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Job Description

Department: Liberal Arts Division

General Statement of Job

The Coordinator supports, implements, and evaluates activities of the Center for Mexican American Studies and Ballet Folklorico South Texas College; attends and represents the College at local, state, national, international conferences and cultural festival and activities, as needed; supervises and coordinates student travel opportunities promoting student engagement; participates in the development of marketing strategies to promote campus activities and services to maximize student involvement.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Supports, implements, and evaluates student activities and events district-wide and out of district.
• Attends and represents the College at local, state, national, international conferences and cultural festival and activities, as needed.
• Monitors student’s proper and safe use of CMAS’ facilities, equipment, costumes, props, and furnishings as per departmental procedures.
• Oversees maintenance of costumes and props that are utilized by Ballet Folklorico South Texas College before and after performances.
• Coordinates and assists with various educational, recreational, social and cultural on-campus events that are jointly sponsored with other divisions and departments including Lecture series and festivals.
• Supervises and coordinates student travel opportunities promoting student engagement.
• Cultivates cooperative working relationships with internal and external stakeholders of the College consistent with STC’s mission, philosophy, and goals.
• Coordinates with vendors, city code enforcement, and other external agencies in ensuring proper documentation, permits, quotes, etc. are properly obtained for events, as needed.
• Works with Continuing Education to offer courses in cultural dance at various experience levels.
• Collaborates with the Public Relations and Marketing department in marketing, graphic design, and social media to ensure proper promotion of events, as needed.
• Participates in the development of marketing strategies to promote campus activities and services to maximize student involvement.
• Maintains familiarity with the College’s programs, policies, procedures and academic standards.
• Responsible for maintaining accountability and sound fiscal management.
• Travels throughout the college district, as needed.
• Supervises assigned staff.
• Serves as Campus Security Authority.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree required; Master's Degree preferred.
• At least two (2) years of work experience in higher education preferred.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Effective leadership and supervisory skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and presentation abilities.
• Strong computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, and Internet documentation search and mail.
• Ability to function well under time constraints and strict deadlines.
• Demonstrated commitment to the community college philosophy of education.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Checks, Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations

• All applicants are subject to a criminal background check under South Texas College policy.

Physical Requirements

• Exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
• Pick, pinch, type, or otherwise work, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
• Sits particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walk and to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Exhibit close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and/or extensive reading, including color, depth perception, and field vision.
• Make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
• Express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.

The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

Minimum Compensation

$48,233.00

Desired Start Date

October 22, 2026

Posting Close Date (No Close Date if Blank)

14 October 2026 11:59pm

Job Tags

Full time, Work experience placement, Work at office, Local area, Long distance

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