, or any other field related to the position (preferred).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and social media.
• Ability to quickly learn policies and procedures relating to every aspect of student services.
• Possess initiative, creativity, and collegiality, with the ability to collaborate with diverse populations.
• Ability to multitask and solve problems using critical thinking skills.
• Ability to work independently and in teams.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• Hard worker, good attitude, sense of humor.
• Ability to establish and maintain professional relationships with students, faculty, vendors, and staff.
• Highly organized with ability to organize own work and set priorities; work both independently and collaboratively.
• Ability to communicate rules, policies and procedures to students, faculty, community…