What are the responsibilities and job description for the Grant Coordinator - McNair Scholars position at Texas State University?
Posting Information
Posting Information
Posting Number
2025419
Posting/Functional Title
Grant Coordinator - McNair Scholars
University Pay Plan Title
Grant Coordinator
Location
San Marcos
Department
McNair Scholars
Recruitment Type
Open to All
Job Type
Full-Time
Funding Source
Grant
Monthly Salary
$3,800 commensurate w/experience
Job Category
Exempt
Required Qualifications: Applicants must specifically address how they meet these required qualifications to meet the requirements of the position.
- Bachelor’s degree in higher education administration, student development, counseling, social work, or STEM-related field.
- Experience in collegiate teaching or working with federal TRIO programs, academic support programs, or similar programs serving underrepresented college students.
- Experience providing academic, career, economic literacy advising, and assisting underrepresented college students with the research/scholarly activities, graduate school admissions, and financial aid process.
- Ability to coordinate programming activities and processes for working with students.
- Knowledge of graduate school admissions procedures and resources and national research presentation opportunities.
- Ability to track and follow Participants ‘attainment, retention, and successes.
- Knowledge of academic advising and college, financial aid, economic literacy activities, and related services for students.
- Experience advising and assisting Students with the graduate school admissions and financial aid process.
- Ability to maintain a caseload of Participants and provide them with documented services and activities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in higher education administration, student development, counseling, social work, or STEM-related field
- 1 year planning educational and/or cultural trips.
- 1 year experience hiring, training, and supervising in a tutoring or similar support program.
- 2 years’ experience with academic support programs focused on student success.
- Bilingual (Spanish) speaking/writing.
Job Description
This is a grant funded position. Continuation of this position is contingent upon grant funding. The position is headquartered in-person on the San Marcos campus.
Reports to the Director of the McNair Scholars Program at Texas State University. The Grant Coordinator promotes educational achievement retention, good standing, and graduation for program participants.
The Grant Coordinator is responsible for overseeing all program events and services (including recruitment, academic guidance activities, workshops, and tutoring assistance, etc.) to ensure compliance with procedures and to meet program goals and objectives.
Evening and weekend work and travel may be required.
Job Duties
- Recruit, Identify, Select Participants for the McNair Scholars Program
- Provide counseling/advising (e.g. academic, career, financial, personal) to students who meet program eligibility requirements.
- Determine student academic needs and develop individualized student development plans.
- Schedule monthly student meetings.
- Document student contact/progress.
- Administer required evaluations.
- Plan and coordinate trips, events and programming of academic year and the summer residential program.
- Conduct workshops, presentations, trainings, and team meetings.
- Complete monthly reports.
- Hire/train/supervise tutors and coordinate tutoring activities and events.
- Seek professional development opportunities.
- Other duties as assigned.
Additional Information to Applicants
Please include a cover letter that addresses how you meet the required and preferred qualifications in the order in which they are listed in this job posting.
Job Open Date
04/21/2025
Job Close Date (posting closes at midnight)
Open Until Filled
Yes
Normal Work Days
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Normal Work Hours Start
8:00AM
Normal Work Hours End
5:00PM
Posting Notices
You will be required to electronically attach a resume and cover letter to your application.
Legal and Required Notices
Texas State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Employment with Texas State University is contingent upon the outcome of record checks and verifications including, but not limited to, criminal history, driving records, education records, employment verifications, reference checks, and employment eligibility verifications.
Employment with Texas State University is contingent upon the outcome of record checks and verifications including, but not limited to, criminal history, driving records, education records, employment verifications, reference checks, and employment eligibility verifications.
Why work @ Texas State?
- Amazing health insurance: various coverage options starting your first day of employment for full-time employees with Texas State paying 100% of the employee premium and 50% for your dependents!
- Generous paid time off: vacation, holidays, sick days and many more!
- Excellent work life balance resources: mother and family-friendly resources in addition to a comprehensive FREE wellness program
- Great training and development opportunities: choose from a variety of classroom and online course offerings, learning resources, certifications, and employee educational support programs.
- An inclusive Bobcat community: join our many social networks offered on and off-campus
- Retirement peace of mind: TRS pension, retirement plans and voluntary saving options with generous employer contributions
By joining the Texas State Bobcat team, you’ll be a part of one of the most beautiful, welcoming, and growing universities in the nation.
Salary : $3,800
