Operations Coordinator

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Operations Coordinator

  • 502619
  • Savannah, Georgia, United States
  • Office of Mental Health
  • Student Services
  • Full-time
  • Staff
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As an operations coordinator, you will help implement a range of confidential services provided by the office of mental health to help students navigate challenges and thrive. These services include individual and group counseling, skill-building workshops, and outreach programs.

To support the office of mental health, you’ll:

  • Maintain a welcoming, professional, and confidential environment
  • Conduct initial student contact screenings to assess immediate needs and risk level
  • Facilitate urgent clinical interventions, appropriate referrals, scheduling, and intake support
  • Provide empathetic, direct support to students in distress, under the direction of licensed clinical counselors

As an operations coordinator, you’ll:

  • Provide high-level administrative support
  • Participate in clinical staff meetings, crisis debriefs, and case coordination sessions
  • Maintain complete, confidential records in Titanium, shared drives, Guardian, and departmental databases
  • Manage student conduct-related emails, documentation, and office communications in compliance with records retention protocols

For finances, budgets, and logistics, you’ll:

  • Maintain the department’s budget database, track line-item expenses, manage petty cash, and generate regular financial reports
  • Process staff travel logistics, reimbursements, and financial paperwork via MySCAD
  • Oversee inventory management, routine purchasing, printing requests, and supply orders for general operations and special events
  • Coordinate building work orders, vendor services, and office equipment maintenance

Additionally, you’ll:

  • Supervise, train, and delegate tasks to student employees to ensure seamless office coverage and reception support
  • Plan, schedule, and implement department outreach, in-services, training sessions, and special events
  • Maintain comprehensive records of program functions, event timelines, contact directories, and official outreach metrics

Minimum qualifications:  

  • Bachelor’s degree in social work, human services, counseling, psychology, or a related field
  • At least one year of related experience and training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Preferred qualifications:      

  • Experience in higher education

Work hours: The university work week is Sunday through Saturday. Most offices are open Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. To accommodate business needs, employees may be assigned to other workdays and/or hours, including weekends and evenings.    

ADA tag: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements and minimum qualifications listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and/or meet the minimum qualifications.  


 

Commitment to inclusion

SCAD is committed to fostering a community of respect that is welcoming to all. The innovative spirit at SCAD enriches inclusion by empowering everyone to comfortably be one's authentic self. We are solutions-driven, collaboratively identifying and solving challenges to sustain a positively oriented environment. We understand when all perspectives are elevated, the university community is strengthened.

Equal employment opportunity disclosure

SCAD provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants, without regard to sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), race, color, national origin, age, marital or parental status, disability, genetic information, religion, veteran status, or status in any group protected by applicable laws.

Prohibition against sexual misconduct

SCAD prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns or questions to the Title IX Coordinator. The notice of nondiscrimination is located at scad.edu/sexualmisconduct.

Clery Act security report

SCAD is committed to assisting all members of the SCAD community in providing for their own safety and security. Information regarding campus security, personal safety and fire safety, including topics such as crime prevention, crime reporting policies and crime statistics for the most recent three year period, and disciplinary procedures is available on the SCAD safety and security website at scad.edu/safety.

Questions? 
Contact scadhr@scad.edu.