Western Kentucky University seeks an individual to serve as the program manager for promoting excellence and belonging in educator recruitment and licensure. This program manager serves, along with other team members, in the Office of Professional Educator Services.

Responsibilities associated with this position include:

• Oversee student recruitment activities
• Actively work with public schools, state entities, and community organizations
• Engage high school and middle school students through teacher recruitment presentations
• Oversee student retention initiatives
• Coordinate scholarship opportunities, including TEACH grant funding
• Collaborate with the School of Teacher Education dual credit faculty coordinator
• Provide academic advising for students, as appropriate, within the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
• Collaborate with the Intercultural Student Engagement Center and other university student support programs
• Direct the Young Male Leadership Academy
• Serve as liaison for the regional high school Educator Rising chapters
• Secure external funding for support programs, as appropriate
• Represent the diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging recruitment and retention efforts on college and university committees, including the college DEI committee

Knowledge and skills considered essential for success:

• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal and oral/written communication
• Ability to actively engage participants in recruitment presentations
• Ability to work, both, independently and collaboratively
• Demonstrate excellence in professional presentations

• Master's degree in Education, Student Services, or a related field
• Experience working in K-12 schools
• Experience with public presentations
• Ability to travel and be available to work some nights and weekends

Salary Range: $45,000-$55,000

Kentucky state law requires all public institutions of postsecondary education to conduct pre-employment criminal background checks to determine suitability for employment.

Western Kentucky University (WKU) is committed to a policy and practice of providing equal employment and educational opportunities to all individuals. In accordance with Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Revised 1992, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, no form of discrimination or harassment will be tolerated at WKU on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, creed, religion, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, marital status, age, uniformed services, veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, or physical or mental disability in admission to career and technical education programs and/or activities, or employment practices.

Persons with disabilities, who need reasonable accommodations to participate in the application and/or selection process, should notify the office of Institutional Equity. To request an accommodation, report a complaint, or ask questions regarding WKU's Discrimination and Harassment Policy (#0.2040), please contact Ms. Ena Demir, Executive Director/Title IX Coordinator via email at ena.demir@wku.edu or by phone at (270) 745-6867. Ms. Demir is also responsible for coordinating the University's response to complaints related to sex and gender harassment. Additional information regarding Title IX is accessible via WKU's https://www.wku.edu/titleix/ website.

Information concerning educational programs offered by WKU are provided at: http://www.wku.edu/atwku/academics.php

For information related to job postings, please email employment@wku.edu.