Administrative Coordinator

University of New England; Biddeford (ME); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & dental

Vision coverage

Retirement match 8%

Leave time + holidays

Tuition waiver (employee)

Tuition waiver (dependents)

50% tuition reduction

Job summary

The University of New England’s Occupational Therapy Program is seeking an Administrative Coordinator to support daily operations, finances, and academic tasks, ensuring smooth program functioning in Biddeford, ME.

The role involves assisting faculty, staff, students, clinical partners, and external stakeholders, while maintaining compliance with university policies and accreditation standards, and helping with curriculum implementation, budgeting, events, and departmental projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide broad administrative support to the Occupational Therapy Program.
• Coordinate daily operations, finances, and academic tasks.
• Support faculty, staff, students, clinical partners, and external stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with university policies and accreditation requirements.
• Facilitate communication across the department.
• Support curriculum implementation, accreditation activities, and budget monitoring.
• Plan events and manage departmental projects.

Job description

The Administrative Coordinator serves as the primary administrative support professional for the Occupational Therapy (OT) Program and is responsible for coordinating a broad range of daily operational, financial, academic, and administrative functions. This position supports faculty, staff, students, clinical partners, and external stakeholders while ensuring efficient program operations, compliance with university policies and accreditation requirements, and effective communication across the department. The Administrative Coordinator plays a key role in supporting current and prospective students, curriculum implementation, accreditation activities, budget monitoring, event planning, and departmental projects.

About The University of New England

UNE is Maine’s largest private university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study-abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible online offerings. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to positively impact a world full of challenges. We are the state’s top provider of health professionals and home to Maine’s only medical and dental colleges, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care programs, and nationally recognized programs in the marine sciences, the natural and social sciences, business, the humanities, and the arts.

Benefits Overview

• Multiple health and dental plan options, plus vision coverage.
• Up to 8% retirement plan match.
• Generous leave time, including vacation, sick, and personal time, and 12+ holidays per year.
• Educational benefits:
  • UNE tuition waiver for employees, spouses, and domestic partners.
  • UNE tuition waiver for dependents of employees with 1 year of full time service.
  • 50% tuition reduction if less than 1 year of fulltime service.

For more information about our outstanding benefits, please visit: UNE Benefits Overview