Cooperative Program Coordinator jobs in Kent, WA

Cooperative Program Coordinator coordinates cooperative education programs for the university/college. Represents the university/college for off-campus visits to various organizations to solicit cooperative jobs and/or scholarships. Being a Cooperative Program Coordinator typically requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to a supervisor or manager. The Cooperative Program Coordinator gains exposure to some of the complex tasks within the job function. Occasionally directed in several aspects of the work. To be a Cooperative Program Coordinator typically requires 2 to 4 years of related experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)

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PROGRAM COORDINATOR
  • University of Washington (UW) Medicine
  • Tacoma, WA OTHER
  • Req #: 228570 Department: UW TACOMA Job Location: Tacoma Campus Posting Date: 11/15/2023 Closing Info: Closes On 11/29/2023 Salary: $3640 - $4864 per month Other Compensation: This position is overtime eligible. Union Position: Yes Shift: First Shift Benefits: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs.
    For detailed information on Benefits for this position, click here.


    The University of Washington Tacomais an anchor institution that is deeply invested in its local communities and in student success. As one of three campuses of a world-class university, UW Tacoma is dedicated to interdisciplinary and innovative teaching and scholarship and to engaging the community in mutually beneficial partnerships. UW Tacoma’s commitment to access and diversity is central to an environment where students, staff, faculty and South Sound residents find abundant opportunities for intellectual, personal and professional growth. More information about UW Tacoma and its strategic plan can be found here.

    The Program Coordinator exercises independent judgment and decision-making pertaining to their tasks while managing multiple projects simultaneously. The Program Coordinator meets time-sensitive deadlines, plans various events and activities, and has frequent contact with faculty, students, staff, and the general public. This position works closely with other members of the department’s administrative team in support of the School of Engineering and Technology’s graduate and undergraduate programs. The ideal candidate possesses excellent organizational skills, is skilled in project management, and can multi-task with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail. They have the ability to exercise independent and team-based problem solving. They can prioritize and can function well both independently and in a team environment.

    This position will work closely with each program chair to ensure accurate student data tracking, activity documentation for each program, including taking minutes, scheduling meetings, and assisting programs with the accreditation review process. The Program Coordinator will maintain effective and professional working relationships with staff, faculty, students, and other members of the UW and UW Tacoma community. This position provides efficient and effective internal and external communication with prospective and current students, faculty, staff and our community constituents.

    This position will report to the Director of Academic Services.

    We are looking for people who:
    • Have a high level of motivation, are excellent at follow-up, and are a team-player that delivers within defined timelines.
    • Want to apply a diversity, equity and inclusion lens to their work.
    • Have strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills, and can relate positively with culturally diverse populations.
    • Are a resourceful and creative problem solver.
    • Have strong organizational skills with attention to detail.
    • Demonstrated ability to work independently and work a flexible schedule with some evening and/or weekend work.
    • Ability to independently manage work priorities across multiple projects, meeting competing timelines, with precision and accuracy. Self-motivated and uses available resources to solve problems and answer inquiries.
    • Able to make independent decisions based on University policies and procedures.
    • Experience compiling and presenting data.
    • Are technologically savvy.
    RESPONSIBILITIES:

    Program Support

    • Support the engineering and graduate programs.
    • Collect agenda items, reserve rooms or make zoom arrangements for committee meetings and serve as backup for other meetings when needed.
    • Draft minutes for each meeting in a timely manner.
    • Distribute minutes to chairs and management and file in designated shared drive.
    • Maintain Trumba calendar up to date with program committee meeting information.
    • Complete and file minutes in a timely manner for program committee meetings and other meetings as assigned.
    • Work closely with other staff to make sure that program information is accurate on the website.
    • Work with the Chairs and prepare OPEN meetings yearly meeting schedule.
    • Assist with program related events:
    o New Student Orientation
    o Assist with the Thesis & Capstone Proposal Process
    o Student Bootcamps and trainings
    o Faculty program related meetings, including guest speakers, and research presentations or meetings
    o Recruitment events
    o Hooding events
    • Student Data Reports
    o Student numbers, stats, and data
    o Qualtrics surveys for alumni
    • Assist with the ABET accreditation process for the academic programs.
    • Graduate handbook updates.
    • MCL & Certificate Registration
    • Manage SFS scholarship application in Apply (MCL)
    o Assign application reviewers
    o Communicate with students about upcoming deadlines/required materials
    o Work with MCL Chair to make updates to the application as-needed
    • Assist with faculty add codes for students when needed.
    • Assist with data collection for accreditation reviews (ABET)

    Program Support HR-Student Employees

    • Prepare necessary paperwork and process student hires from both state and grant funds in support of teaching and research for SET faculty (up to 60 students quarterly).
    o Work with and serve as point of contact for the faculty with the hiring process for:
    o Graders, Mentors, Tutors, Undergraduate RAs
    o Stipend Payments
    o Graduate Student Appointments
    o Collect hiring documents, including Personal Data Forms, I-9 documents, background check forms, request sexual misconduct background checks.
    o Enter and/or update appointments in Workday.
    o Serve as a Workday Time and Absence Initiate for SET; act as backup Time and Absence.
    o Approver for student workers; interpret and implement leave policies as needed.
    o Work closely with UWT HR and ISC on the student hiring process.

    Admissions Support

    • Processing admission applications
    o Check that all documents are submitted
    o Send reminders to applicants to submit missing documents
    • Assigning faculty reviewers
    o Send reminders to faculty reviewers
    • Compile review scores for admission
    • Update admission letters from the Dean/Faculty
    • Update denial letters
    • Send an automatic email from the system and follow up with a pdf version of a letter to each individual student.
    • Defer requests
    • Enrollment Deposit tracking
    • Assist with registration for new students
    • Assist International Student coordination
    o TOEFL or other English proficiency
    o Admission letters
    o Post-graduation skills letters for visa CPT and OPT

    Website

    • Update academic program pages with updated program information, information sessions, scholarships, and other program needed updates.
    • Provide key support for SET website/intranet management (making necessary edits as requested, ensuring all information is accurate), and responding to edit requests in a timely manner.
    • Collaborate with faculty and advisors to create program-specific pages (such as the Freshman Direct Admission Program all undergraduate/graduate program pages).
    • Create user-centered, responsive web pages and features that highlight important information about SET programs.
    • Integrate design concepts that align with UW’s branding requirements.
    • Utilize HTML to embed content outside of Drupal’s capabilities (i.e. embedding videos and PDFs into our pages, which Drupal doesn’t provide without required coding).
    • Maintain and support developing web pages for SET by developing templates, customizing design, and enabling pages to be responsive in content management platforms.

    Other Tasks

    • Serve as backup for other Program Coordinators.
    • Answer department’s telephone as needed.
    • Assist front desk students with questions.
    • Develop training for front desk students for required technologies, such as our ticketing system (Deskpro).
    • Monitor departmental voicemail box and notify appropriate persons of absences, late arrivals, etc.
    • Cover front desk, pick up phones, distribute mail, greet guests as needed.
    • Assist with School events (evenings and weekends when needed).
    • Other duties as assigned.

    MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

    High school graduation or equivalent AND two years of experience in the program specialty (higher education program support or student services) OR equivalent education/experience.

    ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
    • Experience working with a diverse population.
    • Experience providing administrative support, overseeing and executing office operations.
    • Experience with course scheduling or enrollment management.
    • Excellent verbal and written communication with strong customer-service skills.
    • Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to handle multiple projects with precision and accuracy.
    • Self-motivated and uses available resources to solve problems and answer inquiries.
    • Commitment to diversity and inclusion, and the ability to work with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
    • Experience with Microsoft Office suite (e.g., Word, Excel, Access), Adobe Pro, and performing intermediate software functions including mail merges, use of formulas, pivot tables in spreadsheets, charts, etc.

    DESIRED:

    • Associate’s degree
    • Experience with taking meeting minutes.
    • Experience and familiarity with academic programs/student services in a higher education setting.
    • Drupal and website editing experience.
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Program Coordinator - Office of the Registrar
  • Green River College
  • Street, WA FULL_TIME
  • Open Until Filled - First Review March 18, 2024Under general supervision from the Assistant Director, the Program Coordinator is a front-line position and the first point of contact for all inquiries ...
  • 19 Days Ago

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Social Worker - Program Coordinator
  • US Veterans Health Administration
  • Tacoma, WA FULL_TIME
  • Duties VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU This Social Worker is assigned to Veterans Intensive PTSD (VIP) Program at VA Puget Sound Health Care System, American Lake Divis...
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Program Coordinator - Open Doors
  • Green River Community College
  • Auburn, WA FULL_TIME
  • Position Summary ABOUT THE COLLEGE: Green River College's student body is made up of approximately 41% Academic Transfer students, 34% Professional-Technical, 15% Adult Basic Education, 3% Applied Bac...
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Program Coordinator - Open Doors
  • Green River College
  • Street, WA FULL_TIME
  • ABOUT THE COLLEGE:Green River College's student body is made up of approximately 41% Academic Transfer students, 34% Professional-Technical, 15% Adult Basic Education, 3% Applied Bachelor degrees. Gre...
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Service Coordinator/Program Manager
  • Life Force Services, Inc.
  • Tacoma, WA FULL_TIME
  • Duties:- Supervises Care Coordinators and Life Skills Instructors(DSP)- Assist in developing and maintaining client service plans, ensuring that all necessary services are provided- Monitor client pro...
  • 3 Days Ago

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Clinical Director Occupational Therapy Assistant
  • Pima Medical Institute
  • Renton, WA
  • Coordinate the clinical (fieldwork) education and instruction of students in the Occupational Therapy Assistant program....
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Advanced Practice Provider (Paid Relocation + Sign-On Bonus)
  • Dispatchhealth Management
  • Kent, WA
  • How You'll Make an Impact: $10,000 Sign-on Bonus! + $10,000 Relocation! We are hiring Nurse Practitioners and Physician ...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Processing Lead (Continuous Line)
  • Oberto Snacks Inc
  • Kent, WA
  • Job Description Job Description Fuel Your Career with Oberto Snacks! Position: Processing Lead (Continuous Line) Type: O...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Behavioral Health Therapist
  • L.C.N. Wellness
  • Seattle, WA
  • Job Description Job Description We are seeking a Behavioral Health Therapist to join our team! You will be responsible f...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Multi-Lingual Secondary Youth Specialist
  • International Rescue Committee
  • Seattle, WA
  • Requisition ID: req48033 Job Title: Multi-Lingual Secondary Youth Specialist Sector: Youth Services Employment Category:...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Trauma Program Coordinator RN
  • CommonSpirit Health
  • Seattle, WA
  • Overview While you're busy impacting the healthcare industry, we'll take care of you with benefits that may include heal...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Human Resources Generalist
  • Luwa Distributing Inc
  • Auburn, WA
  • Job Description Job Description Job Summary Coordinates human resources activities, including but not limited to, recrui...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Business Group Leader, Industrial
  • Hermanson Company
  • Kent, WA
  • Hermanson Company is a standout Mechanical company that has been doing business in the Puget Sound area since 1979. Over...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

Kent is a city located in King County, Washington, United States. It is the sixth largest city in the state. Kent is in the heart of the Seattle–Tacoma metropolitan area, located 19 miles south of Seattle and 19 miles northeast of Tacoma. Incorporated in 1890, it is the second oldest incorporated city in King County, after Seattle. Kent's population as of April 2010 was 92,411 according to the 2010 census. The total grew to an estimated 128,458 as of July 1, 2017, owing primarily to annexation. Kent is divided into three major regions: East Hill, the Valley, and West Hill. Downtown Kent is loc...
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Income Estimation for Cooperative Program Coordinator jobs
$55,093 to $72,643
Kent, Washington area prices
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Cooperative Program Coordinator in Hartford, CT
Under the supervision of designated supervisor, assists in planning, organizing, and implementing strategies to recruit employers and students for participation in the Co-op Education program which is designed to match students and employers in a mutually satisfactory work experience related to students career goals.
December 25, 2019
Cooperative Program Coordinator in Brownsville, TX
Co-op coordinators are responsible for planning, organizing, and administering work experience programs for high school students, which correlate the theoretical learning activities of the classroom with practical learning experiences on the job.
December 14, 2019