Student Life Program Specialist

%3Cp%3E%3Cspan style=%22color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3EThe person in this %3Cstrong%3EStudent Life Program Specialist%3C/strong%3E position will be part of the Student Life team for students participating in the UI REACH (Realizing Educational and Career Hopes) Program with primary responsibilities in RA supervision and student support in campus engagement, advising, independent living, and classroom instruction. UI REACH staff collaborate to assist in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the Academic Life, Career Development, Transition, and/or Student Life experience for UI REACH students.%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%3Cspan style=%22color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3EUI REACH is a comprehensive transition program for 18-25-year-old students with intellectual, cognitive, and learning disabilities. %26nbsp;Students live in the residence hall, engage in campus opportunities, enroll in courses on campus, and gain employment skills in community internships (%3C/span%3E%3Ca href=%22http://www.education.uiowa.edu/reach%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3Ewww.education.uiowa.edu/reach%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3Cspan style=%22color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E). %26nbsp;%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%3Cspan style=%22color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3EThis is a specified term, 10-month school year appointment at 100% effort during the months worked. Position will be placed on an unpaid leave of absence for the months of June and July. Health and Dental benefits are available during the leave periods. The specified term may be eligible for renewal.%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%3Cspan style=%22color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3EEvening and weekend work will be required. %26nbsp;Participate in an on-call duty rotation.%26nbsp;%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%26nbsp;%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%3Cspan style=%22color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cstrong style=%22-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;%22%3ESpecific Job Duties and Tasks:%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cul%3E%3Cli%3E%3Cspan style=%22color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3EProvide individualized, student-centered support to UI REACH students.%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3E%3Cspan style=%22color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3EMentor, coach, or instruct students in one-to-one, small-group, classroom, workplace, campus, or community settings in personal, social, independent living, campus involvement, and academic areas.%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3E%3Cspan style=%22color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3EHelp students develop skills that promote independence, personal growth, academic success, workplace readiness, and community engagement.%26nbsp;%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3E%3Cspan style=%22color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3EServe in the on-call schedule on assigned evenings and weekends.%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3E%3Cspan style=%22color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3EComplete and maintain case notes, evaluations, progress records, assessments, and other required documentation in designated platform.%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3E%3Cspan style=%22color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3ECollaborate with UI REACH colleagues and internal or external partners to coordinate effective student support.%26nbsp;%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3E%3Cspan style=%22color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3EManage the UI REACH Resident Assistant team including hiring, onboarding, supervising, ongoing training, and collaborating with Division of Student Life Hall Coordinators.%26nbsp;%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3E%3Cspan style=%22color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3EMaintain accurate student records, case notes, room assignments, incident-response materials, on-call updates, and Student Life data systems.%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3E%3Cspan style=%22color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3EPlan and deliver Student Life courses, activities, and educational programming that promote campus integration and independent living.%26nbsp;%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3E%3Cspan style=%22color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3ECollaborate with UI REACH colleagues and internal or external partners to coordinate effective student support.%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3E%3Cspan style=%22color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3EDevelop and maintain positive professional relationships with students, families, staff, instructors, supervisors, employers, and community partners.%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3E%3Cspan style=%22color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3EParticipate in staff meetings, required training, professional development, workgroups, or program-related activities.%26nbsp;%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E%3Cp%3E%26nbsp;%3C/p%3E%3Cp style=%22-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:%26quot;Segoe UI%26quot;, %26quot;Segoe UI Web%26quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px 0px 12px;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;display:inline !important;float:none;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;%22%3ETo obtain the full job description including key areas of responsibility, technical competencies, and desirable qualifications, please contact %3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Ca style=%22-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(4, 95, 171);font-family:%26quot;Open Sans%26quot;, %26quot;Segoe UI%26quot;, Frutiger, %26quot;Frutiger Linotype%26quot;, %26quot;Dejavu Sans%26quot;, %26quot;Helvetica Neue%26quot;, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13.02px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:inherit;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;%22 href=%22mailto:[email protected]%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;display:inline !important;float:none;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;%22%[email protected]%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp style=%22-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:%26quot;Segoe UI%26quot;, %26quot;Segoe UI Web%26quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px 0px 12px;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;%22%3E%26nbsp;%3C/p%3E%3Cp style=%22-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:%26quot;Segoe UI%26quot;, %26quot;Segoe UI Web%26quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px 0px 12px;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cstrong style=%22-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;%22%3EAbout University UI Reach:%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp style=%22-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:%26quot;Segoe UI%26quot;, %26quot;Segoe UI Web%26quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px 0px 12px;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3EUI REACH (Realizing Educational and Career Hopes) is nested in the UI College of Education and is a comprehensive transition program for college-age students with intellectual, cognitive, and learning disabilities. UI REACH offers an integrated college experience in a caring and structured environment.%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp style=%22-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:%26quot;Segoe UI%26quot;, %26quot;Segoe UI Web%26quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px 0px 12px;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3EAcademics, career and transition, social growth, and campus life are areas of focus. UI REACH is a four-year program with early graduation options. %3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%26nbsp;%3C/p%3E

Education Required:

• A Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.  

 

Required Qualifications:

• Experience supporting persons with autism spectrum disorders, developmental disabilities, and/or learning disabilities in a secondary education setting, on a college campus, in the workplace, and/or in the community. Typical experience 6 months – 1 year.
• Demonstrated successful experience working in a team environment by exhibiting effective teamwork and contributing to an overall positive and productive work/team environment.
• Demonstrated ability to interact with a varied population.
• Ability to effectively communicate (written and verbally); able to communicate effectively with internal and external constituents.
• Must be proficient in computer software applications.  
• Demonstrated experience in a program requiring flexibility in managing multiple responsibilities.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and meet the UI Risk Management driving requirements.  

 

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with supporting independent living and social engagement development.
• Experience in higher education areas of Student Life, Student Support or University Housing.
• Teaching or informal instructional experience with students with autism spectrum disorders, developmental disabilities, and/or learning disabilities.
• Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) and/or Direct Support Professionals (DSP) certification.

 

Application Details

In order to be considered for an interview, applicants must upload:

• Resume

• Cover Letter

   

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 7 calendar days. This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended. Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process. 

For questions, contact Alex Schutman at [email protected]

 

Benefits Highlights

• Regular salaried position. Pay level 3A. Located in Iowa City, Iowa.
• Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans.
• For more information about Why Iowa? Click here.

 

About Iowa

Joining the University of Iowa means becoming a vital part of the Hawkeye community, where your work directly impacts education, research, and student success. Enjoy exceptional health coverage, university-paid life insurance, robust retirement plans, and generous leave policies. Benefit from 24/7 support services, well-being resources, and access to UI Health Care specialists. Grow professionally with advanced training, leadership development, and tuition assistance. Iowa City offers a great quality of life with world-class performances at Hancher Auditorium, Big Ten athletics, top-ranked public schools, and outdoor recreation. Join us in making a difference at a leading Big Ten university and premier public research institution.

 

Job Details
Primary Location: Iowa City
Job: Campus Services
Organization: College of Education
Schedule: Regular
Job Type: Full-time
Job Posting: Oct 1, 2026, 10:47:30 AM