Orientation Student Coordinator- Team Training & Development 2024-2025 Highly motivated, enthusiastic, positive students, with an attention to detail, who are looking to enhance their leadership skills by serving as role models, guides and mentors to the Orientation Team, new students and families at Bentley University. The Student Coordinator role will begin in December 2024 and complete the orientation program, September 2025. The students selected for these positions will work approximately 5 hours each week through the spring semester. In the summer beginning July 8th, Student Coordinators work approximately 30 hours weekly in-person/ on campus, with additional hours on pre-scheduled Fridays and some evenings as needed. Student Coordinators must be available for scheduled office hours, team trainings and the orientation program without any additional commitments. Throughout the orientation program, student coordinators will work a cap of 60 hours and will be outlined and discussed in the summer as we get close to it. Regardless of collateral assignments, all Student Coordinators will be responsible for helping to create a cohesive orientation team and holistic experience for incoming students in conjunction with the professional members of the Orientation Central Staff. All orientation staff will be: • • • • • • •
Professional Globally minded Comfortable leading activities A team player Excited to execute programming Flexible Inclusive and committed to the Department’s Social Justice Action Plan
Staff must be available for the following commitments with recruitment, training, and program execution: Externship Commitments Spring 2025: •
Orientation Team Study Break- December 10th, 2024
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Implicit Bias Training- January
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Orientation Team Recruitment & Selection – January & February Accepted Students Day- April Team meetings including: ▪ Bi-weekly check-in meetings ▪ Weekly team meetings ▪ 2 meetings with full Student Coordinator & Orientation Assistant team ▪ Student Leader Retreat ▪ Orientation Team Meeting Support with the planning of various team meetings that occur in the spring semester including Student Coordinator and Orientation Assistant retreats, Orientation Team Welcome and the Orientation Team Working Meeting Design summer showdown plan for orientation leaders to connect throughout July & August Review and update family time agendas and activity facilitation guides Develop and implement strategic team training plan Update the orientation leader survival guide
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