Job Title: Global Programs Coordinator  

Department: Rudolph S. Rasin Center for Global Justice

Reports to: Director of Rasin Center 

Full-time - faculty schedule 

The Rudolph S. Rasin Center for Global Justice’s mission focuses on ensuring our community engages with the world beyond Westover and inspires our students to believe they have the power to effect change, to respond to the challenges of our world with courage and creativity, and to find joy and meaning in their efforts. This is executed through four branches of the Center: global programs, environmental sustainability, diversity & inclusion, and service-learning. 

Westover is seeking a highly motivated, community-oriented, culturally aware and well-organized individual to serve as the Global Programs Coordinator for the 2022-23 school year. This is a 10-month, full time position, that reports to the Director of the Rasin Center.

The Global Programs Coordinator is responsible for all areas of programming and support for international students, exchange programs, and global education. 

 Global Programs Support 

• Overseeing the creation, implementation, and assessment of the travel programs including international and domestic service trips with guidance from the Director of the Rasin Center 

• Provide support to student clubs, weekend trips, and student life activities.

• Serves as an advocate to the international student community and assists students and their families with connecting to the appropriate resources within the school and community.

• Manage exchange program and support exchange students 

• Serve as a liaison and a source of information for international students and ensure that campus services are responsive to the needs of these students. 

• Acting as a Designated School Official for Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program. 

• Employ skills of being a culturally responsive listener/communicator and advocate with follow-through.

International Student Support

• Serve as advisor for International Student Alliance Club 

• Support/manage International Proctors in weekly meetings

• Collaborate/partner with other departments in advocating for student needs: ESL/English Dept, Residential Life, Health/Wellness Center. 

• Serves as an advocate to the international student community and assists students and their families with connecting to the appropriate resources within the school and community. They will additionally serve as a liaison and a source of information for international students and ensure that campus services are responsive to the needs of these students in a proactive manner.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent interpersonal skills and a commitment to collaboration

• Deep enthusiasm for working with high school students

• Demonstrated cross-cultural sensitivity and eagerness to develop and grow skillset

• Experience in planning events with student voice and input 

• Experience with multitasking various projects at any one given time therefore time-management and organization is a must.

• Practiced teacher or facilitator leading courses and/or workshops with a range of constituents

• Ability to communicate and work (written, interpersonal, and group communication) effectively with a large, complex, and diverse community of stakeholders and constituents. 

• A demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, through formal educational programs or through professional development, and Westover School invites applicants with diverse experiences in DEI and social justice education 

• Pursual of Connecticut Endorsement A license is required 

• Self-starter with keen attention to detail and follow-through

• A familiarity with SEVIS and the form I-20 is preferred.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Collaborating with the Rasin Center for Global Justice to support all-school programming

• Organizing and facilitating the monthly international student meetings

• Advising student clubs

• Organizing weekend trips to local sites as well as New York City and Boston

• Partnering with Residential Life on evening and weekend student programming

Additional duties as a member of the teaching faculty and administrative team include mentoring a group of students as an advisor.

Westover School is a girls' boarding and day school, grades 9-12 where smart, motivated girls become confident, connected women. We are committed to providing a college preparatory education in a small community atmosphere that emphasizes student-adult interaction. Westover, through program and faculty, endeavors to develop in each student the confidence and strength to shape their own life.

We are EMPOWERING students to be themselves, to make their own choices, and to appreciate diversity, resulting in young adults who find lives of purpose and meaning, who understand they can make a difference, and who understand the power of relationships.

• Do you find joy and passion in working with adolescents?

• Do you put students at the center of their personal development and planning for the future?

• Does your leadership demonstrate engagement in and a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion?

Westover Seeks Educators Who:

• Champion the School’s mission and core values

• Find joy and passion in working with adolescents

• Demonstrate leadership, engagement in, and a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion

• Excel in writing, organization, planning, and interpersonal skills; ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, and a strong work ethic

• Participate in the life of the School in order to support and serve the student body

• Collaborate effectively with faculty and staff

• Respond in a timely fashion with energy and empathy to the needs of students and families

We celebrate diversity of all kinds and are committed to creating an inclusive culture built on a foundation of respect for all individuals. We seek to hire, develop, and retain talented people from all backgrounds. Individuals from non-traditional backgrounds, historically marginalized or underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

Westover School is located in Middlebury, CT; 45 minutes from New Haven, 1 1/2 hours from New York City, and 2 hours from Boston.  For more information, please visit our website at www.westoverschool.org.

Application Notes:

Interested candidates should address these aforementioned qualifications and skills in their cover letter in addition to providing a résumé. 

Westover School is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Background Check Requirements

All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check. 

COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement

Please note that the Westover has a COVID-19 vaccination requirement. For up-to-date information visit the COVID-19 website.