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Despite the Initial Review Date (IRD) passing, this position will continue to accept applications until filled. INITIAL REVIEW DATE (IRD) Application materials submitted by 11:59 pm on the IRD will be routed to the hiring unit for consideration. Materials submitted after the IRD will ONLY be forwarded at the request of the hiring unit. To ensure your application is routed for consideration, submit your materials before 11:59 p.m. on the IRD. Talent Acquisition cannot accept application materials outside of the jobs portal, and is unable to update submitted applications on an applicant's behalf, or forward communications to the hiring units. For more information about the IRD and the applicant review process, view this link. The IRD for this job is: 02-22-2024
ABOUT UC SANTA CRUZ UC Santa Cruz is a public university like no other in California, combining the experience of a small, liberal arts college with the depth and rigor of a major research university. It's known as an unconventional place where innovation and experimentation is part of the campus's DNA. That playful, bold spirit still thrives today, all on a campus renowned as among the most beautiful in the world.
DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW About Career Success The Mission of UCSC Career Success is to prepare students for what they want to do with their lives by developing relevant career skills. Career Success envisions that Banana Slugs change the world, wherever they are, however they can. Career Success works to support undergraduate and graduate students, as well as UCSC alumni. Career Success offers career coaching, holds career fairs, and works with on-campus and off-campus partners and employers to set up recruitment events, on-campus info sessions, workshops, and more. The Career Success office also connects students with experiential learning opportunities. Additionally, Career Success manages hiring for on-campus positions and supervises the onboarding process for all new student hires. About Student Success and Equity (SSE) The Student Success and Equity (SSE) portfolio of departments is a branch of DSAS focused on academic support services, advising/counseling, student life/co-curricular programming, student identity development, and retention/student success initiatives. Student Success and Equity provides services to the campus community with over 17,000 undergraduate and graduate students and has over 64 career employees and 475 student staff employees operating in 8 facilities/locations. The Student Success and Equity area includes a wide array of multi-disciplinary academic and non-academic units including: Disability Resource Center (DRC), Educational Opportunity Programs (EOP), Learning Support Services, Services for Transfer and Re-entry Students (STARS), Renaissance Scholars Program (including Foster Youth), Veteran Resource Center, African American Resource and Cultural Center (AARCC), American Indian Resource Center (AIRC), Asian American/Pacific Islander Resource Center (AA/PIRC), Chicano/Latino Resource Center (El Centro), Women's Center (WC), the Lionel Cantu Queer Center (LGBTQ+), Undocumented Student Services (USS), the UCSC Hispanic Serving Institution Initiatives (HSI), African Black and Caribbean Student Success, Career Success, and campus committees/programs, and the Administrative and Business team for the unit. The Student Success and Equity area includes all of the units and over 125 state, federal, student service fees and gift fund sources and an annual operating budget of nearly $18 million dollars. About the Division The UC Santa Cruz Division of Student Affairs and Success (DSAS), led by the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Success, consists of nearly 250 team members spanning 3 major units and 21 departments. DSAS provides campus-wide coordination and leadership for student success programs, activities, and initiatives. DSAS does its work through a range of resource centers dedicated to providing direct student support. The division's work is grounded in educational equity, institutional responsibility, and an unfettered commitment to supporting the whole student. DSAS aspires to ensure every student feels welcome, supported, and a sense of belonging during their time on campus. The division's efforts are informed by robust and dynamic relationships with campus leadership, faculty, students, and staff from across the campus, reflecting the broad campus commitment to ensuring student success. Beyond UC Santa Cruz, the DSAS team is involved in numerous professional organizations and highly engaged in the local community. About the Program The UCSC NEXTGEN program works to build thriving, resilient social and ecological communities, sustain agricultural production, foster ecosystem functioning, adapt to climate change, and design food and farming systems that are equitable, just, and diverse. UCSC NEXTGEN supports traditionally underserved students who will be key future leaders of a food system transformation, by training students in food, agriculture, natural and human (FANH) sciences, community-engaged research, agricultural production, distribution, culinary arts, and agricultural technologies, providing them with practical job skills; (2) financially supporting students with employment, paid internships, fellowships, scholarships, housing, emergency support, culturally-relevant mentoring, and career coaching; and (3) creating opportunities for youth engagement, diverse learning communities, and FANH career education. Through funding from the NEXTGEN Program, UC Santa Cruz transforms opportunities available to underserved students, including FANH offerings, the quality and quantity of material resources, and career development and other support services. More information can be found at: https://careers.ucsc.edu
JOB SUMMARY Under the direction of the Director of Experiential Learning & Student Employment, the Agroecology Equity Coordinator contributes to the efforts of the UCSC NEXTGEN program and is responsible for student coaching and mentoring, developing and running workshops on experiential learning opportunities, graduate school, and career opportunities, wellness, conducting student outreach, and program management and development in collaboration with several different units on campus. The Agroecology Equity Coordinator works as a team with a Program Coordinator at the Center for Agroecology, a Community Education Specialist at John R. Lewis College, and UCSC faculty and staff to support student applicants and participants in the UCSC NEXTGEN program. The position is based in Career Success within the Division of Student Affairs and Success (DSAS) and also works closely with representatives from other DSAS units such as the African, Black, and Caribbean (ABC) Student Success Initiatives, Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) Initiatives, Educational Opportunities Program (EOP), and Services for Transfer & Re-Entry Students (STARS).
APPOINTMENT INFORMATION Budgeted Salary: $65,000- $73,300 / Annually. Salary commensurate with skills, qualifications and experience. Benefits Level Eligibility: Full benefits Schedule Information:
Employee Classification: Contract appointment Job End Date: 06-14-2028 Work Location: UC Santa Cruz Main Campus Union Representation: Non-Represented Job Code Classification: 004516 (CAREER SVC SPEC 3) Travel: Up to 25% of the time
JOB DUTIES 40% - Program Management & Development
35% - Student Engagement, Coaching, and Mentoring
20% - Student Outreach
5% - Other Duties As Assigned
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SAFETY STATEMENT All UCSC employees must understand and follow job safety procedures, attend required health and safety training, proactively promote safety at work, and promptly report actual and potential accidents and injuries.
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