Community Coordinator for Black Student Support

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POSITION SPECIFICS

The Community Coordinator for Black Student Support is an integral member of the Paul Robeson Cultural Center (PRCC) staff and is primarily responsible for overseeing programmatic initiatives that support Black student communities and their allies. The Community Coordinator serves as an advocate and resource for Black students and student organizations and develops and assesses culturally relevant programs that build a community for Black students and allies. This includes advising/supporting Black History Month and ongoing support initiatives.

The Community Coordinator establishes and maintains strong collaborative relationships across campus units to serve students of color, specifically but not limited to Black communities. Additional duties include ongoing contributions to the Paul Robeson Cultural Center and Student Affairs staff along with the coaching and mentoring of student staff. This position reports to the director of the PRCC.

Responsibilities:

• Advises student organizations and student leadership, develops and executes programming, and serves on institutional committees to support Black students and their allies.

• Provides consultation, resources, and referrals concerning Black students to various audiences.

• Assists organizations in developing and implementing sustainable leadership practices; and navigating established policies, procedures, and resource management strategies.

• Schedules logistics and secures resources for academic, cultural, and social programs and events that contribute to the recruitment and retention of Black students and the enrichment of the institutional community.

• Serves as liaison to various committees regarding initiatives and best practices.

• Direct supervision over Black community outreach and support initiatives within the Paul Robeson Cultural Center.

• Responsible for hiring, supervision, and evaluation of undergraduate student staff supporting ongoing initiatives.

• Maintain Black student support initiatives, related equipment, and supplies in partnership with the PRCC leadership team.

• Successful development, promotion, execution, and assessment of a suite of programs that center the experiences and intersectional identities of Black students at Penn State.

• Collaboration within the Paul Robeson Cultural Center and its identity/community-specific support: Latinx Community Support, APIDA Student Community Support, and Indigenous, First Nation, and Native Student Community Support.

Necessary Skills and Knowledge

• Demonstrated knowledge and application of diversity, equity, and inclusion principles and practices working with students and colleagues.

• Ability to work effectively with individuals and groups from a variety of identities, specifically, but not limited to, Black populations as well as a strong commitment to supporting students of color and other minoritized student populations.

• Demonstrated knowledge of the challenges facing students, staff, and faculty from historically underrepresented communities, including people with disabilities, people of color, queer, transgender, gender diverse, first-generation, low-income, international, immigrant, undocumented, tribal, and indigenous communities.

• Demonstrated knowledge of the challenges facing students, staff, and faculty from historically underrepresented communities.

• Demonstrated ability to develop and facilitate workshop/training curricula on racism, social justice, cultural enrichment, inclusion, and other related areas.

• Demonstrated knowledge of student development and skills in support of student communities and their associated organizations.

• Experience with program development, implementation, and assessment in student affairs or related student services.

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, writing, and organizational skills.

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