Salem Academy and College, the oldest continuously operating educational institution for girls and women in the country by its founding date of 1772, invites applications for Salem Scholars Program Coordinator. The Salem Scholars Program Coordinator provides institutional leadership in developing and managing a program that will cultivate excellence among high-achieving undergraduates interested in the College’s Health Leadership transformation. As such, Health Leadership will be integral to the program and inform the Coordinator’s development of the Salem Scholars as outlined below. This position will have responsibility for the day-to-day management of the program, including frequent, direct interactions with students, faculty, and staff across campus to develop the program. The Coordinator will work collaboratively with the Dean of Admissions and the Leadership Program Director to set admissions goals and criteria, communicate with students and families throughout the admissions cycle; plan, implement and track Salem Scholars’ academic, leadership, and research engagement programs, teach a First-Year Experience class for incoming students in the Salem Scholars program, and provide academic advising to students in the program.
Salem Academy and College is the oldest continuously operating educational institution for girls and women in the country by its founding date of 1772. The institution is currently celebrating its 250th anniversary and is engaging in transformational change to innovate in women’s education. Salem Academy is a college preparatory school located on a diverse, active college campus focused on preparing young women for careers in STEAM. Salem College is the nation’s only liberal arts college exclusively dedicated to developing the next generation of women in health leadership. Salem Academy and College is located in Winston Salem, North Carolina, a vibrant college town known for arts and innovation.
While performing the responsibilities of the Salem Scholars Program Coordinator, the employee is required to sit for varying lengths of time; occasionally bend, reach, lift, push, and pull up to 25 pounds; stand, walk, and kneel and regularly ascend/descend stairs; use hands and fingers to handle or feel and manipulate keys on a keyboard; perform extended periods of work at a computer workstation and view a computer monitor; perceive sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction; and express and exchange ideas through oral communication with students, faculty, staff, professional colleagues, governing boards, and the general public in the performance of the essential duties and responsibilities of the position.
To apply, please send a letter of interest addressing your qualifications for the position along with a resume and three professional references to deanofcollege@salem.edu and hr@salem.edu. The letter of interest may be addressed to the “Search Committee.” The review of applications will begin immediately and will be ongoing until the position is filled.
Salem Academy and College is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other characteristic protected by law.