AESOP – Student Employment Office /student-employment Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:43:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 /wp-content/themes/b/bates-framework/styles/images/bates-favicon.png AESOP – Student Employment Office /student-employment 32 32 SA: AESOP Assistant Coordinator /student-employment/studentjob/aesop-assistant-coordinator/ Thu, 24 Oct 2019 04:00:56 +0000 /student-employment/?post_type=studentjob&p=3824 The position of Assistant AESOP Coordinator supports the planning, organization and execution of
the Annual Entering Student Orientation Program (AESOP) under the guidance of the AESOP
Coordinators. As part of first year orientation events, Coordinators work in partnership with the
Office of Residence Life and Health Education introduce first years to outdoor and community
opportunities in and throughout Maine and New Hampshire with a focus on building relationships
amongst ΐΦ²₯΄«Γ½ students and helping students establish a sense of place. We strive to support new
students in their transitions to ΐΦ²₯΄«Γ½, foster connection between first year students, and support
connection to upperclass students.

Assistant Coordinators are hired at the end of the first semester of their sophomore year and remain
Assistant Coordinators until the completion of AESOP before their junior year. Following the
completion of AESOP they then assume the roles of AESOP Coordinators (no longer assistants). The
Assistant Coordinators are hired to bring new insight to the program, working collaboratively with the
AESOP Coordinators to implement improvements; Assistant Coordinators are the primary managers
of gear maintenance and organization.

 

Key Accountabilities:

Administrative
● Meet with the Assistant Dean and Senior Associate Dean from the Office of Residence Life
and Health Education when needed
● Meet with additional faculty, staff, and students when needed
● Document the Assistant Coordinator yearly process for future AESOP Assistant Coordinators
● Collaborate with the AESOP Coordinators to implement changes from previous years
● Collaborate with the AESOP Coordinators to support and infuse equity and inclusion
initiatives within the AESOP program
● Collaborate with the Senior Associate Dean of Students, Assistant Dean of Students, and the
AESOP Coordinators to implement risk management practices
● Collaborate with the AESOP Coordinators to develop student leadership within AESOP,
especially for AESOP Leaders
● Manage all AESOP gear inclusive of gear maintenance and creating a gear management
inventory for AESOP
Hiring
● Assist the AESOP Coordinators in advertising for and hiring for AESOP Leaders
● Assist the AESOP Coordinators in conducting and planning the interview process for AESOP
Leaders
Leadership Training
● Assist the AESOP Coordinators in Inclusively designing Leadership Week to support leaders
from a diverse array of backgrounds and experiences
● Assist the AESOP Coordinators in facilitating and planning Leadership Week inclusive of
Wilderness First Aid, Green Dot, Title IX, and Inclusivity trainings among others
● Train and teach necessary skills such as tent set-up, Leave No Trace (LNT), hygiene, water
purification, map reading and compass skills, Whisper Lite and Coleman stoves, knots, and
etc. to AESOP Leaders
● Prepare AESOP Leaders for group dynamics through ice breakers, field scenarios, intergroup
dynamic scenarios, and risk-management.
● Educate AESOP Leaders on risk management and evacuation protocols
AESOP Trips – Planning and Implementation
● Assist the AESOP Coordinators in implementing and planning all AESOP Trips
β—‹ Book campsites, book group activities, and confirm these bookings
β—‹ Register and acquire permits for groups traveling in areas with special land use
designations
β—‹ Order and distribute the necessary food items to accommodate all students on the trips
β—‹ Coordinate van transportation and associated paperwork
β—‹ Review previous trip itineraries and create new trip itineraries
β—‹ Organize maps to the campsites and trip trails
β—‹ Assign each trip to one AESOP coordinator and establish expectations for leader
communication
]]> SA: AESOP Coordinator /student-employment/studentjob/aesop-coordinator/ Thu, 24 Oct 2019 04:00:01 +0000 /student-employment/?post_type=studentjob&p=4346 The position of AESOP Coordinator plans, organizes and executes the Annual Entering Student
Orientation Program (AESOP) with the support of the Assistant AESOP Coordinators as part of First
Year Orientation. The Coordinators work in partnership with the Office of Residence Life and Health
Education to introduce first years to outdoor and community opportunities in and throughout Maine
and New Hampshire with a focus on building relationships amongst ΐΦ²₯΄«Γ½ students and helping
students establish a sense of place. We strive to support new students in their transitions to ΐΦ²₯΄«Γ½,
foster connection between first year students, and support connection to upperclass students.

The AESOP Coordinator position is a one year position, which a student assumes after being an
Assistant Coordinator the prior semester. This position is expected to implement next year’s AESOP
program and delegate that work amongst other AESOP Coordinators and Assistant Coordinators.
This position will analyze the AESOP program they witnessed the year prior and make appropriate
improvements where possible. AESOP Coordinators will work closely with the Office of Residence
Life and Health Education in the planning of AESOP for the upcoming year. The AESOP
Coordinators are also responsible for training and onboarding Assistant Coordinators about the
AESOP program as they work, driving consensus amongst the group, and establishing group
expectations for working together amongst the other coordinators.

 

Key Accountabilities:

Administrative
● Meet frequently with the Assistant Dean and Senior Associate Dean from the Office of
Residence Life and Health Education
● Meet with additional faculty, staff, and students when needed
● Manage the budget for project allocations
● Document the coordinator yearly process for future AESOP coordinators
● Implement changes from previous years
● Support and infuse equity and inclusion initiatives within the AESOP program
● Collaborate with the Senior Associate Dean of Students and Assistant Dean of Students to
implement risk management practices
● Focus on developing student leadership within AESOP, especially for AESOP Leaders
● Set the mission, vision, values, and direction of the AESOP program in collaboration with the
Office of Residence Life and Health Education
Hiring
● Advertise for and hire Assistant Coordinators
● Advertise for and hire AESOP Leaders
● Conduct and plan the interview process for Assistant Coordinators
● Conduct and plan the interview process for AESOP Leaders
Leadership Training
● Inclusively design Leadership Week to support leaders from a diverse array of backgrounds and
experiences
● Plan and facilitate Leadership Week inclusive of Wilderness First Aid, Green Dot, Title IX,
and Inclusivity trainings among others
● Train and teach necessary skills such as tent set-up, Leave No Trace (LNT), hygiene, water
purification, map reading and compass skills, Whisper Lite and Coleman stoves, knots, and
etc. to AESOP Leaders
● Prepare AESOP Leaders for group dynamics through ice breakers, field scenarios, intergroup
dynamic scenarios, and risk-management.
● Educate AESOP Leaders on risk management and evacuation protocols
AESOP Trips – Planning and Implementation
● Book campsites, book group activities, and confirm these bookings
● Register and acquire permits for groups traveling in areas with special land use designations
● Order and distribute the necessary food items to accommodate all students on the trips
● Coordinate van transportation and associated paperwork
● Review previous trip itineraries and create new trip itineraries
● Organize maps to the campsites and trip trails
● Assign each trip to one AESOP coordinator and establish expectations for leader
communication
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