Student Engagement Coordinator Jobs
Student Engagement Coordinator jobs are open across higher education, K-12 school districts, nonprofit youth organizations, and community colleges, at every level from entry-level to senior coordinator and program manager, with specializations in orientation, retention programming, and student leadership development. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Coordinator/Center for Student Career, Engagement, & Leadership
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Westmoreland County Community College
Coordinator/Center for Student Career, Engagement, & Leadership
Youngwood, Pennsylvania
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Student Engagement Specialist
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J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
Student Engagement Specialist
Henrico County, VA
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Student Engagement Specialist
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Virginia Community College System
Student Engagement Specialist
Henrico County, VA
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Assistant Director of the Office of Student Engagement & Leadership
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University of Massachusetts
Assistant Director of the Office of Student Engagement & Leadership
Dartmouth, Massachusetts
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Coordinator, Student Engagement and Traditions
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American University
Coordinator, Student Engagement and Traditions
Washington, Washington DC
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Coordinator/Center for Student Career, Engagement, & Leadership
Westmoreland County Community College·Youngwood, Pennsylvania
Job functions:
Associate's degree
1,001-5,000 employees
Job Description
Position Information
Position Title
Coordinator/Center for Student Career, Engagement, & Leadership
Division
Student Success(DIV)
Department
Career Connections
Job Description
Position Overview:
The Coordinator of the Center for Student Career, Engagement, & Leadership provides strategic leadership for the College’s career development, student engagement, leadership development, and related co-curricular initiatives. This position leads the development and delivery of student-centered programs and services that connect students’ academic experiences with career exploration, professional development, leadership opportunities, employer engagement, and meaningful involvement in the College community. The Coordinator supervises the Center staff, manages departmental operations and resources, and serves as a key institutional leader in advancing career readiness, student engagement, leadership development, and employer-connected learning at Westmoreland.
Essential Job Functions:
The Coordinator of the Center for Student Career, Engagement, & Leadership provides strategic leadership for the College’s career development, student engagement, leadership development, and related co-curricular initiatives. This position leads the development and delivery of student-centered programs and services that connect students’ academic experiences with career exploration, professional development, leadership opportunities, employer engagement, and meaningful involvement in the College community. The Coordinator supervises the Center staff, manages departmental operations and resources, and serves as a key institutional leader in advancing career readiness, student engagement, leadership development, and employer-connected learning at Westmoreland.
Essential Job Functions:
- Establish and execute the strategic vision and priorities for the Center for Student Career, Engagement, & Leadership in alignment with the College’s strategic goals and commitment to student success.
- Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of career development, student engagement, leadership development, and professional development programs and services.
- Develop and execute employer outreach and relationship management strategies that expand opportunities for students and strengthen the College’s connections with the regional workforce.
- Cultivate strategic partnerships with employers, community organizations, academic departments, faculty, and College departments to create meaningful career, networking, experiential learning, leadership, and professional development opportunities for students.
- Collaborate with employers to identify emerging workforce needs, evolving student trends, innovative hiring practices, and opportunities to strengthen students’ career readiness.
- Lead the development and implementation of career programming, including employer events, career fairs, networking opportunities, professional development programs, career exploration activities, and other studentcentered initiatives.
- Oversee the development and delivery of individualized and group career development services focused on selfassessment, career exploration, job and internship search strategies, professional communication, reflection, and strategic decision-making.
- Lead initiatives that provide students with opportunities to develop leadership, professional, interpersonal, and organizational skills through meaningful engagement in campus and community activities.
- Oversee student engagement initiatives and campus programming designed to increase student involvement, connection, leadership development, and participation in the College community.
- Provide strategic oversight for student transition initiatives designed to help students successfully navigate key points throughout their college experience.
- Cultivate strong connections with academic departments and student services to ensure coordinated support, effective referrals, and integrated career and engagement opportunities for students.
- Lead the Center team in developing innovative methods of program and service delivery, including in-person, virtual, and technology-enhanced approaches.
- Identify and leverage existing and emerging technologies to enhance career development, student engagement, employer connections, leadership development, and access to services.
- Champion innovation and continuous improvement by monitoring emerging trends, research, and best practices and integrating relevant approaches into the Center’s programs and services.
- Promote awareness and visibility of Center programs and services across the College and coordinate outreach with deans, administrators, faculty, student services, and other campus partners.
- Serve as a spokesperson for the Center and the College regarding career development, student engagement, leadership development, employer engagement, and relevant workforce and economic trends.
- Oversee the Center’s programming and activities across campuses and College centers.
- Oversee the development and implementation of assessment processes, quantitative and qualitative measures, key performance indicators, and other methods of evaluating the effectiveness and impact of Center programs and services.
- Use student, employer, and workforce data to inform program development, identify emerging needs, and guide strategic decision-making.
- Reimagine and advance career and engagement services through flexible, forward-thinking strategies that meet students where they are and create meaningful connections between their academic experience, career goals, leadership development, and involvement in the College community.
- Prepare and administer the departmental budgets and monitor expenditures.
- Prepare and submit departmental reports, including annual reports and comprehensive reviews.
- Manage and oversee the Career Closet, including donations and related operations.
- Serve as the division leader in the absence of the Dean of Students.
- Hire, mentor, supervise, and evaluate direct reports and establish clear expectations for performance and professional development.
- Provide leadership and direction to Center staff while fostering a collaborative, student-centered team environment.
- Perform job duties in accordance with College policies, procedures, and applicable regulations.
Other Job Functions:
- Participate in departmental meetings, committees, work groups/teams, and professional organizations.
- Enhance professional knowledge by keeping current with emerging practices; monitor developing trends; integrate new technologies as applicable.
- Serve as a member of the President’s Council.
- Advocate for the College at community events.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Basic assessment skills and ability to use findings to improve career resources for students.
- Demonstrated skill in planning, writing, organizing, drafting, and editing written documents.
- Demonstrated expertise and working knowledge of technical principles, theories and concepts in field of specialization.
- Ability to handle sensitive and complex issues consistently, confidentially and professionally.
- Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize multiple work assignments and manage multiple tasks in a constantly changing work environment while paying attention to detail.
- Ability to independently make decisions.
- Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with a diverse population.
- Ability to consistently provide excellent customer service.
Required Qualifications
- Associate’s degree in a related field is required
- 3-5 years of related work experience is required
- Prior supervisory and management experience required
- Experience managing a department budget required
- Prior experience planning and implementing career fairs, employer events, and/or career exploration activities for students required
- Prior experience partnering with employers to create meaningful career, networking, and other opportunities for students required
- PA Child Abuse History Clearance, PA Criminal Record Check Clearance, and FBI Federal Criminal History Record Clearance are required
- Basic Employment Verification, National Criminal Database Search, and Five-Panel Drug Screen are required, at the College’s expense
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree is preferred
- Related work experience in higher education is preferred
Physical Demands
Physical Demands:
- Prolonged sitting
- Frequent standing/walking or otherwise moving around campus
- Repetitive finger/hand movements
- Occasional lifting up to 20 lbs.
- Occasional bending
Audible Demands:
- Ability to communicate orally and hear conversation
Visual Demands:
- Use of computer and internet/internet-based systems
- Reading and preparing documents, reports, presentations, etc.
Environmental Conditions:
- Work is primarily conducted in a typical indoor office environment with appropriate lighting, noises, and temperature control.
Hazards:
- Minimal risk of injury or work-related illnesses.
Salary
$60,037
Schedule Days/Hours
Monday - 8-5pm , Tuesday - 8-5pm , Wednesday - 8-5pm , Thursday - 8-5pm , Friday - 8-5pm
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number
S-2023-287-P
Number of Vacancies
1
Desired Start Date
Position End Date (if temporary)
Job Open Date
10/29/2026
Job Close Date
Open Until Filled
Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants
Please be prepared to submit your resume, a cover letter, and contact information for three professional references. All items are required to submit your application.
Advertising Summary
Westmoreland County Community College
Coordinator/Center for Student Career, Engagement, & Leadership
Youngwood, Pennsylvania
New 8h ago1,001-5,000 employees
Job functions:
Associate's degree
Job Description
Position Information
Position Title
Coordinator/Center for Student Career, Engagement, & Leadership
Division
Student Success(DIV)
Department
Career Connections
Job Description
Position Overview:
The Coordinator of the Center for Student Career, Engagement, & Leadership provides strategic leadership for the College’s career development, student engagement, leadership development, and related co-curricular initiatives. This position leads the development and delivery of student-centered programs and services that connect students’ academic experiences with career exploration, professional development, leadership opportunities, employer engagement, and meaningful involvement in the College community. The Coordinator supervises the Center staff, manages departmental operations and resources, and serves as a key institutional leader in advancing career readiness, student engagement, leadership development, and employer-connected learning at Westmoreland.
Essential Job Functions:
The Coordinator of the Center for Student Career, Engagement, & Leadership provides strategic leadership for the College’s career development, student engagement, leadership development, and related co-curricular initiatives. This position leads the development and delivery of student-centered programs and services that connect students’ academic experiences with career exploration, professional development, leadership opportunities, employer engagement, and meaningful involvement in the College community. The Coordinator supervises the Center staff, manages departmental operations and resources, and serves as a key institutional leader in advancing career readiness, student engagement, leadership development, and employer-connected learning at Westmoreland.
Essential Job Functions:
- Establish and execute the strategic vision and priorities for the Center for Student Career, Engagement, & Leadership in alignment with the College’s strategic goals and commitment to student success.
- Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of career development, student engagement, leadership development, and professional development programs and services.
- Develop and execute employer outreach and relationship management strategies that expand opportunities for students and strengthen the College’s connections with the regional workforce.
- Cultivate strategic partnerships with employers, community organizations, academic departments, faculty, and College departments to create meaningful career, networking, experiential learning, leadership, and professional development opportunities for students.
- Collaborate with employers to identify emerging workforce needs, evolving student trends, innovative hiring practices, and opportunities to strengthen students’ career readiness.
- Lead the development and implementation of career programming, including employer events, career fairs, networking opportunities, professional development programs, career exploration activities, and other studentcentered initiatives.
- Oversee the development and delivery of individualized and group career development services focused on selfassessment, career exploration, job and internship search strategies, professional communication, reflection, and strategic decision-making.
- Lead initiatives that provide students with opportunities to develop leadership, professional, interpersonal, and organizational skills through meaningful engagement in campus and community activities.
- Oversee student engagement initiatives and campus programming designed to increase student involvement, connection, leadership development, and participation in the College community.
- Provide strategic oversight for student transition initiatives designed to help students successfully navigate key points throughout their college experience.
- Cultivate strong connections with academic departments and student services to ensure coordinated support, effective referrals, and integrated career and engagement opportunities for students.
- Lead the Center team in developing innovative methods of program and service delivery, including in-person, virtual, and technology-enhanced approaches.
- Identify and leverage existing and emerging technologies to enhance career development, student engagement, employer connections, leadership development, and access to services.
- Champion innovation and continuous improvement by monitoring emerging trends, research, and best practices and integrating relevant approaches into the Center’s programs and services.
- Promote awareness and visibility of Center programs and services across the College and coordinate outreach with deans, administrators, faculty, student services, and other campus partners.
- Serve as a spokesperson for the Center and the College regarding career development, student engagement, leadership development, employer engagement, and relevant workforce and economic trends.
- Oversee the Center’s programming and activities across campuses and College centers.
- Oversee the development and implementation of assessment processes, quantitative and qualitative measures, key performance indicators, and other methods of evaluating the effectiveness and impact of Center programs and services.
- Use student, employer, and workforce data to inform program development, identify emerging needs, and guide strategic decision-making.
- Reimagine and advance career and engagement services through flexible, forward-thinking strategies that meet students where they are and create meaningful connections between their academic experience, career goals, leadership development, and involvement in the College community.
- Prepare and administer the departmental budgets and monitor expenditures.
- Prepare and submit departmental reports, including annual reports and comprehensive reviews.
- Manage and oversee the Career Closet, including donations and related operations.
- Serve as the division leader in the absence of the Dean of Students.
- Hire, mentor, supervise, and evaluate direct reports and establish clear expectations for performance and professional development.
- Provide leadership and direction to Center staff while fostering a collaborative, student-centered team environment.
- Perform job duties in accordance with College policies, procedures, and applicable regulations.
Other Job Functions:
- Participate in departmental meetings, committees, work groups/teams, and professional organizations.
- Enhance professional knowledge by keeping current with emerging practices; monitor developing trends; integrate new technologies as applicable.
- Serve as a member of the President’s Council.
- Advocate for the College at community events.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Basic assessment skills and ability to use findings to improve career resources for students.
- Demonstrated skill in planning, writing, organizing, drafting, and editing written documents.
- Demonstrated expertise and working knowledge of technical principles, theories and concepts in field of specialization.
- Ability to handle sensitive and complex issues consistently, confidentially and professionally.
- Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize multiple work assignments and manage multiple tasks in a constantly changing work environment while paying attention to detail.
- Ability to independently make decisions.
- Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with a diverse population.
- Ability to consistently provide excellent customer service.
Required Qualifications
- Associate’s degree in a related field is required
- 3-5 years of related work experience is required
- Prior supervisory and management experience required
- Experience managing a department budget required
- Prior experience planning and implementing career fairs, employer events, and/or career exploration activities for students required
- Prior experience partnering with employers to create meaningful career, networking, and other opportunities for students required
- PA Child Abuse History Clearance, PA Criminal Record Check Clearance, and FBI Federal Criminal History Record Clearance are required
- Basic Employment Verification, National Criminal Database Search, and Five-Panel Drug Screen are required, at the College’s expense
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree is preferred
- Related work experience in higher education is preferred
Physical Demands
Physical Demands:
- Prolonged sitting
- Frequent standing/walking or otherwise moving around campus
- Repetitive finger/hand movements
- Occasional lifting up to 20 lbs.
- Occasional bending
Audible Demands:
- Ability to communicate orally and hear conversation
Visual Demands:
- Use of computer and internet/internet-based systems
- Reading and preparing documents, reports, presentations, etc.
Environmental Conditions:
- Work is primarily conducted in a typical indoor office environment with appropriate lighting, noises, and temperature control.
Hazards:
- Minimal risk of injury or work-related illnesses.
Salary
$60,037
Schedule Days/Hours
Monday - 8-5pm , Tuesday - 8-5pm , Wednesday - 8-5pm , Thursday - 8-5pm , Friday - 8-5pm
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number
S-2023-287-P
Number of Vacancies
1
Desired Start Date
Position End Date (if temporary)
Job Open Date
10/29/2026
Job Close Date
Open Until Filled
Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants
Please be prepared to submit your resume, a cover letter, and contact information for three professional references. All items are required to submit your application.
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Education
- Government & Public Sector
- Healthcare & Medical Services
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in student engagement coordinator jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in higher education, student affairs, counseling, or a related field
- Experience planning, coordinating, and assessing student programs or events
- Proficiency with student information systems and case management platforms
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for diverse student populations
- Ability to collect program data and produce reports for institutional stakeholders
- Experience with crisis intervention, Title IX awareness, or student conduct processes
Tips for Your Student Engagement Coordinator Job Search
Quantify your program outcomes on your resume
Hiring managers in this field want to see what your programs actually produced. Replace vague duties with results: how many students you engaged, how retention or participation shifted, or how many events you coordinated per semester.
Tailor your resume to the institution type
A community college coordinator role emphasizes wraparound support and first-generation student outreach, while a four-year university may prioritize leadership development or Greek life oversight. Read each posting carefully and mirror its language in your application materials.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists student engagement coordinator openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Highlight case management and advising experience separately
Many postings distinguish between event-programming coordinators and those handling at-risk student caseloads. If your background includes one-on-one advising or crisis intervention, call that out in its own resume section rather than burying it under general duties.
Prepare for scenario-based interview questions
Interviewers for this role routinely ask how you handled a disengaged student cohort, a failed program, or a campus-community conflict. Draft two or three concrete examples using the situation, action, and result format before your interview so your answers are specific and honest.
Negotiate start date and professional development budget
Student affairs positions often have fixed salary bands, but institutions frequently have flexibility on start dates and will fund conference attendance or certifications. After receiving an offer, ask about professional development funds before accepting rather than after.
Student Engagement Coordinator Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most student engagement coordinators?
AmeriCorps, Howard University, and American University are hiring the most student engagement coordinators right now, with openings concentrated in New York, Pennsylvania, and Georgia, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is strongest at institutions with large first-year or transfer student populations.
How many student engagement coordinator jobs are remote?
About 60% of student engagement coordinator openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with remote opportunities most common in roles focused on virtual programming, online student onboarding, or digital community-building for distance-learning programs. Campus-based event coordination and in-person advising roles are still predominantly on-site.
How do you become a student engagement coordinator?
Most student engagement coordinators start with a bachelor's degree in higher education, student affairs, social work, or education, then gain hands-on experience through campus programming roles, residence life, or AmeriCorps service. Building a portfolio of programs you designed and assessed, earning a NASPA or ACPA membership, and completing a graduate assistantship or full-time coordinator role at a college or nonprofit accelerates hiring.
Can I get a student engagement coordinator job with little experience?
Yes, entry-level coordinator roles at community colleges and nonprofits regularly hire candidates with limited professional experience if you have strong campus involvement, volunteer coordination, or tutoring backgrounds. Frame any experience advising peers, running student org events, or facilitating workshops as directly relevant. Many employers will train on institution-specific platforms if your interpersonal and program skills are evident.
What does the student engagement coordinator interview process look like?
The process typically starts with a phone or video screen with HR, followed by a panel interview with student affairs staff and sometimes students. Finalists are often asked to deliver a short program proposal or respond to a written prompt before or during the final round. References from supervisors in education or student services settings are checked before offers are extended.
Where can I find and apply to student engagement coordinator jobs?
You can find and apply to student engagement coordinator jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search for roles that match your background, whether that is campus programming, student retention, or community outreach, and apply directly to each listing that fits your experience and preferred work setting.
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