First-Year Experience AESOP Coordinator

Job no: 493033
Position type: Temporary
Location: Lewiston, ME
Division/Equivalent: Student Affairs
School/Unit: Campus Life
Categories: Hourly, Campus Life

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Title: First-Year Experience AESOP Coordinator (Temporary)

Position Purpose:

Bates College is seeking a First-Year Experience AESOP Coordinator to oversee the Annual Entering Students Orientation Program (AESOP) that is an essential part of new student orientation. AESOP is the largest student program at Bates College in which upwards of 400 incoming students participate in one of 62, three day, new student orientation trips ranging from backpacking in Baxter State Park, to culinary explorations in Maine. 

The First-Year Experience AESOP Coordinator should be an enthusiastic, adaptive, and self-motivated individual with experience in student leadership, risk management, outdoor recreation, and both small and large-scale program planning. The Assistant Manager for AESOP will develop leadership training, manage budgets, plan trips, oversee gear management, implement risk management practices, and communicate with campus partners, students, and families. The First-Year Experience AESOP Coordinator also supports the implementation of Leadership Week & AESOP trips, managing the AESOP website, responding to email inquiries, and supporting other areas of outdoor education and First-Year Experience programs. This is a temporary position up to 10 weeks.

Job Duties:

  • Incorporate the tenants of equity, inclusion, access, and risk management in all areas of work.
  • Provide First-Years and their families with effective communication and resources.
  • Supervise AESOP Coordinators with designing and planning Leadership Week and AESOP Trips, including building trip itineraries and matching first-year students with an AESOP trip based on interest and skill level.
  • Develop and facilitate workshops and training blocks that provide consistent information and resources to all student leaders.
  • Coordinate and designs a summer communication strategy for first-year students and their families, assists in the implementation of this strategy.
  • Collaborates with campus partners on AESOP program design.
  • Oversee gear management.
  • Oversee program logistics.
  • Update the AESOP website on Wordpress.
  • Devise a social media presence for AESOP.
  • Additional AESOP projects as assigned.
  • Provide assistance as needed with other First-Year Experience and new student orientation projects.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education

Bachelor's degree required.

Experience

  • Minimum of 1 year experience in outdoor programs and education including at Bates and/or other outdoor programs, undergraduate experience in outdoor education, recreation, trip leading, student or outdoor leadership positions, etc.)
  • Commitment to supporting students from underrepresented groups, including students from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, first-generation-to-college students, LGBTQ+ identified individuals, and low-income students.
  • Commitment to supporting young adults and their families in the transition to a residential college environment through the context of AESOP.

Skills and Knowledge

  • Commitment to equity and inclusion, and serving the needs of a culturally and educationally diverse community.
  • Excellent judgment and awareness for interpersonal dynamics.
  • Ability to view all programs with an equity and risk management lens.
  • Knowledge of general or specialized outdoor activities such as; backpacking, hiking, biking, canoeing, skiing, etc.
  • Strong interpersonal skills with ability to develop and maintain collegial relationships with clientele such as students, families, staff, faculty, external vendors, and co-workers.
  • Excellent communication (written, verbal & listening) skills.
  • Ability to effectively engage with diverse personalities and manage difficult situations.
  • Ability to work independently and handle multiple priorities with minimal supervision.
  • Strong organizational, tracking, and assessment skills including proficiency in basic data management systems and basic computer software (e.g., Microsoft Word and Excel, Power Point, WordPress [website], Google docs, email and calendaring.)
  • Strong problem solving skills with the ability to adapt and explore multiple avenues to a solution.
  • Personal commitment to excellence and the mission of a top-tier small liberal arts college.

   
 

Benefits:  

Bates College offers competitive salaries, access to the library and athletic facilities, and a supportive, collegial environment in a drug- and smoke-free workplace. This position may accrue leave in accordance with the Maine Earned Paid Leave law.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Bates College is committed to the principle of equal opportunity and providing an educational and work environment free from discrimination. The college prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, age, disability, genetic information or veteran status and other legally protected statuses in the recruitment and admission of its students, in the administration of its education policies and programs, or in the recruitment of its faculty and staff.  Bates College adheres to all applicable state and federal equal opportunity laws and regulations.  All college faculty, staff, students, contractors, visitors, and volunteers are responsible for understanding and complying with the Non-Discrimination Policy.

Inquiries concerning the college’s policies, compliance with applicable laws, statutes, and regulations (such as Title VII, Title IX, and ADA/Section 504), and complaints may be directed to Gwen Lexow, Title IX Officer, 207-786-6445 or via email at glexow@bates.edu.

About Bates:

Bates is internationally recognized as a leading liberal arts college, attracting 2,000 students from across the U.S. and around the world.

Since 1855, Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community. Committed to opportunity and excellence, Bates has always admitted students without regard to gender, race, religion, or national origin.

Cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action, Bates prepares leaders sustained by a love of learning and zeal for responsible stewardship of the wider world. Bates engages the forces — intellectual trends, demographic changes, and technology — that are transforming higher education and the world into which our students graduate.

Bates has highly competitive admissions, graduates over 90 percent of its entering students, and more than half of its alumni earn graduate degrees. Bates employs 200 faculty members and 550 staff.

The college is proud of deep roots in the Lewiston/Auburn community, Maine’s second-largest urban area with a population of approximately 65,000. Bates is located on a beautiful, 133-acre, traditional New England campus in Lewiston, an emerging city with an entrepreneurial climate, a lively arts scene, and a dynamic business community. Bates is 35 miles north of Portland, 140 miles north of Boston, and 350 miles north of New York City.

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