Description

The Assistant Director/Coordinator of Upward Bound manages daily operations, supervises staff, coordinates activities, liaises with schools/families, tracks data, and supports college applications and financial aid.

Job Responsibilities

QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience:
A master’s degree in guidance and counseling, education administration, or a related field is preferred, along with 3 years of experience working with disadvantaged students or TRIO Programs.
 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Identify, recruit, and retain 132 participants for the Upward Bound Program
• Assess each participant’s needs
• Design an educational plan and provide necessary services to each participant to ensure that educational needs are met for retention and graduation
• Develop and provide cultural, social, and personal development activities and trips for participants
• Provide services and activities to ensure persistence and graduation
• Design and implement services to motivate participants to enroll in college
• Assess Program services and activities to ascertain the degree to which objectives
are met (weekly meetings, monthly reports, file reviews, activities and services evaluation, semi-annual reports, and annual performance reports)
• Provide counseling and mentoring services
• Assist participants in applying for college
• Administer program assessment, score, compile, record, interpret, and submit a report for each assessment
• Monitor participants’ progress and maintain participants’ records (Blumen and handwritten)
• Document services, activities, and make recommendations/suggestions for improvements
• Facilitate workshops based on participant needs
• Assist with follow-up and tracking participants
• Maintain program roster and demographic profile
• Attend campus meetings, programs, TRIO workshops, and conferences
• Assist with maintaining a waiting list and securing missing information needed to complete applications
• Develop and maintain uniform participant files
• Provide leadership in securing data and assist with writing proposals

• Perform other duties required to promote program effectiveness
• Other duties as assigned
 

KNOWLEDGE OF
• Counseling techniques
• Supervisory skills
• Microsoft Office and other programs
• Diagnostic testing
 

ABILITY TO
• Demonstrate abilities to facilitate small groups, offer special needs workshops, and coordinate student learning
• Interact effectively with students who have different educational, social, and societal backgrounds (college and high school)
• Ability to provide academic advisement and counseling on personal, academic, and career matters with students

SALARY RANGE
• $50,00-$55,000