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About Roanoke College
Roanoke College is a place where every student who works hard has the opportunity to succeed. We champion potential, providing essential learning and leadership through innovative academic programs and transformative educational experiences, giving students the mettle, mindset, and empathy to pursue lives of purpose, build meaningful careers, and meet society's most pressing needs. Located in scenic Salem, Virginia, Roanoke College is an intimate, welcoming community that has served the local region and beyond for nearly 200 years. Now, we're building on momentum and offering a Roanoke experience for today's students and a legacy that belongs to every Maroon. Learn about the College's new strategic plan, Imagine Roanoke: A Strategic Plan for Roanoke College and the 21st Century Learner.
Roanoke College is a nationally ranked residential liberal arts college affiliated with the Lutheran Church (ELCA), located in the beautiful Roanoke Valley of Virginia. A Phi Beta Kappa institution, Roanoke College is an equal opportunity employer and actively seeks diversity among its faculty, staff, and students; women and members of under-represented groups are especially encouraged to apply.
The Position
This is a part-time, temporary summer position for up to six weeks. The position will be paid at $25-$30 per hour. Work may be completed remotely, with check-ins scheduled as needed. The coordinator will work from existing Explore@RC materials, program expectations, and sample handbook structures. The final handbook draft will be reviewed and revised by Explore@RC leadership before use.
Position Summary: Explore@RC seeks a part-time temporary Development Coordinator to support the development of the Explore@RC Student and Family Handbook and help align program practices, curriculum, student expectations, and pathway learning experiences with evidence-based research.T his short-term summer position will organize existing Explore@RC practices into a clear, accessible handbook for students, families, faculty, and partners. The handbook should document academic expectations, behavioral expectations, communication practices, pathway guidelines, student-led learning experiences, transportation procedures, and campus participation expectations. The final product should reflect the unique structure of Explore@RC as a college partnership laboratory school that brings high school students to a college campus for credit-bearing, career-connected learning.
Key Responsibilities:
• Program overview and purpose of Explore@RC.
• Student behavior, attendance, professionalism, and campus expectations.
• Academic expectations, grading responsibilities, deadlines, and college-level coursework.
• Cellphone and technology policy.
• Parent and family information.
• Communication guidelines for students, families, faculty, staff, and school partners.
• Presentation of learning expectations.
• Student-led conference guidance.
• Pathway guidelines and expectations for learning through pathways.
• Curriculum and course information.
• Faculty roles and expectations.
• Transportation, arrival, dismissal, and campus participation procedures.
• Evidence-based practice alignment, including research related to dual enrollment, early college access, self-efficacy, college-going identity, experiential learning, and career-connected learning.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
By the end of the assignment, the coordinator will provide:
• A draft Explore@RC Student and Family Handbook.
• A recommended table of contents.
• Draft policy language for behavior, academics, cellphone use, communication, parent information, transportation, and campus expectations.
• Draft sections on pathway learning, presentation of learning, and student-led conferences.
• A brief evidence-based practice alignment document or appendix.
• Recommended areas where additional review may be needed by Explore@RC leadership, Roanoke College, partner school divisions, or legal/policy staff.
Education, Experience, Skills, and Abilities:
The ideal candidate will have experience or interest in one or more of the following areas:
• K-12 education, secondary education, or dual enrollment.
• Curriculum development or instructional design.
• Student handbook, policy, or program documentation.
• Evidence-based educational practices.
• Career-connected learning, experiential learning, or project-based learning.
• College access, early college, or lab school programming.
• Strong writing, organization, and research skills.
The successful candidate should be able to write clearly for students, parents, faculty, and school partners; organize complex program information into a practical handbook format; synthesize research into concise, usable language; work independently within a short timeline; and maintain a professional tone when drafting student- and family-facing materials.