Student Life Specialist II

Student Life Specialist

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. The position exercises discretion and independent judgment and ensures adherence to COM Policies, specifically as they relate to student activities, events, and travel.

• Lead and ensure quality of annual events such as 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 related to student activities, events, and travel.
• Provide leadership and oversight for all student life events and activities, encouraging student participation.
• Oversee budgets for student life 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.
• Assist Institutional Advancement office and College Connections Advisors with recruitment and community events.
• Provide general advising and leadership to student clubs and organizations to ensure a quality experience for members and leaders.
• Assist with 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 and contribute to program development guided by Student Development Theory.

• Create and manage SL social media and web presence with marketing department.
• Compile and publish messages, announcements, and event information to students and colleagues.
• Design and manage surveys and assessments for SL department.
• Design departmental marketing, signage, and presentation materials as needed.
• Collaborate with campus departments to ensure positive student experiences with student life activities and events.
• Enhance services to students by collecting data and preparing official reports necessary for quality services and resource acquisition.
• Prepare quantitative and qualitative student data reports for college administration.

• BA or BS in Education, Student Affairs, or related field.
• Experience in a leadership role with student groups while in higher education.
• Proficiency with social media.
• Demonstrated leadership in initiating and implementing educational programming among student groups and organizations.

• Master’s degree in education, Student Affairs, or related field.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and social media.
• Ability to quickly learn policies and procedures related to student services.
• Initiative, creativity, collegiality, collaboration with diverse populations.
• Ability to multitask and solve problems using critical thinking.
• 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, prioritizing own work and collaborating effectively.
• Ability to communicate rules, policies, and procedures to students, faculty, community members, and staff.
• Effective communication via social media.
• Operating standard office equipment.

CPR & AED certified – 60 days to complete certification once hired.

Positions in this class typically require stooping, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, fingering, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive motions. Medium work involves lifting no more than 50 pounds at a time.

Minimum: $43,437
Midpoint: —
Maximum: $54,297

Open Date: 04/24/2026
Close:
Until Filled

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