Coordinator of Special Programs

🇺🇸 Camden, New Jersey 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $68K - $101K 💻 Academic Advising 🗓️ October 29th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

Rutgers University is hiring a Coordinator of Special Programs. The role leads violence prevention and victim assistance work at Rutgers University-Camden, coordinating campus education, student support, and access to community-based victim assistance services while reporting to the Dean of Students. It also supports the campus CARES team, which connects students facing academic, medical, and behavioral challenges with resources, advocacy, and referrals.

Highlights

Lead violence prevention and victim assistance initiatives for Rutgers University-Camden, serving as the campus's primary point of contact and managing the University's partnership with SERV, a community-based victim assistance provider.
Assess student needs, decide which support can be coordinated on campus and which needs warrant referral to SERV or other resources, and follow up with the students afterward.
Develop and run Sexual Assault Awareness Month programming, take part in summer orientation, and deliver prevention education throughout the academic year in collaboration with campus offices.
Provide outreach, advocacy, and follow-up for a limited CARES caseload, with the position's time split evenly between violence prevention and CARES.
Work in a nonclinical coordination and education role that does not provide psychotherapy, medical treatment, legal representation, or Title IX investigations.
Bachelor's degree in student affairs, higher education, social work, public health, psychology, counseling, or a related field, plus at least two years of experience in student support, violence prevention education, victim assistance, or case coordination.
New Jersey victim advocate certification, completed either at hire or within six months of the hire date.
Preferred qualifications include a master's degree, experience serving survivors of sexual assault, dating and domestic violence, and stalking, and knowledge of Title IX and the Clery Act.
Salary range of $68,278 to $100,509 per year for a full-time, fully on-site position of 37.5 hours per week, with occasional evening and weekend programming.