Student Transition and Engagement Officer

This temporary 18-month role is for a Student Transition and Engagement Officer in the Faculty of Health. Key responsibilities include developing and facilitating programs to enhance undergraduate student engagement, support student transitions, and foster intellectual, personal, and professional development. Requirements include a Bachelor's degree, experience in student engagement, event planning, and supervising student employees/volunteers.

• The Student Transition and Engagement Officer is responsible for the development and facilitation of events, initiatives, and processes that foster undergraduate student engagement and enhance the student experience from the time of admission to graduation.
• The incumbent liaises with the undergraduate academic advisors, student leaders, Faculty of Health staff and faculty, and other university staff to support an environment aimed at helping students adapt and flourish.
• Collaborate with the Student Success Office (SSO) to develop, update, maintain and oversee programs and projects to assist first-year Health students in their transition to university life.
• Work with the SSO and the Undergraduate Recruitment Coordinator to develop, update and oversee the Faculty of Health's Waterloo Ready program.
• Report findings to the undergraduate team and utilize findings to support the development of future student services and events.
• Serve as the Faculty's orientation advisor and represent the Faculty of Health on the University's Orientation Advisory Committee to implement and develop changes based on direction given by the Orientation Steering Committee and the University's strategic goals.
• Hire, supervise, and coach student leaders. Support them with the selection of over 100 student volunteers, providing direction in the areas of training, evaluation, program management and recognition. Support leadership and personal development for student leaders.
• Develop and implement orientation programming in collaboration with campus partners, including, but not limited to, other Faculties, the Waterloo Undergraduate Student Association (WUSA), the SSO, and the academic units.
• Evaluate the Faculty of Health orientation program annually, provide recommendations and strategic direction to the Faculty and campus partners.
• Liaise with Co-operative and Experiential Education and the Centre for Career Development to foster high-quality co-op and career advising services and programming. Support students in accessing information related to careers, professional and graduate schools, and co-op and experiential education at Waterloo.
• Responsible for updating websites pertaining to student involvement. Keep them relevant and up to date, in collaboration with the Manager, Web and Digital Communications.
• Liaise with the SSO to promote high-quality skill development workshops and resources for Faculty of Health students.
• Develop and manage an annual budget for Faculty events, training sessions, volunteer management, and volunteer appreciation.
• Report on survey data, e.g., National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), Student Experience Survey, to inform the development of initiatives to enhance student success, engagement, and overall experience.
• provide guidance, budgetary and operational advice
• Provide support for undergraduate recruitment events.
• Ensure that all operating accounts for student activities are soundly managed and work with the Faculty Financial Officer to ensure University policies and procedures are followed.
• Basic to intermediate experience with development of content specifically for website.
• Experience working as part of a team in an environment that requires strong time management skills and ability to adapt to a changing environment.
• Proven ability to monitor and report on student experience through analysis, data tracking, and surveys to facilitate development of best practices.

• Assist with the co-ordination, planning, and implementation of the graduate studies information session, co-operative education information sessions, convocation, grad class send-off, and other student engagement events, as required.
• Assist academic unit advisors with academic advisement and provide coverage as required.
• Excellent interpersonal skills required.
• Occasional evening/weekend work required.