TRIO Upward Bound Coordinator

Summary

The TRIO Upward Bound Program is federally funded by the Department of Education that provides services designed to improve academic, career, and personal skills to prepare first-generation (neither parent has a four-year degree) or low-income high school students to be successful in high school and college.

Responsibilities

•  Provide academic and support services to TRIO Upward Bound participants
• Monitor student progress and provide individualized coaching, interventions, or referrals as appropriate.
• Assist in the completion of FAFSA and scholarship opportunities
• Designs and implementations of 6-week Summer Enrichment Academy.
• Lead post-secondary education preparation activities for program participants
• Coordinate, schedule, and supervise student participation in college fairs/open houses, information sessions, campus visits, field trips, and workshops.
• Monitors and tracks successful TRIO Upward Bound Program measures and outcomes.
• Coordinate enrichment activities, physical activities, field trips, and cultural events.
• Communicate program activities with Upward Bound participants, Upward Bound parents/guardians, and Upward Bound staff.
• Assist in program reporting utilizing.
• Maintain timely and accurate records of student activities.
• Ensure physical and electronic student files are up to date.
• Assists with student intake and eligibility.
• Develop relationships with Upward Bound participants, as well as their family and supporters, to provide them with the highest level of wraparound support.
• Develop and enhance program communications and learning activities to assist student development.
• Coordinates with Director to develop and maintain TRIO Upward Bound Program brochures and handouts to provide participants with accurate information.
• Attends local and national workshops, seminars, meetings, and high school events to promote the TRIO Upward Bound program.
• Ensure students receive and complete pre and post TRIO Upward Bound assessments for scheduled activities.
• Travel for TRIO – related trips and activities with program participants involving some occasional overnights during each component and ability to travel as needed for training or conferences.
• Work with individuals and groups from diverse backgrounds and experiences to provide resources that will support their navigation through higher education and help to ensure they know that they matter.
• Ability to maintain accurate student records and documentation needed for grant reporting.
• Designs, monitors, and implements TRIO Upward Bound student college bridge program
• Enter student information into Blumen – Compansol tracking database.
• Ensure daily attendance is conducted during the school year and summer.
• Assist with the completion and submission of the Annual Performance Report (APR).
• Responsible for ensuring all TRIO Upward Bound equipment is properly secured, managed, inventoried, stored, tracked, loaned, and returned according to organizational protocol.
• Assist in the monitoring and tracking of all participating and graduating TRIO Upward Bound program participants.
• Conduct weekly site visits to partnering schools to monitor the TRIO Upward Bound staff to ensure quality control of the rendering and implementation of TRIO Upward Bound services; in addition to providing services to TRIO Upward Bound students.
• Flexible schedule, position may require some evenings and weekends.
• Performs other duties, responsibilities and activities as required by supervisor and as Departmental/College needs indicate, as assigned within reason

Qualifications

● Bachelor’s degree required

● Valid Illinois Driver’s License required.

● Knowledge of retention strategies in postsecondary/higher education institutions and working with counseling/advising services.

● Excellent organizational and communication skills (verbal and written).

● Ability to effectively present information to groups of administrators, faculty, students, and the community.

● Ability to read, analyze, and interpret data, define problems for reporting, while maintaining confidentiality.

● Ability to influence others on the benefits/importance of an idea or plan of action and to gain their support or commitment.

Preferred Qualifications

● Master’s degree

● Five years of experience in designing and managing educational programs for underserved populations with three years in a supervisory or lead (leading projects, processes, and staff) capacity.

● Experience in overcoming academic and economic obstacles to success and previous TRIO Upward Bound working experience.

● Knowledge of recruitment strategies for postsecondary institutions and alternative education programs.

Hours 8:00am - 4:30p

Salary

$46,656- $69,983 Candidates with experience are generally hired at the mid range.