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Wright State University

Program Coordinator

🇺🇸 Dayton, FL

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $17 per Hour

💻 Project Management

🗓️ August 15th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Wright State University is hiring a Program Coordinator. The role involves providing planning and administrative support for the Professional Psychology doctoral program within the College of Health, Education, and Human Services. The coordinator manages program activities, coordinates curriculum approvals, assists with marketing and accreditation, supervises staff, and handles budgeting and documentation for student field experiences and scholarships.

Highlights
  • Provide administrative support and coordinate planning for Professional Psychology doctoral program activities and events.
  • Manage curriculum approvals via Curriculog and conduct degree audits to verify student exam eligibility.
  • Collaborate with clinical sites and administration to ensure documentation and scholarship awards are processed.
  • Assist with course guide design, marketing materials, program website maintenance, and course scheduling.
  • Hire and supervise graduate assistants and student employees.
  • Manage program expenses using university purchasing and reimbursement systems.
  • Required skills include proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and database management.
  • Preferred experience with website maintenance and social media platforms.
  • Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree with 2+ years related experience or Associate's degree with 4 years related experience; strong communication and organizational skills.
  • Compensation starts at $17.00 per hour with full-time employment (1.0 FTE).

Program Coordinator Full Description

Program Coordinator
Please see Special Instructions for more details.
Please submit a cover letter and resume with your application.

EEO Statement  | Wright State University is an equal opportunity employer.
Faculty Rank or Job Title  | Program Coordinator
Job Category:  | Administrative (exempt/non-exempt)
Department  | School of Professional Psychology
EEO number:  | 25H342
Position FTE  | 1.0 FTE
Minimum Annual or Hourly Rate  | $17.00/hr
Salary Band:  | UC HR3

Job Summary/Basic Function:  | Program Coordinator is responsible for providing planning and administrative support for Professional Psychology within the College of Health, Education, and Human Services related to the needs of their doctoral program.

Minimum Qualifications  | Bachelor’s degree in a related field and a minimum of 2 or more years of related work experience or Associate’s degree with four years of work related experience.
Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
Experience with Microsoft Word, and Excel as well as database management.

Preferred Qualifications  | Experience with website maintenance, social media platforms.
Ability to multitask in busy office environment.

Essential Functions and percent of time:  | Provide support for unit’s activities and programs including submitting required documentation to Curriculog for program curriculum approvals and coordinating planning efforts for events such as graduation, convocation, etc. Conduct degree audits and work with licensure and/or certification agencies to confirm student eligibility to sit for exams. Work with clinical sites to ensure required documentation is completed for student field experiences and CHEH administration to ensure scholarships are awarded as directed by site agreements. Maintain student database(s) as appropriate. Attend on-campus and off-campus as well as virtual college fair events to promote programs. (60%)

Assist with design and distribution of program course guides, marketing materials and promotional items. Create, maintain and update program websites. Coordinate with faculty, advisors and administrators to determine cohorts and start dates. Submit course schedules to the registrar’s office according to current policies and procedures. Maintain and update programs of study for students and distributing as appropriate. Assist program directors with accreditation reports. (15%)

Hire and supervise graduate assistant(s) and/or student employees for administrative support of the assigned program. Manage the workflow for curriculum through the University system for assigned program. (10%)

Manage program expenses while utilizing university systems for purchases and reimbursements. Verify enrollment numbers for billing roster from partnering organizations. (10%)

Perform other duties as assigned. (5%)

Essential Functions and percent of time (cont'd):  |
Non-Essential Functions and percent of time:  |
Working Conditions  | Standard office setting. May be required to work evenings and/or weekends for special events.

To preserve the safety and security of the campus community and to maintain the integrity of university operations, it is the policy of Wright State University making an employment offer contingent on various background checks, such as a criminal record, credit history when job related and/or education verifications. Additionally, an administrative review shall be conducted whenever the university learns that an employee is charged with or convicted of a crime (except for minor vehicle violations). Frequently asked questions related to background checks may be found on the Human resources website at http://www.wright.edu/human-resources.

Effective July 1, 2017, per Policy 7230 Wright State University is tobacco-free.  Tobacco use, including the sale, advertising sampling and distribution of tobacco products and tobacco related items is prohibited in all university facilities, on all university owned or leased grounds, university owned or operated residence halls and apartments, and at all university sponsored events regardless of location. Tobacco use is also prohibited in all university vehicles or on any equipment owned, leased or operated by Wright State University.  This policy applies to anyone on campus including students, faculty, staff, visitors, consultants, vendors, patients, volunteers, and contractor employees.

Special Instructions to Applicants  | Please submit a cover letter and resume with your application.

Posting Date  | 08/14/2025
First Consideration Date:  | 08/24/2025
Closing Date  |
Open Until Filled  | Yes
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