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Virginia Tech

Part-Time Program Support Specialist for Undergraduate Curriculum

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Blacksburg, VA

🕑 Part-Time

💰 $22 per Hour

💻 Academic Advising

🗓️ November 13th, 2025

Blackboard Canvas LMS

Edtech.com's Summary

Virginia Tech is hiring a Part-Time Program Support Specialist for Undergraduate Curriculum. The role involves providing operational and administrative support for the First-Year Experiences and Pathways General Education programs, including managing communications, organizing meetings, maintaining web resources, and supporting events.

Highlights
  • Provide administrative support including agenda creation, minute-taking, and communication with faculty and staff.
  • Manage internal grant programs and update websites and other resources.
  • Assist with event and meeting planning for the Undergraduate Curriculum office.
  • Required proficiency with Microsoft Office, Teams, and Google Suite applications.
  • Preferred skills include experience with Adobe Creative Cloud, learning management systems like Canvas or Blackboard, and basic HTML knowledge.
  • Position offers 25-29 hours per week at $22 per hour, with eligibility for overtime.
  • Maintain a consistent record of professionalism and workplace reliability.
  • Must pass a criminal conviction check; not open to students.
  • Supports programs within Virginia Tech's Undergraduate Curriculum office focused on general education and first-year experiences.

Part-Time Program Support Specialist for Undergraduate Curriculum Full Description

Job Description
Serves as operational program support for the office of Undergraduate Curriculum, specifically the First-Year Experiences program (FYE) and the Pathways General Education program. This includes providing general administrative support, including creating agendas and taking minutes for committee meetings, communicating with faculty and staff, managing our internal grant programs, updating our website and other resources, and creating documents and organizational processes for managing information. There will be some event and meeting planning and support as well as various administrative tasks as assigned. 

The ideal candidate will have strong attention to detail, a reliable and motivated work ethic, clear and effective oral and written communication skills, solid technological skills (or the ability to pick up new skills quickly) and thrive as part of a team. A majority of the work will take place in person but, once established, there will be some opportunity for remote work as best fits the needs of the programs (max one day per week). The successful candidate will have a consistent record of professionalism and reliability in the workplace. A flexible (but consistent) days/hours schedule will be developed following hire, in collaboration with the successful candidate. This position is not open to students. 

Required Qualifications
- Proficiency with Office and Google suites (docs, spreadsheets, calendars, forms, etc.).
- A consistent record of professionalism and reliability in the workplace.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, etc.). 
- Experience providing support for meetings and/or events . 
- Experience with a learning management system (LMS) like Canvas, Blackboard, etc. and/or html . 

Pay Band
3
Overtime Status
Non-Exempt: Eligible for overtime
Appointment Type
Restricted
Salary Information
22 per hour
Hours per week
25-29 hours per week
Review Date
December 5, 2025
Additional Information
The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

About Virginia Tech
Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges, a school of medicine, a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School, and Honors College. The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including Blacksburg, the greater Washington, D.C. area, the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke, sites in Newport News and Richmond, and numerous Extension offices and research institutes. A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.
Virginia Tech endorses and encourages participation in professional development opportunities and university shared governance.  These valuable contributions to university shared governance provide important representation and perspective, along with opportunities for unique and impactful professional development.

Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, ethnicity or national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law.

If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Doris Shelor at dshelor@vt.edu during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.

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