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Texas State University is hiring a Coordinator, Family & Transfer Experiences. The role leads programming, engagement, and support for two groups: parents and family members of new and continuing students, and incoming and current transfer students. It sits in the New Student & Family Experiences office and reports to the Director of New Student and Family Experiences.

Highlights

Host and support the New Student Orientation experience for over 7,000 new families and 3,000 transfers.
Coordinate Family Weekend and Spring Family Day for over 8,000 attendees to connect families to the life of the university.
Coordinate Transfer Orientation for incoming transfer students in partnership with the Assistant Director and campus collaborators.
Run transfer-specific retention and transition programming across the academic year, informed by transfer student success research and institutional data, and connect students to resources and communities.
Help develop department-wide programs including New Student Orientation, Welcome Week, and other transition and retention initiatives, with on-site supervision of event facilities, policy compliance, and hospitality.
Communicate with families through the Bobcat Family Portal, social media, and webpages, and develop print and electronic resources for families and transfer students.
Steward revenue accounts totaling over $200,000 and administer scholarship programs and competitions that award over $25,000 to current students.
Bachelor's degree and two years of post-bachelor's experience in student affairs, counseling, advising, or related work, with experience in program development, assessment, public speaking, and event planning or project management.
Pay of $4,017 to $4,369 per month for a full-time, permanent position.

Coordinator, Family & Transfer Experiences Full Description

Posting Information

Posting Number | 2027063

Posting/Functional Title | Coordinator, Family & Transfer Experiences

University Pay Plan Title | Student Development Specialist II

Location | San Marcos

Department | New Student & Family Experiences

Recruitment Type | Open Recruiting

Job Type | Full-Time

Funding Source | Permanent

Monthly Salary | $4,017.00-$4,369.00

Job Category | Exempt

Required Qualifications: Applicants must specifically address how they meet these required qualifications to meet the requirements of the position. | Bachelors Degree Required. Minimum of two years’ experience in post-bachelor’s experience working in student affairs, counseling, advising, or related experience. Experience in program development, assessment, and public speaking. Experience with large scale programming, event planning or project management. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with diverse constituencies both on and off campus. Strong written and interpersonal communication. Ability to hold and serve two distinct constituent populations with equal attentiveness and responsiveness based on the makeup of the Texas State population. Ability to create campus-wide relationships and foster strategic collaborations. Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate multiple projects simultaneously with professionalism and results orientation.

Preferred Qualifications | Master’s or other advanced degree in Higher Education Administration, Counseling, or related field. Understanding of fundamental event planning practices. Understanding of the transition needs of both family member and new transfer student populations. Familiarity with transfer student success research, community college pipelines, and transfer-specific challenges. General student development theory, with application to family engagement and student transition programming. Program development and assessment. Budget management concepts.

Job Description | The Coordinator of Family and Transfer Experiences leads, manages programming, engagement, and support initiatives for two distinct yet interconnected populations. Parents/family members of new and continuing students, incoming, current transfer students at Texas State University.

Job Duties | Family Program Management: Support and host an educational and engaging experience for over 7,000 new families and 3,000 transfers through New Student Orientation. Coordinate annual Family Weekend and Spring Family Day experiences for over 8,000 individuals to connect families to the life of the university. Assist with the development and implementation of department-wide programs including New Student Orientation, Welcome week, and other new orientation, transition, and retention initiatives. Provide on-site supervision of designated events to oversee use of facilities, compliance with policies, hospitality, and assistance in problem resolution.

Transfer Program Management: Coordinate and implement Transfer Orientation programming for incoming transfer students, in partnership with the Assistant Director and campus collaborators. Host and execute transfer-specific retention and transition programming across the academic year, informed by transfer student success research and institutional data. Serve as a programmatic point of contact for transfer student engagement, connecting students to resources, communities, and belonging opportunities. Provide on-site supervision of designated events to oversee use of facilities, compliance with policies, hospitality, and assistance in problem resolution.

Constituent Engagement Support communication and engagement with families through established communication channels including the Bobcat Family Portal, social media and webpages. Support project teams consisting of internal and external stakeholders to host an engaging weekend-long program of activities. Develop and execute print and electronic resources to serve families and transfer students.

Fiscal Management Steward revenue accounts totaling over $200,000 and multiple endowed scholarships. Administer scholarship programs and competitions to award over $25,000 of financial resources to current students.

Other Duties as AssignedCoordinate special projects and other duties as assigned by the Director of New Student and Family Experiences or designee.

Additional Information to Applicants |

Job Open Date | 10/05/2026

Job Close Date (posting closes at midnight) | 11/09/2026

Open Until Filled | No

Normal Work Days | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Normal Work Hours Start | 8:00AM

Normal Work Hours End | 5:00PM

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