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Who We Are

The Department of Multicultural Services (DMS) contributes to social integration efforts that foster authentic and meaningful connections to campus and engaging learning environments for students to thrive as members of the Aggie family. Our work directly aligns with the overarching goals of the Division of Student Affairs. The educational benefits of varied learning environments include civic learning, engagement, and preparation, to live in complex global settings. To learn more about our department please visit website.

What We Want

The Student Development Specialist II develops, coordinates, and facilitates student development initiatives that support student engagement, leadership growth, holistic wellbeing, and academic persistence. Through educational programming, coaching, experiential learning, and collaborative engagement opportunities, the position provides students' personal, interpersonal, and professional development contributing to a supportive and connected campus experience.

What You Need To Know

Salary: $51,750/annually.

Cover Letter/Resume: A cover letter and resume are strongly recommended and will help in our review. You may upload them on the application under the CV/Resume section.

Other Details: Travel and work outside of normal business hours/weekends required.

Responsibilities

Student Connection & Engagement

• Develops, facilitates, and evaluates student development initiatives that support engagement, leadership growth, holistic wellbeing, and student success.

• Designs and implements educational and co-curricular experiences that strengthen self-awareness, interpersonal effectiveness, leadership capacity, and engagement in the university experience.

• Facilitates workshops, coaching conversations, experiential learning opportunities, and engagement initiatives.

• Creates supportive environments that encourage meaningful student interaction, peer connection, and community engagement.

• Assists students in navigating university resources and support services.

• Interprets and communicates university, departmental, and program policies and procedures.

Student Competency Development

• Provides individualized coaching, mentoring, and developmental support to students.

• Advises students in areas including leadership development, communication, decision-making, problem-solving, collaboration, and interpersonal effectiveness.

• Facilitates opportunities that strengthen emotional intelligence, resilience, reflective practice, leadership competencies, and personal development.

• Assists students in identifying strengths, addressing challenges, and connecting developmental experiences to academic, career, and post-graduation success.

• Supports student leaders, peer leaders, student employees, and student organizations through developmental guidance and engagement opportunities.

Program Development, Facilitation & Assessment

• Collaborates with departmental staff and campus partners to develop, implement, facilitate, and assess programs, services, and developmental initiatives.

• Assists with program facilitation, outreach, communication, logistics, participation tracking, and engagement efforts.

• Supports implementation of leadership initiatives, coaching efforts, and experiential learning opportunities.

• Develops learning outcomes, reflection activities, and educational materials that support student learning and engagement.

• Assists with program promotion and coordination of developmental experiences.

• Develops and implements assessment tools and evaluation strategies to measure student learning, engagement, and program effectiveness.

• Collects, analyzes, and applies qualitative and quantitative data to support continuous improvement and strategic decision-making.

• Assists with departmental assessment, reporting, and documentation efforts.

Resource Management & Contribution to the Profession

• Monitors assigned budgets, expenditures, and resource utilization for programs and services.

• Maintains accurate records, participation data, assessment documentation, and program materials.

• Attends and presents at local, regional, and national conferences and contributes to professional associations to enhance the department and Division of Student Affairs' visibility and influence within the profession.

• Maintains current knowledge of student development theory, student engagement practices, and higher education trends.

• Assists with operational and administrative processes related to programs, services, scheduling, purchasing, travel, and reporting.

• Supports departmental operations, communication, documentation, and program coordination efforts.

Committee/Collaboration/Liaison Representative

• Fosters collaborative relationships with academic and student affairs departments, faculty, staff, former students, and community partners.

• Serves on university-wide, divisional, departmental, and collaborative committees and working groups.

• Represents the department in collaborative initiatives that support student engagement and success.

Qualifications

Required Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• One year of experience in student affairs work or related specialty.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.

Why Texas A&M University?

We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, Core Values, and a community of caring and collaboration.Amenities associated with a major university, such as sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you. Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes.

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts, and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums

• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays

• Up to eight hours of paid sick leaveand at leasteight hours of paid vacationeach month

• Automatic enrollment in theTeacher Retirement System of Texas

• Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time

• Professional Development: All employees have access to freeLinkedIn Learningtraining, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more

• Educational release time and tuition assistancefor completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee

• Living Well, a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees, for employees

Our Commitment

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & lived experiences. Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume' or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution's verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution's procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.