Student Life Manager, Off-Campus Programs

Student Life Manager, Off-Campus Programs

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The Division of Pre-College and Undergraduate Programs is dedicated to ensuring a supportive, challenging, inclusive, and developmentally appropriate living and learning environment for the approximately 6,000 pre‑college students who hail from all 50 states in the U.S. and over 70 countries.

The Student Life Manager will be part of a staff team that develops and implements a suite of experiential lessons in a transformative learning program for high school students. Staff live and learn alongside students to provide an integrated educational experience. As a team, the program staff support students’ personal growth, intellectual curiosity, and social responsibility while fostering a welcoming and inclusive community.

Teamwork is critical to the success of this immersive learning environment.

The team includes an On‑Site Director who oversees an On‑Site Coordinator and one or two Student Life Managers who support students in their living‑learning space. The staff team is responsible for 18 to 45 students. The Student Life Manager is responsible for supporting the On‑Site Director and On‑Site Coordinator through oversight of community development efforts. This role is seasonal and the final candidate will be able to complete all pre‑work remotely but is required to be on‑site for the duration of the program.

This position reports to the On‑Site Director and the Assistant Dean of Experiential and Language Programs for BEE programs (BEE Program Director) or the Associate Director of Pre‑College and Environmental Studies for BELL programs (BELL Program Director).

Program days last from 8 am until 10 pm, typically consisting of site visits or field trips, on‑site lessons, meals, and community or free time. Staff must be accessible at all times, particularly in the evenings, weekends, and when incidents occur overnight.

• Review the BEE and BELL On‑Site Delivery Guide
• Participate in two to three all‑staff video conference calls
• Engage in ongoing email correspondence about program planning
• Review and provide feedback on the program schedule once it is completed by the Program Director
• Attend staff trainings including anaphylaxis training and may be required to participate in first aid training
• Review program schedule and itinerary and logistics tab on program document to ensure all logistics, such as transportation and entrance tickets are confirmed
• Other relevant duties as assigned

• Arrive five days prior to program start date and depart no earlier than one day after the program concludes
• With On‑Site Director and On‑Site Coordinator, plan activities designed to promote community, wellness and academic success, including a student welcome meeting and orientation
• Learn site‑specific risks and concerns, and communicate these risks and mitigation strategies to staff and students
• Review arrival day logistics, such as airport shuttle schedule, student welcome with staff
• Review schedule and ensure all logistics are confirmed, including transportation and entrance tickets
• Assist On‑Site Director and On‑Site Coordinator in preparing the living and community spaces for student arrival (e.g., testing keys, confirming classrooms)

• Accompany staff and students on all field trips
• Facilitate activities designed to promote community, wellness and academic success
• Attend daily residential staff meetings
• Model inclusive and accepting behavior
• Follow emergency protocol and report unsafe, inappropriate and concerning behavior and enforce policies and procedures, as necessary
• Submit incident reports within 24 hours of an incident
• Help to confirm departure itinerary with students and create staffing plan

• Participate in debrief with all staff upon student departure
• Plan staff closing activities, including a program wrap‑up activity and a staff meal
• Fill out the anonymous debrief Google Document within two weeks of the program end…