Professional Development Coordinator

Professional Development Coordinator


Salary: $35,568.00 - $44,460.00 Annually
Job Type: FT Exempt Salaried Staff
Job Number: FY2301016
Closing: 6/14/2023 11:59 PM Mountain
Location: 800 W University Parkway, Orem
Division: Academic Affairs - Student Success

Position Announcement
Utah Valley University is currently seeking a Professional Development Coordinator! Working under the direction of the Senior Director of Concurrent Enrollment and in collaboration with other Professional Development Coordinator(s), this position is responsible for acting as a liaison between high school instructors and UVU departments. As part of these liaison duties, the Professional Development Coordinator will create and execute a professional onboarding process that includes information regarding Concurrent Enrollment processes and department-specific content training. The Professional Development Coordinator also seeks out ongoing professional development opportunities for new and veteran instructors. This includes coordinating an annual professional development conference, verifying and tracking site visits between the UVU department and their high school instructor(s), and additional training deemed necessary by the academic department.

The Professional Development Coordinator position is highly collaborative with critical stakeholders. With assistance from Concurrent Enrollment administration, this position schedules annual department visits and sets up meetings to resolve any instructor/course obstacles. The position collaborates with the Outreach/Event Coordinator to organize professional development events throughout the year, schedules annual appointments with department chairs, and ensures that departments across campus make the required contact with high school instructors. This position is also responsible for applying the teacher tuition waiver benefit for active CE instructors.

**Lehi Location: 2912 Executive Parkway, Lehi, UT.

Summary of Responsibilities

• (10%) . Acts as a liaison between high schools and UVU departments to assist in the instructor approval process. This includes collecting new instructor applications, delivering documents to the department for evaluation, and notifying instructors of department decisions (approved/denied).
• (20%) Develops and implements an onboarding process to train and welcome new instructors and UVU department liaisons to the program. Coordinates with the UVU department to allow content-specific training to occur before the instructor teaches the Concurrent Enrollment course in the high school. Sets up onboarding training and tracks attendance. Annually review instructor and liaison handbooks for accuracy and uses the manuals to train new instructors/liaisons/department chairs. Collaborates with Campus Connection for new instructor ID cards.
• (20%) Guided by National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP) standards, this position coordinates and monitors site visits between the UVU department and the instructor. In collaboration with the Concurrent Enrollment admin, this position verifies UVU department liaisons are compensated for their time and travel when completing a site visit.
• (20%) . In collaboration with the Concurrent Enrollment Outreach/Events Coordinator, the Professional Development Coordinator hosts an annual professional development conference. This includes scheduling rooms, ordering food, creating an agenda/program, coordinating a keynote speaker, tracking attendance, paying attendees, providing a virtual or face-to-face option for the conference, and training UVU departments on conducting a meaningful professional break-out session.
• (20%) This position will coordinate with the Senior Director of Concurrent Enrollment, the Director of Enrollment Services, and the Director of Advising and Outreach to schedule and conduct UVU department visits and annual department chair meetings. In conjunction with the Outreach/Events Coordinator, the Professional Development Coordinator will create and maintain a Concurrent Enrollment general information video/presentation shown by instructors during the first week or a new school year.
• (10%) The Professional Development Coordinator is responsible for reviewing NACEP standards to confirm accreditation compliance, attend applicable conferences, and review other programs for best practices. At year-end, collaborates with office data analyst to create reports quantifying how many new instructors were approved, how many trainings were conducted, how many site visits were completed, etc. Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications
Graduation from an accredited institution with a bachelor's degree in a directly related field of study or a combination of education and experience totaling four years.

Preferred Qualifications:

1-2 years of experience in event support preferred College degree/certificate preferred

Knowledge, Skill, and Abilities

• Knowledge of the Concurrent Enrollment program
• Experience working with high school teachers and university faculty
• Knowledge of course content and curriculum development
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
• Skill in organizing resources and priorities, problem-solving, and decision-making.
• Skill organizing events
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Ability to gather data and evaluate its effectiveness
• Ability to work collaboratively with academic stakeholders

EEO Statement:

UVU employment decisions are made on the basis of an applicant's qualifications and ability to perform the job without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age (40 and over), disability, veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth, or pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or other bases protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.



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