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Form of workThe Career Experience Coordinator plans, implements, and coordinates the afternoon career development and Career Experience component of the program for up to 60 students. This includes supervision of career development instructors and coordination and supervision of participants as they participate in Upward Bound internships and job shadows at sites throughout the community. This position is a minimum of five (5) weeks, with the potential for an additional two (2) weeks, living in the residence hall Sunday night- Friday afternoon. Preference will be given to residential applicants.
Program Dates: June 17, 2024 through July 19, 2024, plus possibly July 21, 2024, through August 2, 2024.
Essential Duties
- Instructs, supervises, and coordinates all aspects of the career development component of the summer program for up to 60 students.
- Serves as the campus liaison to local employers and work sites that host Upward Bound students, including responding to issues as they arise.
- Coordinates individual student schedules for employment.
- Develops the driving routes and schedules to ensure students get to work on time and there are drivers to cover each shift.
- Develops and provides Career Experience Orientation Program to all students involved.
- Maintains frequent contact with supervisors of student workers, making sure that student performance at the career site is satisfactory and the needs of the site are being met.
- Visits students at the career sites weekly to monitor student progress and provide ongoing feedback to students about their performance.
- Advises students on job and career related matters.
- Provides support for and assists in the supervision of career development instructors. Collaborate with Success Seminar Instructor to implement instruction in career development.both in the Career Experience component and in Success Seminar.
- Writes a career site evaluation for each student using comments and input from supervisors at the career site, including recommendations for next summer.
- Tutors/assists students individually and in small groups during nightly study sessions, as well as Common Time.
- Delivers Upward Bound SEL (Social and Emotional Learning) curriculum via Advisor Group facilitation on a weekly basis.
- Serves as an advisor to a select group of students for the duration of the program.
- Initiates and facilitates social and cultural activities.
- Supports students during their free time through companionship, support, and positive role modeling.
- Supervises bedtime hours and sleeps in the dorm except on weekends and nights off.
- Participates in staff meetings to discuss program progress, planning, and student concerns.
Note: UMF reserves the right to change or assign additional duties as necessary.
A complete job description is located here.
About University of Maine at Farmington:
The University of Maine at Farmington has earned a national reputation for excellence, gaining stature as one of the finest state-supported liberal arts colleges in the northeastern U.S. Additionally, UMF is rated 5th in U.S. News & World Report Top Regional Public College North for 2023 and has been rated one of America's Best Colleges by U.S. News 25 times since 1998.
The campus is in historic downtown Farmington, just a short walk away from coffee shops, funky stores, restaurants, banks, bookstores, a multi-screen movie theater and a whole lot more. Our perfect location combines the active outdoor lifestyle with the arts & smarts of a small college town. With enrollment at around 1,600 full-time students, UMF is about the same size as many of New England's most selective private colleges and offers many of the same advantages, yet at a very affordable price - providing a tremendous college value in a spectacular natural setting. Established in 1864 as Maine's first public institution of higher education, the University of Maine at Farmington is a founding member of The Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC) an exclusive national group of public colleges and universities committed to providing superior liberal arts and sciences education.
Who is the University of Maine at Farmington?
A Nationally Ranked public university, recognized for its academic excellence, educational value and inclusion.
An Outdoorsy College located in the heart of world class skiing and snowboarding, hiking and mountain biking, kayaking and rafting.
An Affordable, high-quality, residential, liberal arts college.
A school that offers challenging and innovative Academic Programs in the arts and sciences, teacher preparation, and other pre-professional fields.
A small, friendly campus where Students are the center of the universe.
A place where caring Professors work side by side with students - in research, creative endeavors, in the classroom and outside.
An institution that offers unparalleled research opportunities - often at the level and depth found at graduate school.
A campus of 1,600 bright, creative, independent-minded students who thrive on challenges.
A college where students work hard but also enjoy kicking back and having Fun - lots of fun.
A quirky yet warm-hearted, accepting community where it's OK to be you.
We may not be for everyone, but we just might be the perfect place for you.
Required Competencies
- Communication - Excellent organizational and communication skills
Required Qualifications
- Associates Degree
- Experience working with high school students
- Valid driver's license (in good standing, based on UMS standards)
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree
- Knowledge of and experience in career development
- Personal experience with, or understanding of, the challenges faced by low-income students who will be the first in their families to attend college
Materials must be submitted electronically via "Apply for Position." Please create an applicant profile, complete a brief application, and upload:
1) A cover letter, which describes your qualifications, interests and suitability for the position
2) A resume/curriculum vitae
3) Unofficial Transcript
4) Contact information for three (3) professional references
You will also need to submit the affirmative action survey, the self-identification of disability form, and the self-identification of veteran status form.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until filled. Materials received after that date will be considered at the discretion of the university. Incomplete application materials will not be considered. We are not able to consider applicants who require Visa sponsorship support.
All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background screening and references.
The University of Maine at Farmington employees are Mandatory Reporters with the exception of UMF's licensed, clinical medical providers (including athletic trainers) and mental health providers and their clinical interns when working in their capacity as providers.
In complying with the letter and spirit of applicable laws and pursuing its own goals of diversity, the University of Maine System does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, familial status, ancestry, age, disability physical or mental, genetic information, or veterans or military status in employment, education, and all other programs and activities. The University provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies: Director of Equal Opportunity, 5713 Chadbourne Hall, Room 412, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5713, 207.581.1226, TTY 711 (Maine Relay System).
