What are the responsibilities and job description for the BereaCorps Student Leadership Development Associate position at Berea College?
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Description
The BereaCorps Student Leadership Development Associate will serve as an advisor, coach, mentor, and guide to student leaders across signature programs in Campus Life, including but not limited to, the Student Government Association (SGA), Campus Activities Board (CAB), and Voter Empowerment Political Awareness Coalition (VEPAC).
The Associate will provide one-on-one coaching and advising to the SGA Executive President and Vice President, CAB Chair, and VEPAC Chair, and support their leadership development as elected and appointed student officers. The Associate will also provide group advising to their assigned student leadership groups, including committees, sub-committees, taskforces, and workgroups, as assigned by their direct supervisor. This position will provide oversight, accountability, and support to ensure assigned student leaders complete their daily, weekly, quarterly, and semester responsibilities. The Associate will facilitate annual vision setting, goal setting, and program evaluations. This position will assist in the coordination of programs, events, and functions, and provide oversight and accountability to college policies and procedures that govern space reservations, budget requests and college expenses, and marketing. The Associate will serve as a staff advisor and/or chaperone for evening, weekend, and off-campus programs, events, functions, and trips, including conferences, workshops, and training sessions.
The Associate will develop, facilitate, and sustain meaningful relationships between assigned student leaders and College administrators, faculty, and staff that promote collaboration, teamwork, and shared governance. This position will serve on the leadership team for Campus Life and work collaboratively with full-time, part-time, and volunteer professionals, and will serve as a secondary labor supervisor to Berea College Work-Learning-Service student paraprofessionals under the direction and supervision of a primary Faculty/Staff labor supervisor.
Your Key Responsibilities
Education required to ensure success in this position:
BereaCorps positions are grant-funded, one-year contract positions from June 1, 2026 – May 31, 2027, with the possibility of a one-year extension. This position is only available to 2025 and May 2026 Berea College graduates that have completed all of their coursework by May 2026.
Founded in 1855, Berea College is nationally recognized as the first coeducational and interracial college in the South. Berea has a longstanding commitment to interracial education and is one of the most racially diverse private liberal arts colleges in the United States. With an emphasis on service to Appalachia and beyond, Berea enrolls more than 1,500 students from 46 states and U.S. territories and more than 70 countries. Berea College admits students who are unable to afford tuition and provides all of them with a no-tuition promise. Berea’s students excel in the College’s supportive yet demanding academic environment, and most are the first in their families to attend college. As one of only ten federally recognized Work Colleges, all Berea students are expected to work 10-12 hours weekly in various positions across campus. Berea College is also the only institution in Kentucky to receive the 5-Star Rating from Money Magazine, 2025. Washington Monthly has named Berea College the #1 Best College in the nation in its 2025 College Guide. Berea College appears in their rankings as #1 College (overall): Best College for your Tuition (and Tax) Dollars, #1 Best-in Class College, #1 Liberal Arts College and #1 Best Bang for the Buck Southern College.
Located where the Bluegrass Region meets the Cumberland Mountains, the town of Berea (pop. 16,000) lies forty miles south of Lexington and is approximately two hours from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Knoxville. More information about Berea College is available at www.berea.edu.
Berea College, in light of its mission in the tradition of impartial love and social equality, welcomes all people of the earth to learn and work here.
Berea College is always looking for talented, self-motivated individuals to join our team. If you think you are ready to be a part of an exciting team, then we encourage you to continue with this applicant friendly, online job application!
Berea College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.
Our Benefits
Berea College offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees and their families including health care, dental, vision, retirement, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability and an Employee Assistance Program. The benefit package also includes access to the Child Development Laboratory for children of College Staff, ages 6 weeks to 6 years, Seabury Center Membership, Staff Development Funds and Tuition Reimbursement.
Eligible staff employees also receive paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.
Part-time employees who work an average of 24 hours per week over the course of a year, receive benefits on a pro-rated basis.
To learn more details, visit our benefits page at https://www.berea.edu/human-resources/employee-benefits.
Our Unique Culture
Berea College strives to be a place where people with various Christian interpretations, different religious traditions, and no religious traditions work together in support of Berea's Great Commitments.
Over the past century, various leaders of the College have applied the College’s inclusive scriptural foundation and spirit to their expanding world and welcomed those whose beliefs were consistent with the Christian gospel of impartial love. Therefore, Berea College today affirms its inclusive Christian tradition even as it respects the traditions of Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, and Hindus, as well as other faiths, and those holding no religious beliefs. We strive not to ignore our differences, but rather seek to understand each other honestly and respectfully, and together create a climate where anyone can openly discuss what they believe without fear of sanction. To that end, all persons who are willing to share in the spirit and the work of the Great Commitments as shaped by its preamble are welcome to study, to teach, and to work at Berea
Labor Supervision
In support of Berea College’s great commitments, staff and faculty serve as labor supervisors. Our fourth great commitment, The Dignity of Labor, promotes learning and serving in community through the student Labor Program, honoring the dignity and utility of all work, mental and manual, and taking pride in work well done. Student Labor Supervision includes scheduling, assigning, and approving student work, developing students' workplace acumen, and providing tangible work experience. To learn more about the labor program office please see the following link Labor Program Office.
Description
The BereaCorps Student Leadership Development Associate will serve as an advisor, coach, mentor, and guide to student leaders across signature programs in Campus Life, including but not limited to, the Student Government Association (SGA), Campus Activities Board (CAB), and Voter Empowerment Political Awareness Coalition (VEPAC).
The Associate will provide one-on-one coaching and advising to the SGA Executive President and Vice President, CAB Chair, and VEPAC Chair, and support their leadership development as elected and appointed student officers. The Associate will also provide group advising to their assigned student leadership groups, including committees, sub-committees, taskforces, and workgroups, as assigned by their direct supervisor. This position will provide oversight, accountability, and support to ensure assigned student leaders complete their daily, weekly, quarterly, and semester responsibilities. The Associate will facilitate annual vision setting, goal setting, and program evaluations. This position will assist in the coordination of programs, events, and functions, and provide oversight and accountability to college policies and procedures that govern space reservations, budget requests and college expenses, and marketing. The Associate will serve as a staff advisor and/or chaperone for evening, weekend, and off-campus programs, events, functions, and trips, including conferences, workshops, and training sessions.
The Associate will develop, facilitate, and sustain meaningful relationships between assigned student leaders and College administrators, faculty, and staff that promote collaboration, teamwork, and shared governance. This position will serve on the leadership team for Campus Life and work collaboratively with full-time, part-time, and volunteer professionals, and will serve as a secondary labor supervisor to Berea College Work-Learning-Service student paraprofessionals under the direction and supervision of a primary Faculty/Staff labor supervisor.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Advise, coach, and mentor the Executive President and Vice President of the Student Government Association (SGA), and Chairs of the Campus Activities Board (CAB) and Voter Empowerment Political Awareness Coalition (VEPAC).
- Serve as a secondary advisor to the SGA (including the Student Senate and Board of Residences), CAB, and VEPAC, under the direction and supervision of a primary Faculty/Staff labor supervisor.
- Oversee, facilitate, and support the planning, facilitation, implementation, and evaluation of programs, events, and functions of these student-led groups.
- Contribute to the planning, facilitating, implementation, and evaluation of Campus Life signature programs, including but not limited to Welcome Week, Bluechella, Homecoming, Mountain Day, All Peoples of the Earth Day, among others.
- Serve as a representative of Campus Life on division and college-wide committees, taskforces, and workgroups, as assigned by the direct supervisor or divisional Associate/Vice President.
- In support of Berea College’s Great Commitments, this position requires student supervision. The fourth Great Commitment is to promote learning and serving in the community through the student labor program, honoring the dignity and utility of all work, mental and manual, and taking pride in work well done. Student Supervision includes scheduling, assigning, and approving work performed. Developing students' common workplace acumen and giving them tangible work experience is an expected outcome. To learn more about the student labor program and requirements for this position, see: Labor Program Goals
Education required to ensure success in this position:
- Bachelor’s Degree from Berea College with a graduation date in Calendar Year 2025 or May 2026.
- Major in Communications, Education, Peace and Social Justice, Political Science, or a related field preferred.
- Student leadership experience, preferably in Student Government, a Registered Student Organization, Programming Board, or a College Center.
- Advising, coaching, directing, mentoring, teaching, or management role.
- Planning, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating on-campus programs, functions, and events.
- Critical thinking, conflict resolution, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience working with the public and providing excellent customer service.
- The ability to work independently and on a team, and able to take initiative and achieve results.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, public speaking, and group presentation experience.
- Adaptability and flexibility.
- Desire to facilitate student leadership development to new and returning students.
- Superior interpersonal skills
- Highly organized, self-motivated, and productive.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite programs and online learning and productivity platforms.
- Ability and willingness to learn, develop, and grow as a leader and professional.
- Not Applicable
- Ability to use a computer for extended periods.
- Ability to navigate campus, buildings, and grounds.
- Ability to drive a motor vehicle and a valid driver’s license.
- Ability to occasionally lift and carry between 20-40 pounds.
- Ability to stand for long periods of time.
- Professional office environment with interruptions and noise due to frequent visitors.
- Occasional nights and weekends are required for student leadership programs, events, and functions.
- Occasional travel is required for off-campus events, meetings, and conferences.
- A flexible work schedule is permitted with approval from direct supervisor or Divisional leadership.
- Ability to traverse campus to meet with students, faculty, staff, alumni, community members, and guests.
- Computer
- Standard office equipment
- Motor vehicle and/or a golf cart
BereaCorps positions are grant-funded, one-year contract positions from June 1, 2026 – May 31, 2027, with the possibility of a one-year extension. This position is only available to 2025 and May 2026 Berea College graduates that have completed all of their coursework by May 2026.
Founded in 1855, Berea College is nationally recognized as the first coeducational and interracial college in the South. Berea has a longstanding commitment to interracial education and is one of the most racially diverse private liberal arts colleges in the United States. With an emphasis on service to Appalachia and beyond, Berea enrolls more than 1,500 students from 46 states and U.S. territories and more than 70 countries. Berea College admits students who are unable to afford tuition and provides all of them with a no-tuition promise. Berea’s students excel in the College’s supportive yet demanding academic environment, and most are the first in their families to attend college. As one of only ten federally recognized Work Colleges, all Berea students are expected to work 10-12 hours weekly in various positions across campus. Berea College is also the only institution in Kentucky to receive the 5-Star Rating from Money Magazine, 2025. Washington Monthly has named Berea College the #1 Best College in the nation in its 2025 College Guide. Berea College appears in their rankings as #1 College (overall): Best College for your Tuition (and Tax) Dollars, #1 Best-in Class College, #1 Liberal Arts College and #1 Best Bang for the Buck Southern College.
Located where the Bluegrass Region meets the Cumberland Mountains, the town of Berea (pop. 16,000) lies forty miles south of Lexington and is approximately two hours from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Knoxville. More information about Berea College is available at www.berea.edu.
Berea College, in light of its mission in the tradition of impartial love and social equality, welcomes all people of the earth to learn and work here.
Berea College is always looking for talented, self-motivated individuals to join our team. If you think you are ready to be a part of an exciting team, then we encourage you to continue with this applicant friendly, online job application!
Berea College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.
Our Benefits
Berea College offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees and their families including health care, dental, vision, retirement, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability and an Employee Assistance Program. The benefit package also includes access to the Child Development Laboratory for children of College Staff, ages 6 weeks to 6 years, Seabury Center Membership, Staff Development Funds and Tuition Reimbursement.
Eligible staff employees also receive paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.
Part-time employees who work an average of 24 hours per week over the course of a year, receive benefits on a pro-rated basis.
To learn more details, visit our benefits page at https://www.berea.edu/human-resources/employee-benefits.
Our Unique Culture
Berea College strives to be a place where people with various Christian interpretations, different religious traditions, and no religious traditions work together in support of Berea's Great Commitments.
Over the past century, various leaders of the College have applied the College’s inclusive scriptural foundation and spirit to their expanding world and welcomed those whose beliefs were consistent with the Christian gospel of impartial love. Therefore, Berea College today affirms its inclusive Christian tradition even as it respects the traditions of Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, and Hindus, as well as other faiths, and those holding no religious beliefs. We strive not to ignore our differences, but rather seek to understand each other honestly and respectfully, and together create a climate where anyone can openly discuss what they believe without fear of sanction. To that end, all persons who are willing to share in the spirit and the work of the Great Commitments as shaped by its preamble are welcome to study, to teach, and to work at Berea
Labor Supervision
In support of Berea College’s great commitments, staff and faculty serve as labor supervisors. Our fourth great commitment, The Dignity of Labor, promotes learning and serving in community through the student Labor Program, honoring the dignity and utility of all work, mental and manual, and taking pride in work well done. Student Labor Supervision includes scheduling, assigning, and approving student work, developing students' workplace acumen, and providing tangible work experience. To learn more about the labor program office please see the following link Labor Program Office.