Georgia College & State University is the state's designated public liberal arts university. As a member of the prestigious Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC), Georgia College is committed to fostering a liberal arts environment that values interdisciplinary inquiry, diversity and inclusion, and academic excellence. The College enrolls approximately 7,000 students -5,800 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate students- and is prominently cited for excellence in teaching, undergraduate research, nursing education, and high impact practices outside the classroom in a number of leading publications.

The university's beautiful and historic campus is located downtown in Milledgeville, Georgia, a charming, diverse college town of approximately 19,000 residents in Central Georgia, approximately 90 miles southeast of Atlanta. Milledgeville is also the home of noted American author and alumna, Flannery O'Connor, and the college community enjoys many exciting literary arts programs at O'Connor's former home, Andalusia, now owned by the College. Milledgeville is also located on the banks of beautiful Lake Sinclair and Lake Oconee, allowing faculty, staff, and students to take full advantage of the environmental and recreational benefits of being part of a lake community. For cultural, educational, and leisure opportunities beyond Milledgeville, Macon and Atlanta are located within easy driving distances.

Georgia College takes great pride in combining the educational experience of private liberal arts colleges with the affordability of a public university. The university's main campus is a residential learning community focused on undergraduate education and a select number of graduate programs. Faculty and staff are dedicated to engaging students through high-impact pedagogies that foster intellectual curiosity, reasoned inquiry, and critical thinking. We strive for excellence in the classroom and beyond. We nurture collaborative leadership and global citizenship, and we value diversity and inclusion in all of its forms.

Georgia College & State University seeks a part-time academic coordinator to work with the GC THRIVE Program to implement an Inclusive Postsecondary Education (IPSE) program at Georgia College. This program will enable college students with intellectual disabilities to attend college classes with their non-disabled peers, to participate in typical college life activities, and to develop skills for successful employment.

This position requires a highly-motivated individual to work both independently and interdependently across various groups of stakeholders both on campus and within the greater community. The successful candidate should be highly organized and have a background in cultivating relationships, consensus-building, problem-solving, and be able to create a well-structured support network that enables student success.

This is a grant funded position from November 2022 through May 2023. The academic coordinator will work up to 29 hours per week at $20 per hour. Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:00 am – 4:00 pm are required for Spring 2023 semester. The remainder of the work week will be flexible hours.

• -Background of working with and advocating for individuals with disabilities
• -Demonstrated passion for working with young adults with intellectual disabilities
• -Bachelor’s degree required
• -Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• -Exceptional organizational skills with attention to detail
• -Exemplary ability to build relationships with campus and community partners
• -Working knowledge of inclusive postsecondary education (e.g., Think College) and higher education structures and practices
• -Must be available to work when THRIVE students are on campus. For Spring 2023, students will be on campus all day on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

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Georgia College is committed to the fundamental principle of equal opportunity and equal treatment for every prospective and current employee and strives to create a campus environment which understands, fosters, and embraces the value of diversity. No person shall, on the grounds of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or genetic information, be excluded from employment or participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination, under any program or activity conducted by Georgia College. It is the policy our institution to recruit, hire, train, promote and educate persons without regard to race, color, national or ethnical origin, age, disability, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status as required by applicable state and federal laws (including Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, Sections 503, and 504, AREA, ADA, E.O. 11246, and Rev. Proc. 75-50). Georgia College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Institution.

Key Functions:

• -Support THRIVE students in their academic coursework, internships, and peer mentoring partnerships
• -Work closely with faculty members teaching academic courses
• -Modify and adapt academic content to make it accessible to THRIVE students
• -Liaise with offices across campus (e.g., Disability Resource Center, Student Life, Sports & Recreation, GIVE Center, etc.) to support student success